The cliff house

'Chris Brookmyre is a genius, every new book of his is a cause for celebration' --- RICHARD OSMAN'Keeps you guessing until the very end - after an avalanche of revelations and twists' --- THE TIMES, BOOK OF THE MONTHOne hen weekend, seven secrets... but only one worth killing forJen's hen party is going to be out of control... She's rented a luxury getaway on its own private island.

The helicopter won't be back for seventy-two hours. They are alone. They think. As well as Jen, there's the pop diva and the estranged ex-bandmate, the tennis pro and the fashion guru, the embittered ex-sister-in-law and the mouthy future sister-in-law.

It's a combustible cocktail, one that takes little time to ignite, and in the midst of the drunken chaos, one of them disappears.

Then a message tells them that unless someone confesses her terrible secret to the others, their missing friend will be killed.

Problem is, everybody has a secret. And nobody wants to tell. PRAISE FOR CHRIS BROOKMYRE'Strikingly original and definitively Brookmyre - there's nothing he can't do'Mick Herron'I recommend The Cut SO HIGHLY!

A fast-paced thriller, lovely characters, [and] it kept me guessing'Marian Keyes'A twisty spiralling rabbit hole of a book that draws you deeper with every chapter.

Brilliantly original, compulsively readable, right to the final page'Ruth Ware'Dark, heartfelt, stylish and thrilling, the kind of wonderfully original tale I just adore.

Chris Brookmyre is a storytelling mastermind'Chris Whitaker'This is a special novel.

A brilliant, original, up-to-the-minute tale with all of the dark, edgy, humorous brilliance we've come to expect from one of the finest crime fiction writers in the world'Abir Mukherjee