The Shame Game
By (Author) L. D. Smithson
Transworld Publishers Ltd
Penguin (Transworld)
2nd December 2025
20th November 2025
United Kingdom
General
Fiction
Thriller / suspense fiction
Modern and contemporary fiction: literary and general
823.92
Paperback
432
Width 127mm, Height 198mm, Spine 35mm
500g
Can you destroy your best friend's life in time to save your own An unputdownable, twisty thriller unlike anything else you've read. Welcome to The Shame Game. Are you ready to play I know what you did. What you've kept hidden all these years. Now I'm going to make it public. Unless you do exactly what I say. There's only one way to keep your secret hidden- you need to ruin your best friend's life. Take it apart, piece by piece, until they have nothing left. Betray their trust. Put them to shame. Let the game begin...
Praise for L.D. Smithson * : *
What fun! * Guardian *
Wow! What a page-turnerThe nicest people turning on each other when the going gets tough. * Emma Curtis *
Immediately immersive, and scary as can be. * Lee Child *
Stylish, glamorous and clever. * Andrea Mara *
A gut-wrenching read. * Womans Own *
A definite page-turner. The pace never slackens. * Faith Martin *
The pace is relentless, meaning theres plenty to keep you entertained throughout. * Belfast Telegraph *
Smart, suspenseful and seriously tense, The Escape Room is the very definition of a page turner. * CULTUREFLY *
L. D. Smithson was born in Staffordshire and now lives in Ilkley with her husband and their three children. She is an occupational psychologist and a crime writer.