Final Cut
By (Author) S. J. Watson
Text Publishing
The Text Publishing Company
18th August 2020
Australia
General
Fiction
Thriller / suspense fiction
Paperback
416
Width 153mm, Height 234mm
A gripping new psychological thriller from S. J. Watson
Blackwood Bay. An ordinary place, home to ordinary people.
It used to be a buzzing seaside destination. Now, ravaged by the effects of dwindling tourism and economic downturn, its a ghost townand the perfect place for film-maker Alex to shoot her new documentary.
But the community is deeply suspicious of her intentions. After all, nothing exciting ever happens in Blackwood Bayor does it
As far as psychological thrillers go, you cant get much more psychological, or more thrilling. * Age on Before I Go to Sleep *
Has an impossible-to-put-down qualityBefore I Go to Sleep is a psychological thriller of intricacy and mind-bending qualities. * Herald Sun on Before I Go to Sleep *
'The summers single most suspenseful plot belongs to Before I Go To Sleep...pure page-turner.' * New York Times, on Before I Go to Sleep *
Second Life is, quite simply, a preposterously enjoyable adventure, one that demands to be devoured in one sitting. * Weekend Australian on Second Life *
Watson gradually turns up the heat while carefully teasing out wicked secrets that the town would rather keep buried The darkness runs deep in this skilfully plotted chiller. * Kirkus *
An intriguing novel that steadily draws you inan enjoyable mystery. * Canberra Weekly *
'Watson skilfully combines the usual crime novel tropes of dual timelines, a potentially unreliable female narrator, cold cases and the current fascination with true crime documentaries to produce an intriguing novel * Newcastle Weekly *
This dark mystery shows the way innocence can be corrupted when everyone speaks in riddles and even the innocent have something to hide. You wont want to put it down until all is revealed * Herald Sun *
Watson adroitly [brings] the strands of his story together to create a disturbing journey to a shocking truth. * Guardian *
S. J. Watsons first novel, Before I Go to Sleep (2011), has sold more than six million copies worldwide. It won the Crime Writers Association Award for Best Debut Novel and the Galaxy National Book Award for Crime Thriller of the Year. The film of the book, starring Nicole Kidman, Colin Firth and Mark Strong, was released in 2014. S. J. Watsons second novel, Second Life, a psychological thriller, was published to acclaim in 2015. S. J. Watson was born in the Midlands and now lives in London.