Five Strangers

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Five strangers. One horrific event. What did they see

Assured and engrossing The Sunday Times

Tightly-plotted, entertaining LOUISE CANDLISH

Meticulously plotted with an ending I really didnt see coming. SARAH VAUGHAN, author of ANATOMY OF A SCANDAL
A gripping new thriller about secrets, obsession and lies

When disgraced journalist Jen Hunter witnesses a horrific murder-suicide on Hampstead Heath one February alongside four strangers, she is compelled to find out what really happened that day. They all saw Daniel kill his girlfriend, Vicky but can they trust their own memories

Jens best friend, Bex, is worried about her. She knows Jen hasnt always been the most stable of women. She knows about the lies. She knows why Jen lost her job at the paper.

As the lives of the Parliament Hill witnesses begin to unravel, one thing becomes clear: there is more to what happened that day on the heath.

And Jen needs to find out the truth even at a cost.

Reviews

Praise for Five Strangers:

Assured and engrossing The Sunday Times

Fantastic- I read this in one sitting Kate Mosse

Its exactly what you look for in a thriller: well-drawn characters, a believable plot and an ending that makes you think long after you have finished reading Belfast Telegraph

Great fun The Times

Both a tightly-plotted, entertaining work of suspense and an unflinching study of the trauma of witnessing violence LOUISE CANDLISH

Meticulously plotted with an ending I really didnt see coming. SARAH VAUGHAN, author of ANATOMY OF A SCANDAL

An 'of-the-moment' mystery which keeps you wondering until the final page. JANE CORRY, author of I MADE A MISTAKE

Fast-paced and unpredictable JANE SHEMILT

I loved this dark twisty tale JACKIE KABLER

It starts with a chilling act of murder and continues with twist after twist CLAIRE MCGOWAN

Superbly executed JANE CASEY

A powerful thriller disentangling what lies behind a bloody opening murder scene at one of London's most famous beauty spots' TANITH CAREY

A twisty, dark, urban thriller. CASS GREEN

'So perfectly pitched it gave me vertigo.' KATE WEINBERG, author of THE TRUANTS

Five Strangers opens with a vicious death, then blindsides you on a twisted journey of possession and danger. I read it in one day. RACHAEL BLOK

Following a startlingly original opening, this tense mystery reels you in and never lets go! ABBY DAVIES, author of MOTHER LOVES ME

'Compelling and darkly addictive GAVANNDRA HODGE

'An original, twisty and atmospheric thriller, packed with secrets and toxic relationships ROZ WATKINS, author of THE DEVILS DICE

Praise for E.V. Adamson (writing as Andrew Wilson):

An exceptionally intricate mystery A.J. FINN

Fiendishly well-plotted LUCY FOLEY

Author Bio

E.V. Adamson is the pseudonym of Andrew Wilson, the novelist, biographer and journalist. He is the author of four novels which feature Agatha Christie as a detective. His non-fiction books include biographies of Patricia Highsmith, Sylvia Plath, Alexander McQueen, Harold Robbins and a group biography of the survivors of the Titanic. His first novel, The Lying Tongue, published in 2007, was shortlisted for the Jelf First Novel Award. He won the Edgar Allan Poe Award for Biography (2004) and the LAMBDA Literary Award (2003) for Beautiful Shadow: A Life of Patricia Highsmith. He was shortlisted for the Whitbread Biography Prize (2003) for the same book. He is also a creative writing mentor on the Gold Dust scheme and the new tutor on the Faber Academy crime course.