Guilt Trip: An unputdownable thriller for fans of Belinda Bauer and T.M. Logan
By (Author) Jo Furniss
Bonnier Books Ltd
Zaffre
2nd December 2025
28th August 2025
United Kingdom
General
Fiction
Crime and / or mystery fiction
823.92
Paperback
384
Width 129mm, Height 198mm
A group of parents expose each other's darkest secrets when a minibus carrying their teenage children disappears without trace in this unputdownable thriller. Perfect for fans of Belinda Bauer, Catherine Ryan Howard, T.M. Logan and Harriet Tyce
'DAZZLIING AND UTTERLY ADDICTIVE' CLARE LESLIE HALL
'A MASTERCLASS IN SUSPENSE' JOANNA WALLACE
'TWISTY AND TANTALISING!' SAM HOLLAND
'SUBLIMELY TWISTY ... UNMISSABLE' HEATHER CRITCHLOW
It will be a day to remember...
It is 3pm on Monday. Emily Smith is summoned to her daughter's school, an elite hothouse where pupils work under exacting standards of grades and behaviour. She is reassured that Olivia isn't in trouble, but the news is even worse - her child is missing.
A minibus carrying the swim team never arrived back from a gala. The police don't know where it has gone and the school's 'no phones' policy means none of the kids has a device. They have vanished.
As time ticks by and fear becomes unbearable, the real danger may not be the kidnapper but someone much closer to home...
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PRAISE FOR JO FURNISS:
'I LOVED IT' T.M. LOGAN
'INVENTIVE, GRIPPING' HARRIET TYCE
'SPELLBINDINGLY ORIGINAL AND UTTERLY COMPELLING' JACK JORDAN
Secrets and lies, double crossing and treachery - nothing is as it seems when a mini bus of kids goes missing from a posh private school. More than living up to its compelling premise, Guilt Trip takes you on a journey where even the kids are duplicitous. Twisty and tantalising! * Sam Holland *
A masterclass in suspense, Guilt Trip kept me on the edge of my seat from start to finish. Jo Furniss skilfully unravels a web of secrets that left me questioning every character's motive. As compulsive as it is chilling - this is not to be missed. * Joanna Wallace, author of You'd Look Better as a Ghost *
A brilliant cop, a highly entertaining story and a smart new take on the 'locked room' mystery make for a winning combination. I loved it! * T.M. Logan, author of The Mother and The Holiday on Dead Mile *
Spellbindingly original and utterly compelling - Jo Furniss takes the locked room mystery to entirely new heights. Strap yourselves in... Dead Mile is one hell of a ride! * Jack Jordan, author of Do No Harm, on Dead Mile *
An inventive, gripping take on a locked room mystery * Harriet Tyce, author of Blood Orange, on Dead Mile *
Jo Furniss is originally from the UK, but spent much of her adult life overseas, living in Cameroon, Switzerland and Singapore. She's now back home, beside the seaside in England.
Her novels include the survival thriller, All the Little Children, which was an Amazon Chart bestseller in the UK and US. Jo has contributed short stories to the Afraid of the Light anthology series, which was nominated for the CWA Dagger Awards in 2021/22, and raised thousands of pounds for British charities.
A former BBC broadcast journalist, Jo also writes for the award-winning SHORT HISTORY OF podcast from Noiser Productions.
Visit her at JoFurniss.com or follow her on Instagram and Twitter @jofurnissauthor