Storm

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The brand new psychological thriller from the Sunday Times bestselling author
A beautiful French chateau
Jo Lawless is still grieving her husband when his oldest friends invite her to a weekend houseparty in France. Shes always felt like an outsider in the group but she decides to go, hoping their shared loss will bring them closer together.

An unexpected guest
But the weekend is disrupted by the arrival of an unexpected guest, whose presence brings old tensions to the surface. Long-buried secrets begin to emerge, and its clear that at least one person is bent on revenge

A night that will end in murder
The cold light of morning reveals a horrifying discovery. And the killer isnt finished. A storm is coming, and no one at this party is safe

Full of twists, turns and moving, realistic reveals Marian Keyes, author of Again, Rachel

'A clever, twisty, and deliciously dark thriller Charlotte Philby, author of A Double Life

An absolute corker I couldnt put it down Jane Fallon, author of Worst Idea Ever

Like its principal character, Storm is timely, powerful and seductive Christopher Brookmyre, author of The Cut

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Storm [is] another literary thriller of the highest quality . . . blistering, brilliantly placed and intricately plotted: the perfect poolside read The Observer

Among recent thrillers, Stephanie Merritts Storm stands out. A charismatic, ultimately demonic young woman named Storm infiltrates a reunion of friends on holiday in France. She is bent on revenge for historical, deeply buried wrongs. The interplay among the old friends their attachments, their resentments is distinctive and nicely set against the disruptive newcomer. The pace is beautifully varied A first-rate read by a very skilled writer. The Spectator

[Storm] is about fascinatingly AWFUL rich people getting their comeuppance at the hands of a young woman called Storm, a GREAT character. Full of twists, turns and moving, realistic reveals Marian Keyes, author of Again, Rachel

A lavishly entertaining thrillerthat exceedingly rare thriller thats both sophisticated and almost giddily fun A. J. Finn, author of The Woman in the Window

'A clever, twisty, and deliciously dark thriller set in the entitled and dangerously alluring world of the one per cent. STORM is a whirlwind of a tale showing how easily and devastatingly one person's life can tear through another's, and the lengths some will go to in order to avoid the consequences of their actions. I read it in one sitting Charlotte Philby, author of A Double Life

An absolute corker. I read it in two days straight because I couldnt put it down Jane Fallon, author of Worst Idea Ever

Like its principal character, Storm is timely, powerful and seductive Christopher Brookmyre

A fast-paced, addictive tale Sunday Times

A deliciously twisty tale of revenge among the very rich Woman's Own

A superior morality tale that aims to skewer privilege it is consistently entertaining and distinguished by characterisation more thoughtful than usual in the genre The Times

Author Bio

No. 1 Sunday Times bestselling author and journalist Stephanie Merritt has worked as a critic and feature writer for a variety of newspapers and magazines, as well as radio and television. Writing as S. J. Parris, she is the fastest growing historical crime writer in the UK with over half a million copies sold across the first four books in her series of historical thrillers set in Tudor England. She currently writes for the Observer and the Guardian, and lives in Surrey with her son.