The Escape: An Addictive and Heart-Racing Thriller Set in a Luxurious French Country House

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'I couldn't stop turning the pages' Nikki Smith, author of The Beach Party From bestselling author Ruth Kelly, The Escape is an electrifying thriller for fans of Lisa Jewell and Sarah Pearse. THE PERFECT OFFER When struggling influencer couple Adele and Jack post a crowdfunding video online, they're amazed when a mysterious benefactor offers to buy them a crumbling French chateau. It's the lifeline they need to leave all their troubles behind. THE PERFECT DREAM For Adele, it's a dream come true. She will post videos of the renovation as thousands of online subscribers follow their journey. But the chateau is not all it seems and the local community is far from welcoming. THE PERFECT NIGHTMARE Then Adele's videos suddenly stop. Her sister Erin visits to make sure she's OK but the couple have vanished. Between the obsession of Adele's fans and the claustrophobic secrecy of the nearby town, Erin must unravel the shocking truth behind the couple's disappearance . . .

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Dark, immersive, and tantalisingly atmospheric, The Escape is wholly absorbing and completely addictive -- Andrea Mara, Sunday Times bestselling author of No One Saw a Thing
A beautifully paced and darkly twisted thriller. Its like being in a deliciously crafted nightmare -- Katy Brent, author of How To Kill Men and Get Away With It
Dark, chilling, atmospheric and page-turning, The Escape is this winters The Hunting Party. Ruth has her finger on the (racing) pulse of contemporary thrillers, and has delivered yet another winner that reflects the zeitgeist of our somewhat twisted social media-driven age -- Veronica Henry
I was gripped by the unravelling of the dark secrets in The Escape -- Louise Jensen, bestselling author of The Date
A deliciously dark look at the world of influencers set against the backdrop of a glamorous French chateau - tense and shocking -- Catherine Cooper, author of The Chalet
Devastatingly dark, I couldn't stop turning the pages -- Nikki Smith, author of The Beach Party
A chilling tale of a lost sister and a mystery benefactor overflowing with tension ramped up through gorgeous, atmospheric writing and epic twists. The perfect read for dark, cosy nights Loved it -- Lucy Baker, author of The Other Side of Mrs Wood
A slick, dark and chilling thriller, the tension dripped off the pages until the shocking reveal. I was on tenterhooks all the way! -- A.A. Chaudhuri
A deliciously addictive thriller that will hook you in like the best and scariest reality TV show youve ever seen -- T. M. Logan, author of The Holiday and The Mother, on The Villa
A Pacy page-turner * Woman & Home *

Author Bio

Ruth Kelly is an award-winning journalist who has ghosted a string of Sunday Times top ten bestsellers - most recently The Prison Doctor, which sold over 250,000 copies, and The Governor, which went straight in at number one on the Amazon charts and number five in the Sunday Times bestseller list. The Villa is Ruth's debut thriller. She's drawn inspiration from her years working as a reporter for national newspapers as well as her experience writing for TV shows, most notably with Endemol, the creators of the original reality show - Big Brother.