The Search Party

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Five old friends reunite for an idyllic glamping trip on the Cornwall coast, but it turns into a waking nightmare when someone goes missing and the facade of close friendship crumbles at the reveal of deadly secrets.

Max and Annie Kingsley have left the London rat race with their twelve-year-old son, Kip, to set up a glamping site in the wilds of Cornwall. Before opening to the public, they invite their old university friends for a trial weekend: reality TV judge Dominic, doctor and new mum Kira, free-spirited Jim, and their partners and children. But just as they settle in for a jovial weekend, the reunion veers off-course.

First, theres tension between Kip, recently adopted from the foster care system, and Phoebe, Dominic's daughter, leading to a tense confrontation between the parents. And then, a storm quickly develops while the children embark on a group excursion to the beach. With winds battering the tents and toppling trees, they return one child short, and with the camp entirely cut off from the rest of civilisation and help.

Moving between a police investigation, a hospital room and the catastrophic weekend, The Search Party is a gripping, surprising destination thriller about the bonds of old friendship and the lengths parents will go to in order to protect their children.

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Hannah Richell was born in Kent and spent her childhood years in Buckinghamshire and Canada. After graduating from the University of Nottingham, she worked in the book publishing and film industries in both London and Sydney. She is a dual citizen of Great Britain and Australia, and currently lives in the southwest of England with her family. Richell is the author of several books, including The Search Party, The Peacock Summer, and The River Home. Her work has been translated into nineteen languages.