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´An enthralling story of secrets, sisters and an unsolved mystery´ Kate Morton

In the middle of a heatwave, four sisters arrive at Applecote Manor to relive their memories of hazy Cotswolds summers.

They find their uncle and aunt still reeling from the disappearance of their only daughter, five years before.

An undercurrent of dread runs through the house. Why did Audrey vanish? Who is keeping her fate secret?

As the sisters are lured into the mystery of their missing cousin, the stifling summer takes a shocking, deadly turn.

One which will leave blood on their hands, and put another girl in danger decades later . . .
´Evocative and filled with intrigue´ Clare Mackintosh

´One of the most enthralling novelists of the moment´ Lisa Jewell

´Exquisite and evocative - the pace and suspense are handled expertly´ Sarah Vaughan

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An enthralling story of secrets, sisters and an unsolved mystery Kate Morton Number One Sunday Times bestselling author of The Lake House

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Chase, Eve
Eve Chase always wanted to write about families - ones that go wrong but somehow survive - and big old houses, where secrets and untold stories seed in the crumbling stone walls. Eve is married with three children and lives in Oxford.

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