Set over a long weekend in East Anglia, this is the chilling story of a rivalrous friendship. The scene is set for sunlit relaxation between old university friends. Two couples Ian and his wife Em and the golden couple, Ollie and Daisy resurrect a bet made twenty years before as dangerous tensions emerge. Each day becomes a series of challenges for higher and higher stakes, setting in train actions that will have irreversable and horrifying conseuences.
The novel opens with a surprise phone call from an old university friend, inviting Ian and his wife, Em, for a few days by the sea.
In The Long Weekend, historian Adrian Tinniswood introduces us to the tumultuous, scandalous and glamorous history of English country houses during the years between World Wars.
Geneva Frost considered the fifteen-year-old girl perched on the edge of the ... including a hoodie that she'd pulled forward to hide most of her face, ...
This group has kept each other’s secrets for far too long. "Fast-paced and incredibly compelling . . . this book will not let you put it down." — Shari Lapena, New York Times bestselling author of The Couple Next Door
Sam looked at Marcy and Parker at the far end of the corridor . They guessed the conversation in progress and shrugged ... “ We're retracing your steps from last night hoping something in those thick skulls of yours gets triggered off .
Mrs. Johnson, the maid, ran up the stairs carrying Sally, whose face was buried in her neck. Arthur and Janet could be heard shouting in the family room downstairs, while Rose stood in the door of the kitchen.
The Last Weekend
PRAISE FOR PETER MURPHY: "The best books are not forgotten because you can never stop thinking beyond the story. This is true of Lagan Love. Murphy is a natural storyteller. I look forward to reading more.
When best friend Leah Chase suggests a respite the last weekend of September in Glenwood Springs, Colorado, it's just what she needs to muster strength for the inevitable challenges of divorce and career changes ahead.
"A bold and expertly plotted page-turner." --Courtney Summers, New York Times bestselling author of Sadie From the author of The Cheerleaders, comes a thriller about best friends on a weekend getaway that goes horribly, dangerously wrong.