Publisher's Synopsis
<p><b><font size="+1">THE MIND-BENDING NEW THRILLER FROM THE NO.1 BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF <i>DEAR CHILD</i><br><br><b>'Hausmann's novel has the feel of a nightmare, unfolding at breakneck speed' </b><i><b>SUNDAY TIMES</b></i></font></b><br><br>It's been years since Nadja Kulka was convicted of a cruel crime. After being released from prison, she's wanted nothing more than to live a normal life: nice flat, steady job, even a few friends. But when one of those friends, Laura von Hoven - free-spirited beauty and wife of Nadja's boss - kills her lover and begs Nadja for her help, Nadja can't seem to be able to refuse.<br><br>The two women make for a remote house in the woods, the perfect place to bury a body. But their plan quickly falls apart and Nadja finds herself outplayed, a pawn in a bizarre game in which she is both the perfect victim and the perfect murderer . . .<br><br><b>Dark secrets past and present collide in this haunting novel of guilt and retribution from the internationally bestselling author of <i>Dear Child.</i></b><br><b><u><br>PRAISE FOR ROMY HAUSMANN:</u></b><br><br><i><b>'Chilling' </b>People Magazine</i><br><i><br><b>'[A] tantalizingly disturbing debut . . . As enthralling as it is thought-provoking' </b>New York Times</i><br><i><br><b>'Hausmann is a force to be reckoned with. You can't stop reading' </b>David Baldacci</i><br><br><i><b>'Deliciously dark' </b>Alice Feeney</i><br><i><br><b>'Very compelling' </b>Peter James</i><br><i><br><b>'Disturbingly good' </b>Lesley Kara</i></p>