An electrifying page-turner from the author of former Waterstones Thriller of the Month The Castaways, One of the Girls tracks the murderous progress of six women's idyllic island holiday.
One is a liar. One is a stranger, One is a cheater. Who is a killer?
We were dying for a holiday...
The six of us arrived on that beautiful Greek island dreaming of sun-drenched beaches and blood orange sunsets, ready to lose ourselves in the wild freedom of a weekend away with friends.
On the first night we swam under a blanket of stars. On the second night the games began on our clifftop terrace. On the third night the idyll cracked, secrets and lies whispering on the breeze. And by the final night there was a body on the rocks below...
Who would kill for it?
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
ISBN: 9780008462413
Number of pages: 448
Weight: 290 g
Dimensions: 198 x 129 x 27 mm
‘Lucy Clarke goes from strength to strength; this utterly addictive, trouble-in-paradise novel is her best yet. The plot shifts like sand beneath the reader’s feet’ ERIN KELLY ‘Brimming with tension, with such perfectly drawn characters I keep wondering what they’re doing now. Lucy Clarke gets better and better’ CLARE MACKINTOSH ‘I’m breathless. Talk about twists and turns . . . This is going to blow everyone’s socks off!’ EMMA STONEX ‘I loved One Of The Girls: beautiful writing, suffused with menace, complicated female heroines, and an ending I couldn’t predict’ GILLIAN MCALLISTER ‘A masterclass in simmering tension and shocking revelations ’ ROSIE WALSH ‘A propulsive plot full of hidden undercurrents, a brilliant cast of characters and a setting so vividly described you’ll feel you’re right there on holiday with them’ T M LOGAN 'Deliciously escapist and addictive, Lucy Clarke expertly juggles the secret desires and deceptions of six fascinating women. I really couldn't stop reading’ KATE RIORDAN ‘Compelling and clever, One of the Girls is expertly plotted and atmospheric with deft characterisation’ JANE SHEMILT ‘From the first page I was transported to the intoxicating Greek island . . . This is everything the perfect escapist summer read should be: dark, delicious, and completely addictive’ CHARLOTTE PHILBY ‘An addictive sun-soaked thriller with a killer twist. Unmissable’ MARIE CLAIRE ‘Packed with secrets . . . One of the Girls is the perfect beach read!’ ALLIE REYNOLDS ‘I loved the vivid setting of the Greek island. I felt like I was there – hearing, smelling and tasting everything as the sense of unease and mystery expertly unfolded. An immersive, clever and compelling read’ KAREN HAMILTON ‘This was a delicious escape from the world, not to mention as close as I’ll get to a Greek Island for a while. I loved it!’ SALLY HEPWORTH
If this isn’t the perfect book for your lounger this summer, I’ll eat my sun hat!!
This is Lucy Clarke at her finest, and I’ve read each and every one of her books. . Her summer 2021 book The Castaways was excellent,...
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Thank you to the publishers for this early review copy of Lucy's latest book, I have had the pleasure of reading all of Lucy's books starting with The Sea Sisters.
So this is a hen party holiday book, fun,...
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Ladies, we've all been on one of those hen parties haven't we, where some people know each other, some people don't, it's all supremely awkward and there is one girl who is an absolute nightmare?... More
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