

When a heedless game with fatal consequences leaves the promising futures of six friends at risk, one of them takes the blame with expectations of future compensation in this masterfully constructed thriller from the bestselling author of The Split.
A golden summer, and six talented friends are looking forward to the brightest of futures - until a daredevil game goes horribly wrong, and a woman and two children are killed.
18-year-old Megan takes the blame, leaving the others free to get on with their lives. In return, they each agree to a 'favour', payable on her release from prison.
Twenty years later Megan is free.
Let the games begin ...
Publisher: Orion Publishing Co
ISBN: 9781409198307
Number of pages: 384
Weight: 609 g
Dimensions: 236 x 162 x 40 mm
MEDIA REVIEWS
'Sharon Bolton brilliantly skewers a group of over-privileged rich kids. It's a pleasure to watch them discover that actions have consequences as the plot unfolds. Fast-moving, addictive and thoroughly satisfying, this is another winner from one of my favourite crime writers.' - Jane Casey
'The Secret History for Millennials - the twists start early and only get tighter in this compelling thriller about betrayal, crime and class.' - Belinda Bauer
'Clear your diary and knock off your phone because you won't be able to put this book down. With The Pact, we're in the hands of a master thriller writer, one who builds the tension with a perfectly paced plot until a breathless, shocking conclusion.' - Jo Spain
'Another terrifying, shudder-making, utterly compulsive read from Sharon Bolton.' - Jill Mansell
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