‘A really unnerving read. There’s tremendous suspense: I was gripped...’
Maria McCann, long listed for the Orange prize

After being made redundant from a seemingly secure job, Jolene Carr takes a two week break in the sun. On the first day she meets Raquel, another hotel guest. Little does she realise, this apparently innocent acquaintance will lead to terrible and lasting consequences.

After a frightening incident and over the rest of the holiday she feels herself slipping into a vortex of fear. Back home, the nightmare continues as she discovers that Raquel is stalking her. Certainties become unknowns and relationships become treacherous as Jolene's past begins to unravel. How much fear and betrayal can one person take?

Gripping psychological suspense at its best.