My best friend’s mother is throwing a party. And at the end of it, she is going to die.

Myra has terminal cancer. She has chosen to end her life surrounded by the people she loves. I’ve come home to say goodbye. But her daughter, my best friend Dorian, isn’t here. She vanished in a thunderstorm two years ago. Her car turned up in a national park.

No one has seen her since.

Dorian’s controlling ex crashes the party. Drunk. Angry. Demanding to know where she is.

By morning, he’s dead on the empty lot next door. Killed with Myra’s own shovel.

Someone at the party hated him enough to kill him. And I’m starting to wonder how well I really know the people I’ve come home to.

A twisty psychological suspense novel about friendship, grief and deadly secrets, set during a scorching Australian summer.

Perfect for fans of Liane Moriarty, Jane Harper, Sarah Bailey, Shari Lapena and Sally Hepworth.