The Summer Dare: A gripping thriller with a shocking twist

Six weeks of friendship. A lifetime paying for it. They were the cool girls. Two years older, oozing glamour. She could prove herself worthy of their friendship. Twenty-five years later, Lucy has a perfect life. All except one. Maddie. The one they never saw again after the dare. Lucy gets a text from an unknown number, asking why she didn't tell them where Maddie was. The past hurtles into the present, and secrets push their way to the surface. Is Maddie back, or is someone else set on exposing the truth and seeking revenge?

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 368 pages
Publication date: 11 July 2024
Publisher: Canelo

A must-read for fans of psychological thrillers.⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Reader Review
Six weeks of friendship. A lifetime paying for it.

They were the cool girls. Two years older, oozing glamour. She could prove herself worthy of their friendship. She could do the dare.

Twenty-five years later, Lucy has a perfect life. She is still friends with the cool girls. All except one. Maddie. The one they never saw again after the dare. They don't talk about her. They don't think about her. It is as though she never existed until…

Lucy gets a text from an unknown number.

Why didn't you tell them where I was?

The past hurtles into the present and secrets push their way to the surface.

Who is the message from? Is Maddie back? Or is someone else set on exposing the truth and seeking revenge?

A gripping domestic psych thriller perfect for fans of Shari Lapena, S.E. Lynes and Lisa Jewell.

Praise for The Summer Dare:

'I absolutely LOVED The Summer Dare - it was so perfectly plotted and so, so tense! It had me biting my nails all the way through. Lisa Hall'

'A tense, absorbing thriller that builds to a lightning pace and delivers a killer final twist. Sarah Clarke'

'Clever, chilling and intricately plotted. The shocking end twist floored me. A A. Chaudhuri'

'An accomplished debut that I couldn't put down. Perfectly plotted with a twist you won't see coming. I loved it. Sophie Flynn'

'Such an amazing thriller! I did NOT expect the end. I was shocked.'

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'I could not put this one down! I loved all the twist turns and... the ending was a complete shock! The perfect summer book!'

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'A gripping suspense thriller which had me hooked from start to finish... full of secrets and lies.'

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'I couldn't put it down. It was a must-read.'

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'A gripping, can't-put-down psycho. A must-read for fans of psychological thrillers.'

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Weight: 258g
Dimension: 197 x 129 x 27 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781804368428