
<b>THE NO.4 <i>SUNDAY TIMES </i>BESTSELLER</b><br /><br /><b>THE RICHARD & JUDY BOOK CLUB PICK</b><br /><br /><b>'Excellent gripping storyline...keeps you guessing right to the end' </b>5***** reader review<br /><br />--<br />When Merri and Dev buy a ticket on the last day of a national draw to win the house of their dreams, they never, in a million years, expect to win.<br /><br /><b>Less than a week later, they’re receiving the keys to their new Lake District mansion.</b><br /><br />For Dev, it’s a dream come true – no more stressful rent negotiations, or waiting for the landlord to finally fix the damp. Of course he’s delighted to be interviewed about their good luck.<br /><br />But Merri feels a little uneasy. Dev doesn’t realise there’s a reason she’s never wanted to put down roots, always trying to run away from the memories of what happened the day her little sister died.<br /><br />At first it’s easy to think she’s imagining the shadowy figures in the lakefront garden. It’s silly to think that someone is watching her through the gorgeous floor-to-ceiling glass windows.<br /><br /><b>And then a body is found in the lake. And Merri’s new perfect life is about to come crashing down…</b><br /><br />--<br /><b>PRAISE FOR K. L. SLATER</b><br /><br /> ‘Full of secrets, lies and betrayal – it will keep you guessing right to the end’ <b>T.M. Logan</b><br /><br /> 'A triumph of clever plotting and sharp writing. A compelling thriller, masterfully executed' <b>Rachel Abbott </b><br /><br />‘Brilliant, very clever . . . I absolutely recommend it’ <b>B. A. Paris</b><br /><br /> ‘Just when you think you know exactly who did what, there is a twist to beat all twists’ <b><i>The Times</i></b><br /><br /> ‘One of the best thrillers I have ever read’ <b>Angela Marsons</b><br /><br /> ‘A gripping thriller that will make you question everything you thought you knew about marriage’ <b><i>New</i></b><b> magazine</b><br /><br /><b>*No.4 Sunday Times bestseller 21.12.25</b>