<p><i>''I absolutely loved this<b> smart, twisty </b>novel'' Sunday Times bestseller<b> SHARI LAPENA</b></i><br><br><i>''A <b>dark and twisty</b> read'' Sunday Times bestseller <b>NITA PROSE</b></i><br><br><b>Everyone watches their neighbours.<br>Everyone lies about their friends.<br>Everyone''s a suspect when a local goes missing.</b><br><br><b>Elise King</b> moves into the sleepy seaside town of Ebbing. Illness has thrown her career as a successful detective into doubt, but no matter how hard she tries to relax and recuperate, she knows that something isn''t right.<br><br>Tensions are running high beneath the surface of this idyllic community: the weekenders in their fancy clothes, renovating old bungalows into luxury homes, and the locals resentful of the changes. A town divided, with the threat of violence only a heartbeat away.<br><br>This peaceful world is shattered when two teenagers end up in hospital and a local man vanishes without trace. Elise starts digging for answers, but