The Cliff House

One hen weekend, seven secrets... but only one worth killing for Jen's hen party is going to be out of control... She's rented a luxury getaway on its own private island. The helicopter won't be back for seventy-two hours. They are alone. They think. As well as Jen, there's the pop diva and the estranged ex-bandmate, the tennis pro and the fashion guru, the embittered ex-sister-in-law and the mouthy future sister-in-law. It's a combustible cocktail, one that takes little time to ignite, and in the midst of the drunken chaos, one of them disappears. Then a message tells them that unless someone confesses her terrible secret to the others, their missing friend will be killed. Problem is, everybody has a secret. And nobody wants to tell. One Hen Weekend, Seven Secrets... But Only One Worth Killing For Jen's Hen Party Is A Moment For Joy, Bringing Together Friends Old And New For A Luxury Getaway To A Remote Island. But These Women - The Hen, The Pop Star And Her Former Band Mate, The Tennis Coach, The Fashion Guru, The Bitter Ex-sister-in-law And The Flighty New One - Have A Horrible Surprise Coming. After A Dramatic And Destructive Booze-fuelled Night, One Of Their Number Is Kidnapped . . . And A Message Tells Them That Unless Someone Comes Clean To The Others With Their Terrible Secret, The Missing Friend Will Be Killed. The Only Problem Is, All Of Them Have A Secret. And Not One Wants To Tell. Praise For Chris Brookmyre 'strikingly Original And Definitively Brookmyre - There's Nothing He Can't Do' Mick Herron 'i Recommend The Cut So Highly! A Fast-paced Thriller, Lovely Characters, [and] It Kept Me Guessing' Marian Keyes 'a Twisty Spiralling Rabbit Hole Of A Book That Draws You Deeper With Every Chapter. Brilliantly Original, Compulsively Readable, Right To The Final Page' Ruth Ware 'dark, Heartfelt, Stylish And Thrilling, The Kind Of Wonderfully Original Tale I Just Adore. Chris Brookmyre Is A Storytelling Mastermind' Chris Whitaker 'this Is A Special Novel. A Brilliant, Original, Up-to-the-minute Tale With All Of The Dark, Edgy, Humorous Brilliance We've Come To Expect From One Of The Finest Crime Fiction Writers In The World' Abir Mukherjee From multi-award-winning Sunday Times bestseller Chris Brookmyre comes a heartstopping mystery set during a hen night on a remote island where secrets are lethal and everyone has something to hide . . .