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I finished this book in two days. It was one I 100% picked due to the title alone. It was a fast paced read with two different timelines being the main storyline.

Laura, Hugh, Charlotte, Alex and Jack have been invited by Martha to honour the 10 year anniversary of her son Ed's death. Ten years ago the friendship group went on a camping expedition but only five of them returned alive. Martha invited them all to the homestead to finally get some much needed answers. But when the guests wake up the next morning things just aren't right. For starters Martha has disappeared and other strange occurrences like the water taps being shut off. Is this all just a coincidence? They are a million miles from civilisation and in this heat it is impossible to leave. Will Martha get the answers from the group she needs?

I will say I absolutely loved this one and once this is released I will grab a physical copy for my bookshelves. I enjoyed the locked room thriller aspect (always a favourite of mine). The chapters flowing from then and now really helped paint the picture of what happened before and during the camping expedition and of course now with everyone's secrets exposed. What a perfect debut novel.

Thank you Hachette Australia and Netgalley for the gifted copy for my honest book review.

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