THE WOODS

It will be impossible to second guess the outcome of this emotional and addictive thriller. Two girls went out into the woods. Only one came back. For Tess, her older sister Bella is her whole world. She's clever and beautiful and popular, everything Tess isn't, and since the death of their mother, it's just been them and their grieving father. But now a new family has moved into the empty house on the edge of the woods, bringing with them a world of boys and alcohol, and Tess can feel her sister slipping away from her. Then the bodies of two local schoolgirls are found in the woods, and Tess is convinced that this new family has something to hide. The killer of the murdered local girls was never found. Ten years ago, Tess's sister died. Ruled a tragic accident, the only witness was Tess herself, but she has never been able to remember what happened that night in the woods. Now living in London, Tess has resolved to put the trauma behind her, but when an emergency call from her father forces her back to the family home, she discovers that sometimes the past cannot be laid to rest. A pacy and scary read. 385pp in large paperback.