Sunburn

WINNER OF THE eDUNNIT AWARD FOR BEST CRIME NOVEL NOMINATED FOR THE CWA GOLD DAGGER ''Dark, gleaming. Read it.'' GILLIAN FYNN ''Note perfect . . . Not to be missed.'' MEGAN ABBOTT Over the course of a punishing summer, Polly and Adam abandon themselves to a steamy, inexorable affair. Still, each holds something back from the other - dangerous, even lethal secrets. Then someone dies. Was it an accident or part of a plan? By now Adam and Polly are so ensnared in each other''s lives and lies that neither one knows how to get away - or even if they want to. Is their love strong enough to withstand the truth, or will it ultimately destroy them? Something - or someone - has to give. A superb novel of psychological suspense about a pair of lovers with the best intentions and the worst luck. Instead of rules, this game has dark secrets, forbidden desires, inevitable betrayals - and cold-blooded murder. What readers are saying: * 'Seriously twisted!' * 'Great characters and unpredictable story. A definite must!' * 'A stunning page turner. I could not put it down' * 'Best noir of the decade! Lippman has outdone herself'

Laura Lippman