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**The brand new thriller from Lucy Clarke – THE SURF HOUSE – is available to pre-order now!**

A SECRET YACHT

A LIFE-CHANGING HOLIDAY

YOU WON’T WANT TO LEAVE

UNTIL YOU CAN’T …

Leaving the grey skies of home, best friends Kitty and Lana journey to the Philippines. There, they discover The Blue – a beautiful yacht with a wandering crew.

As they sail through sparkling seas and discover untouched islands, their old lives drift away on the current.

But everyone on The Blue is running from something.

And when a swell of secrets and lies threatens to bring the adventure to an end, some won’t let paradise go – whatever the price …

*Previously published as The Blue*

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Readers love getting swept away with Lucy Clarke’s destination thrillers:

‘Had me on the edge of my seat’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

‘Brilliant … kept me guessing the whole way through’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

‘Twists & turns galore, couldn’t put it down. Highly recommend!’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

'Very clever and I was gripped throughout. Will be reading more from Lucy Clarke for sure!’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

‘What a stonkingly fabulous read!’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

The Hike was a Sunday Times bestseller for w/e 7/05/2023

Critics Review

PRAISE FOR LUCY CLARKE:

‘A tear-those-pages thriller which is also a great meditation on female friendship . . . I’d travel anywhere in the world with Lucy Clarke’ ABIGAIL DEAN

‘Lucy Clarke gets better and better’ CLARE MACKINTOSH

‘Atmospheric, haunting, and beautifully writtent’ GILLIAN MCALLISTER

‘Lucy Clarke brilliantly transports readers. The chilling environment and the tense, unpredictable plot both sent shivers down my spine’ ADELE PARKS

‘A page-turning, twisty and beautifully written thriller . . . Lucy Clarke really is the queen of the destination thriller’ CLAIRE DOUGLAS

‘I drop everything for a new Lucy Clarke book’ ERIN KELLY

‘A breathtaking thriller of friendship pushed to the absolute limit – and beyond’ T M LOGAN

‘A thriller with soul!’ EMYLIA HALL

‘Lucy Clarke’s great skill is to add real emotional heft to her twisty, atmospheric thrillers . . . A brilliant escapist read’ SUSAN FLETCHER

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