The Wrecker’s Girl
- Author S. K. Tremayne
- Narrator Catrin Walker-Booth
- Publisher HarperCollins Publishers
- Publish Date 12 February 2026
- Run Time 12 hours and 26 minutes
- Format x-book®
- Genre Classic crime and mystery fiction, Crime and mystery: cosy mystery, Crime and mystery: police procedural, Crime and mystery: private investigator / amateur detectives, Narrative theme: Death, grief, loss, Narrative theme: Love and relationships, Narrative theme: Sense of place, Psychological thriller.
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What to expect
The first in a brand new crime thriller series from the No.1 Sunday Times bestselling author, that will transport you to the rugged Cornish coast, and keep you on the edge of your seat.
An unexplained death
In stormy West Cornwall, a woman lies dead at the bottom of a waterfall.
A house full of secrets
A year later, her children are possessed by strange and disturbing visions.
A family with everything to hide
Forensic psychologist Karenza Bray agrees to help. Someone knows the truth about what happened to Natalie Tyack. But the more Karenza investigates, the deeper she steps into a mystery, or a haunting. Or worse.
Will any of them escape sane, and unscathed?
What readers are saying about The Wrecker's Girl
'Had me staying up all night to immerse myself in the deliciously horrific Cornish-Gothic atmosphere ' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
'Dark and mysterious and just a little bit scary' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
'A gorgeously written, genuinely spooky thriller brimming with twists, atmosphere, and characters that feel all too real' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
'Fast paced and will get the adrenaline flowing!' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Critics Review
n Praise for the authorn
n‘Terrifyingly believable and utterly gripping. One of my top reads of the year’ Lisa Jewell
n‘This novel will grab you on the first page and not let go until the last’ Jeffery Deaver
n‘Will fill you to the brim with paranoia!’ Liz Lawler
n‘What a cracking thriller. If you like dark, twisty ghostly tales with a riddle to solve, [I] highly recommended but *keep the light on*’Joanna Cannon
n‘A haunting tale with dark shadows around every corner’ Marion Todd
n‘Instantly captivating. Spooky from page one’ Monique Roffey
n‘Spooky and atmospheric with some very clever twists’ Catherine Cooper
n‘Beautifully paced, teeming with psychological shivers’ The Times, Best Crime Thrillers
n‘Gripping, sad, and desperately poignant’ Daily Mail
n‘Grip, pace and bags of atmosphere’ Sunday Times
n‘Unbearably gripping and suspenseful’ Sophie Hannah
n‘A haunting, powerful thriller’ Paula Daly
n‘Brilliantly eerie’ Good Housekeeping
n‘A brilliant and compulsive thriller’ Heat
n‘A magnificently creepy thriller’ Spectator
n‘I slept with the light on for several nights afterwards’ Sun, Book of the Week
n‘A grip-lit hit’ Mail on Sunday
n‘This excellent thriller won’t disappoint’ Closer
n‘Atmospheric and haunting’ Independent on Sunday
n‘The wild setting, drenched in folklore, provides atmosphere to this thriller’ Sunday Mirror
n'Pulsing with tension’ Woman and Home
n‘A fantastic read that weaves an eerie spell around the reader’ Cass Green
n‘Brooding, dark and atmospheric’ Alex Lake
n‘One of the best new crime books’ Financial Times
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