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About The Book
A dinner party in a beautiful Notting Hill townhouse turns into a sinister game as six old friends are forced to spill their darkest secrets…or else.
Six friends reunite in London to celebrate the life of their recently deceased ex-employer, a professor that brought them together in 1999 to help build a dating website based on psychological testing.
But what is meant to be a night of bittersweet nostalgia soon becomes a twisted and deadly game. The old friends are given an ultimatum: reveal their darkest secrets to the group or pick each other off one-by-one.
It soon becomes clear that their current predicament is related to their shared past. The love questionnaire they helped develop in 1999 for the dating site was also turned into a tool for weeding out psychopaths: The Wasp Trap. This experiment and the other tragic events of that summer long ago may help reveal the truth behind a killer hiding in plain sight.
Alternating between the past and present with a colorful ensemble of characters, The Wasp Trap is a fast-paced and twisty thrill ride that is perfect for fans of Lucy Foley and Alice Feeney.
Product Details
- Publisher: Atria Books (September 16, 2025)
- Length: 336 pages
- ISBN13: 9781668204771
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Praise for The Wasp Trap
“I loved this brilliant, edgy, character driven thriller with a passion. So clever and fresh with a wild and incredibly satisfying twist at the end.” —Lisa Jewell
“I read this in one sitting, completely gripped. A fast-paced thriller, full of twists upon twists and tension you could cut with a knife. Hugely enjoyable.” —Alex Michaelides
Praise for Mark Edwards
“Completely compulsive.” —Louise Candlish
“My head is spinning from all the twists!” —Katherine Faulkner, author of Greenwich Park
“Heart-in-mouth stuff, with a twist I didn’t see coming. Edwards is at the top of his game.”—Erin Kelly, author of He Said/She Said
“The rising tension and fear is truly spine-chilling.” —Karen Hamilton, author of The Last Wife
“Evocative, pulse-pounding, and riveting” —Stephanie Wrobel, author of The Hitchcock Hotel
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