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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 when the old friends find themselves held at gunpoint. They 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 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
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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