'Utterly brilliant . . . plotting as twisted as any crime reader would desire!' ALEX GRAY

'Fans of Lucy Foley's twisty and suspenseful novels will devour this heart-racing tale by Liza North' WOMAN'S WORLD

'An unputdownable, edge-of-your-seat thriller' LISA BALLANTYNE
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Utterly brilliant. Characters and setting drawn with meticulous care, and plotting as twisted as any crime reader would desire! -- Alex Gray, Sunday Times bestselling author
A fascinating cast of characters, and the ghosts of relationships past, combine to make this an unputdownable, edge-of-your-seat thriller. Highly recommended -- Lisa Ballantyne, author of THE INNOCENT ONE
Sucks you in like a deadly riptide on a dangerous British coast. Tense, mysterious and atmospheric with the perfect touch of creepiness to keep you turning pages late into the night, this is the intelligent thriller you've been craving -- Sarah Strohmeyer, author of We Love to Entertain
Another triumph * Press and Journal *
Tensions lurk beneath the surface and dark secrets can't be contained in a tense thriller told through dual timelines and different viewpoints as the suspense builds * Peterborough Telegraph *
Might be ti­tled "The Weekend from Hell" as murder, guilt and insanity run amok among a circle of once-close college friends * Boston Herald *
Fans of Lucy Foley's twisty and suspenseful novels will devour this heart-racing tale by Liza North * Woman’s World *
A dark, twisty, nail-biting thriller that keeps readers guessing . . . get lost in this atmospheric and creepy getaway that will literally have you hanging on the edge of a cliff * Fresh Fiction.com *
Oh what a ride! The Weekend Guests is nerve-wracking, deliciously dark and I loved it! * Jera’s Jamboree blog *
Previous praise for Liza North:
Deftly told . . . An accomplished debut and a fascinating study of the dangerous power of obsessive attraction * Daily Mail *
Will have you turning pages long into the night * Scots Magazine *
Compelling and compulsive. A perfectly crafted 'just one more chapter' read. I loved it! -- Victoria Selman, Sunday Times bestselling author of TRULY DARKLY DEEPLY
An impressive debut . . . A brilliant murder story * The Critic *

Liza North is a writer, academic and former journalist. Her first Scottish-based psychological thriller, Obsessed, was published in 2023. Educated at Oxford University and University College London, she has written for the Financial Times and the Guardian, and spoken at literary and crime writing festivals including Bloody Scotland. A reluctant runner, insatiable reader and lover of fancy gin, she lives in Edinburgh with her husband and two daughters.


Find her on Facebook, X or Instagram as @lizanorthwriter.