Gilly Macmillan

Nicole and Tom's lives are changed overnight by a ten-million-pound lottery win. Before they know it they've moved into a state-of-the-art Glass Barn conversion in the stunning grounds of Lancaut Manor in Gloucestershire. But their dream quickly turns into a nightmare when Tom is found dead in the swimming pool, with a nasty wound on the back of his head. Someone close to home must be responsible. But other than the young couple who live in the Manor, and their housekeeper in the Coach House next door, there's no one around for miles. Who among them is capable of murder?

By the time you read this, I'll have killed one of your husbands.

In an isolated retreat, deep in the Northumberland moors, three women arrive for a weekend away.

This quiet place, far removed from the rest of the world, is exactly what they need to heal their wounds.

Their husbands will be joining them in the morning. Or so they think.

But upon arrival at Dark Fell Barn, the women find a devastating note claiming one of their husbands will be murdered. There are no phones, and no ways of checking on their loved ones.

Friendships fracture as the situation spins wildly out of control. Betrayal can come in many forms.

This group has kept each other's secrets for far too long.

Jocelyn loves her nanny more than her own mother - until the night that the nanny disappears. Jo is seven years old when it happens and never gets over the loss. Now, thirty years later, Jo is returning to her family home with her daughter in tow - just as human remains are pulled out of the house's lake.

Then there's a knock on the door. And a woman claiming to be her nanny stands outside. Is she who she says she is? Can she be trusted? And what really happened on that fateful night all those years ago? Sometimes the truth hurts so much you'd rather hear the lie.

Lucy Harper has a talent for invention… She is an exceptionally successful writer whose obsessive readers hound her for every book. But the pressure is extreme. And it's not just the pressure of finishing her next novel. Years ago when she was a child, Lucy's little brother went missing and he has never been found. Many people think Lucy was responsible for his disappearance. Lucy herself can't bear to think about it. Writing a thriller a year is demanding and Lucy depends on her husband Dan to take care of everything in her life.

But Lucy finds herself in a real police drama when Dan goes missing. The evidence points to her. And it isn't the first time someone's vanished in Lucy's orbit. Did she kill her husband? Would she remember if she did? Is she even capable of telling the truth?