One Dark Summer: the gripping new crime thriller that will keep you up all night, perfect for fans of Lisa Jewell
Apr 2026 · Hachette UK
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About this ebook
THE TRUTH COULD DESTROY THIS FAMILY...
Lily and her father have built a life for themselves in the wake of her mother's death.
But someone knows more than they're letting on about what really happened that night, on Osea Island.
And when Lily gets a visit from a relative who claims to know more about her family than she realised, she is pulled into a mystery that takes her back to the past - back to what happened out on the sea all those years ago.
You think you know your family.
You think they'd never lie to you.
You're wrong.
Lily and her father have built a life for themselves in the wake of her mother's death.
But someone knows more than they're letting on about what really happened that night, on Osea Island.
And when Lily gets a visit from a relative who claims to know more about her family than she realised, she is pulled into a mystery that takes her back to the past - back to what happened out on the sea all those years ago.
You think you know your family.
You think they'd never lie to you.
You're wrong.
About the author
Sarah Hornsley started her career in publishing in 2012 at Orion Books, followed by a short stint in script development before becoming a literary agent in 2015, joining PFD in 2021. She was selected for The Bookseller Rising Star list in 2019. She lives in Essex with her family, and writes alongside working as an agent. Her first novel, Bad Blood, was published in 2025. Rights have sold in multiple territories and it has been optioned for television.
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