The Search Party

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Author
Hannah Richell
Publisher
Simon and Schuster
Genre
Fiction
Released
03 January, 2024
ISBN
9781761421730

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Synopsis

Five old friends reunite for an idyllic glamping holiday on the rugged Cornwall coast, but tensions rise when a storm leaves them stranded and someone goes missing.

Max and Annie Kingsley have left the London rat race with their twelve-year-old son to set up a glamping site in the wilds of Cornwall. Eager for a dry run ahead of their opening, they invite three old university friends and their families for a long-needed reunion and a relaxing weekend.

But the festivities soon go awry as tensions arise between the children (and subsequently their parents), explosive secrets come to light, and a sudden storm moves in, cutting them off from help as one in the group disappears.

Moving between a police investigation, a hospital room and the catastrophic weekend, The Search Party is a propulsive destination thriller about the tenuous bonds of friendship and the lengths parents will go to protect their children.

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An Idyllic Weekend Turns Disastrous: Read an Extract from The Search Party by Hannah Richell

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10 January 2024

An Idyllic Weekend Turns Disastrous: Read an Extract from The Search Party by Hannah Richell

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          About the author

          Hannah Richell

          After the birth of her first child, Hannah Richell began writing as a guilty pleasure in stolen moments during her day. Her debut novel Secrets of the Tides was selected as a Richard & Judy Book Club pick and was shortlisted for the Debut Fiction Award at the 2013 Australian Indie Book Awards.

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