by Chris Brookmyre · Abacus · tapa blanda · ISBN 9780349143859
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«The Cliff House» is the suspense novel by Chris Brookmyre, published by Abacus in paperback (352 pages, in English).
Seven women gather at a luxurious house on a private island for Jen's bachelorette party. When one disappears, they receive a message: if no one confesses their terrible secret, the missing friend will die. They all have something to hide, and mistrust grows in an isolated, claustrophobic setting.
The novel was shortlisted for the Theakston Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year in 2024. This edition was published in May 2023.
For readers of psychological thrillers and mystery seeking group stories in isolated settings, with secrets and twists.
Christopher Brookmyre is a Scottish novelist whose novels, generally in a crime or police procedural frame, mix comedy, politics, social comment and action with a strong narrative. He has been referred to as a Tartan Noir author. His debut novel was Quite Ugly One Morning; subsequent works have included All Fun and Games Until Somebody Loses an Eye (2005), Black Widow (2016) and Bedlam (2013), which was written in parallel with the development of a first-person shooter videogame, also called Bedlam. He also writes historical fiction with his wife, Dr Marisa Haetzman, under the pseudonym Ambrose Parry.
