Sun Damage : The most suspenseful crime thriller of 2023 from the Sunday Times bestselling author of Lie With Me - 'perfect poolside reading' The Guardian

***Now featured in the TFL Book Club***

Ali is a woman hiding many secrets. This summer, in the heat of the south of France, they are all about to rise to the surface ... SUN DAMAGE is the sensational new thriller from the universally acclaimed Sabine Durrant and is destined to be the thriller of summer.

** 'Written with Durrant's usual acuity, Sun Damage is an attractive two-for-one deal: smart observation of family life and Brits abroad in the middle, bookended by a Highsmithian thriller' SUNDAY TIMES ** 'The suspense sizzles off every page' ERIN KELLY ** 'Plenty of Ripleyish peril to keep the nerves on edge' CLARE CHAMBERS **'Sun-soaked brilliance' SARAH HILARY ** 'I tore through Sun Damage!' SJ WATSON ** 'Claustrophobic and suspenseful, with an engaging narrator and a satisfying twist: perfect poolside reading' GUARDIAN

The heat is intense.
The secrets are stifling.
She just needs to escape . . .

Nine guests arrive at a remote villa in the south of France.
They know each other well. Or think they do.
But at least one of them has plenty to hide - and nowhere to run.
Under the relentless sun, loyalties will be tested, secrets revealed, and tensions pushed to the point of no return.

'One of our best thriller writers returns with a multi-layered novel that keeps readers on the back foot throughout' GOOD HOUSEKEEPING
'An exploration of vulnerability, trickery and cruel dishonesty ... the ending gives great satisfaction' LITERARY REVIEW
'Secrets and tensions rise along with the temperature until they reach boiling point' RED
'Absorbing, intriguing, with great twists and pace, SUN DAMAGE is a wonderful rollercoaster of a read' B.A. PARIS
'Sensuously atmospheric, Sun Damage is a twisty thriller with the added delight of acute social comedy. Without doubt Sabine Durrant's best novel yet' GILL HORNBY
'The most exciting and obsessively readable book to have passed through my fingers for eons...an absolute roller coaster of a book, where every page holds a shock, a surprise or a horror' ON MAGAZINE
'Pacy and intriguing, this has a sizzling tension all the way through' FABULOUS MAGAZINE
'Gripping...Full of twists, secrets and tension' MY WEEKLY
'Incredible' SUSI HOLLIDAY
'I loved it - well written and atmospheric' MARK EDWARDS

Praise for Sabine Durrant's previous thrillers:
'Seriously superior psychological thriller' Star pick, SUNDAY TIMES Crime Club
'Masterly' Louise Candlish
'Incredible!' Lucy Atkins
'Riveting' Clare Mackintosh
'Extraordinary' Mark Edwards
'Intelligent, twisty' OBSERVER
'Accomplished and addictive' SUNDAY TIMES
'Stupendously addictive' Deborah Moggach
'Pace, place, characters, plot ... it's a masterclass' Gill Hornby
'Deliciously sly and profoundly moving' JP Delaney
'Elegant and astute' Louise O'Neill
'Engrossing psychological crime' LITERARY REVIEW

***Now featured in the TFL Book Club***

Ali is a woman hiding many secrets. This summer, in the heat of the south of France, they are all about to rise to the surface ... SUN DAMAGE is the sensational new thriller from the universally acclaimed Sabine Durrant and is destined to be the thriller of summer.

** ''Written with Durrant''s usual acuity, Sun Damage is an attractive two-for-one deal: smart observation of family life and Brits abroad in the middle, bookended by a Highsmithian thriller'' SUNDAY TIMES ** ''The suspense sizzles off every page'' ERIN KELLY ** ''Plenty of Ripleyish peril to keep the nerves on edge'' CLARE CHAMBERS **''Sun-soaked brilliance'' SARAH HILARY ** ''I tore through Sun Damage!'' SJ WATSON ** ''Claustrophobic and suspenseful, with an engaging narrator and a satisfying twist: perfect poolside reading'' GUARDIAN

The heat is intense.
The secrets are stifling.
She just needs to escape . . .

Nine guests arrive at a remote villa in the south of France.
They know each other well. Or think they do.
But at least one of them has plenty to hide - and nowhere to run.
Under the relentless sun, loyalties will be tested, secrets revealed, and tensions pushed to the point of no return.

''One of our best thriller writers returns with a multi-layered novel that keeps readers on the back foot throughout'' GOOD HOUSEKEEPING
''An exploration of vulnerability, trickery and cruel dishonesty ... the ending gives great satisfaction'' LITERARY REVIEW
''Secrets and tensions rise along with the temperature until they reach boiling point'' RED
''Absorbing, intriguing, with great twists and pace, SUN DAMAGE is a wonderful rollercoaster of a read'' B.A. PARIS
''Sensuously atmospheric, Sun Damage is a twisty thriller with the added delight of acute social comedy. Without doubt Sabine Durrant''s best novel yet'' GILL HORNBY
''The most exciting and obsessively readable book to have passed through my fingers for eons...an absolute roller coaster of a book, where every page holds a shock, a surprise or a horror'' ON MAGAZINE
''Pacy and intriguing, this has a sizzling tension all the way through'' FABULOUS MAGAZINE
''Gripping...Full of twists, secrets and tension'' MY WEEKLY
''Incredible'' SUSI HOLLIDAY
''I loved it - well written and atmospheric'' MARK EDWARDS

Praise for Sabine Durrant''s previous thrillers:
''Seriously superior psychological thriller'' Star pick, SUNDAY TIMES Crime Club
''Masterly'' Louise Candlish
''Incredible!'' Lucy Atkins
''Riveting'' Clare Mackintosh
''Extraordinary'' Mark Edwards
''Intelligent, twisty'' OBSERVER
''Accomplished and addictive'' SUNDAY TIMES
''Stupendously addictive'' Deborah Moggach
''Pace, place, characters, plot ... it''s a masterclass'' Gill Hornby
''Deliciously sly and profoundly moving'' JP Delaney
''Elegant and astute'' Louise O''Neill
''Engrossing psychological crime'' LITERARY REVIEW