Richard and Judy have chosen Ruth Ware’s In a Dark, Dark Wood… … for their WHSmith 2016 Spring Collection. Judy, who read the book first, passed it to Richard describing it as “the hen party from hell“. Both have written glowing reviews of the book.

“The tension between the odd assortment of guests is palpable. They are a wonderfully creepy lot, and soon the weekend descends into sinister chaos. Nora cannot understand why she agreed to go. But she soon finds out why Clare wanted here there. And in a dark dark wood there is MURDER.” Judy

“This setting is reminiscent of an Agatha Christie story. The tense, nervous characters are cheek-by-jowl together, confined and constricted. The reader is aware that something terrible is about to happen. But what? And to whom?

Much of this stylish thriller is told in flashback. The chapters alternate between past and present and the book opens with Nora waking up in hospital, desperately trying to remember what dreadful thing has happened. So right from the start, we know that the hen party ended in tragedy, and slowly the lies that led to catastrophe are exposed.

A pacey, fast read and hugely enjoyable.” Richard

In addition to this, Vintage plan to run a major poster advertising campaign across railway stations nationwide, with an aim of over 4,000,000 people viewing it.

Read the full reviews from Richard and Judy

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