
High Season - Katie Bishop
Katie Bishop
- Pages · 384 pages
- Publication Date · 04/06/2026
- Genre · Thriller / suspense
Escape to the French Riviera with this totally addictive thriller about murder, memory and dark family secrets - the perfect summer read for fans of Lucy Clarke, Shalini Boland and White Lotus. We never speak of that summer . . . I was five when my sister died. For twenty years, I've believed I saw our babysitter kill her. Now, true crime investigators are reopening the case, and I'm no longer sure what I remember. So I've returned to our family's once-grand villa on the French Riviera. Perched above glittering Mediterranean waters, its terracotta walls glowing pink in the evening sun, it's as beautiful as ever. But I'm not here for the views. I'm here to uncover the truth. Because if I was wrong, an innocent woman went to prison. If I was wrong, the real killer is still walking free. Atmospheric, twisty and impossible to put down, High Season is a gripping psychological suspense novel about trauma, guilt, obsession and the stories we tell ourselves to survive. Praise for Katie Bishop and High Season:'Beautifully written, transportive, and thought-provoking...sizzles with suspense.' Lucy Clarke, Sunday Times bestselling author of The Castaways
'Ripped me out of my reading slump' Ella Berman, author of Reese Witherspoon Book Club pick Before We Were Innocent'What a great summer read! The kind of book that will keep you entertained till the last page' ★★★★★ `I could hear the waves and feel the summer heat as I read it. Definitely read this book!' ★★★★★ `I was sobbing by the last paragraph. If you do not feel something while reading that chapter, check your pulse' ★★★★★ 'I just couldn't put the book down if I tried' ★★★★★ `I could definitely see this as a Netflix/Prime series and I'd 10000% watch' ★★★★★
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