THE INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES TOP 5 BESTSELLER AND START OF A THRILLING NEW SERIES: AT MIDNIGHT, ONE OF THEM IS DEAD. BY MORNING, ALL OF THEM ARE SUSPECTS . . . 'Superb, with echoes of Agatha Christie' PATRICIA CORNWELL 'A dark delight of a murder mystery' JANICE HALLETT 'Mackintosh is just getting better and better' PETER JAMES 'A wickedly enjoyable reprise of the traditional crime novel' THE TIMES On New Year's Eve, Rhys Lloyd has a house full of guests. His lakeside holiday homes are a success, and he's generously invited the village to drink champagne with their wealthy new neighbours. This will be the party to end all parties. But not everyone is there to celebrate. By midnight, Rhys will be floating dead in the freezing waters of the lake. On New Year's Day, DC Ffion Morgan has a village full of suspects. The tiny community is her home, so the suspects are her neighbours, friends and family - and Ffion has her own secrets to protect. With a lie uncovered at every turn, soon the question isn't who wanted Rhys dead . . . but who finally killed him. In a village with this many secrets, a murder is just the beginning. A Game of Lies, the new thriller featuring DC Ffion Morgan, is available to pre-order now. *** PRAISE FOR THE LAST PARTY: 'Whipsmart dialogue, great characters . . . Another standout for Mackintosh' LINWOOD BARCLAY 'Detectives Leo and Ffion make a storming debut' BELINDA BAUER 'Clare Mackintosh is a genius' FIONA CUMMINS 'I absolutely inhaled this insanely gripping and atmospheric thriller' ERIN KELLY 'I loved everything about The Last Party. An absolute triumph' CLAIRE DOUGLAS 'I fell in love with courageous, complicated DC Ffion Morgan' RUTH WARE 'This is the new crime series you need in your life' WILL DEAN 'Superb. Enough red herrings to keep even the most seasoned crime reader guessing' C.L. TAYLOR 'Fantastic, drily humorous and layered, a wonderful introduction to Detectives Leo and Ffion' LJ ROSS 'Expertly plotted and relentlessly gripping' LUCY CLARKE 'DC Ffion Morgan is complicated, funny and very sweary' LOUISE CANDLISH 'Twists that blindside you all the way' MARI HANNAH 'A superbly entertaining murder mystery' ALLIE REYNOLDS 'With twists to make you gasp, this is a top-notch read' FABULOUS 'I guarantee you'll never guess whodunnit' MARK E