In a Dark, Dark Wood

*AUTHOR OF THE WOMAN IN CABIN 10 and THE LYING GAME *INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES, USA TODAY, AND LOS ANGELES TIMES BESTSELLER *SOON TO BE A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE An NPR Best Book of the Year * An Entertainment Weekly Summer Books Pick * A Buzzfeed 31 Books to Get Excited About this Summer Pick * A Publishers Weekly Top Ten Mysteries and Thrillers Pick * A Shelf Awareness Best Book of the Year * A BookReporter Summer Reading Pick * A New York Post Best Novels to Read this Summer Pick * A Shelf Awareness Book Expo America 2015 Buzz Book Pick What should be a cozy and fun-filled weekend deep in the English countryside takes a sinister turn in Ruth Wares suspenseful, compulsive, and darkly twisted psychological thriller. Sometimes the only thing to fearis yourself. When reclusive writer Leonora is invited to the English countryside for a weekend away, she reluctantly agrees to make the trip. But as the first night falls, revelations unfold among friends old and new, an unnerving memory shatters Leonoras reserve, and a haunting realization creeps in: the party is not alone in the woods.