Mikayla Davids

A family party. A terrible secret. A celebration that will end in murder... I gasp out loud as I step through the door of the beautiful country hotel. My hands fly to my mouth in shock as I see the room is filled with my friends and family, my grown-up daughters and grandchildren at the centre, gathered to celebrate my special birthday. Everyone raises their glasses to toast me. I should be enjoying the moment but I'm on edge and I can't relax. Who organised this surprise party? How did they know I was going to be here? Because I didn't come back to Burcott House to drink champagne and dance. Ten years ago, someone was murdered at this hotel. Tonight, after years of heartache, I planned to bury the past once and for all. I look around the crowd of smiling people and my heart thuds as I see the frown on my eldest daughter's face and the way my youngest daughter is smiling widely but her eyes are puffy, like she's been crying. I think about the one person who should be here who isn't... My family's secrets and lies swirl around my mind. Can I trust anyone in this room? Can I even trust my own daughters? I was going to finish off what happened all those years ago but did someone else have the same idea? And will I survive my own birthday party...?

A luxury island. A dangerous secret. A honeymoon to die for. On the balcony of our gorgeous villa, I clink glasses with my handsome new husband, Owen Turner. As I gaze into his mysterious brown eyes, a shiver runs down my spine. I can barely believe it: true love, palm trees, turquoise sea, white sand. Everything should be perfect... Except last night Owen and I had our first argument. My husband drank too much and he said something that made me wonder if there's a darker side to the man I married. I remember the warnings from my family, they're worried he's only after my money. But Owen loves me, doesn't he? This morning, I woke up early to go for a walk along the cliff-tops and clear my head. As I climb down the sandy steps to the lagoon, my heart hammers in my chest when I see a trail of blood spots. At the bottom of the cliff is the body of a woman... who looks just like me. Does someone want me dead? Can I really trust my new husband? And will I make it off this beautiful island alive?

It was supposed to be the perfect Christmas. I had no idea it would end in murder... It's my first Christmas with my handsome new husband and we're spending it with his wealthy family in their remote, luxurious lodge in the snowy Irish mountains. I feel completely out of my depth; their perfect world is so different to my life before I met Jack. But I've got to make this marriage work. And I'll do whatever it takes. With the festivities in full swing, I quickly discover that behind their flawless image the Silver family are hiding plenty of secrets. Jack's glamorous step-mother Dawn welcomes me with open arms. Then I find out she's whispering about me behind my back. Just days into our stay, Jack and my successful father-in-law Patrick have a heated argument. My dream family holiday is turning into a nightmare. Just when I think it can't get any worse, my sister-in-law Yasmin looks at me through narrowed eyes and accuses me of something terrible. I stare across the room at the man I married, hoping he will defend me, but Jack doesn't say a word. Something is very wrong. With the snow falling hard, I'm trapped in the lodge with a group of people I can't trust - and no way out. I start to wish that I'd never stepped foot in this place. And then one of our party goes missing... Did I make a mistake in coming here? And will it cost me my life...?

On a dark and stormy December night my family are gathered at an isolated hotel in the English countryside. We're reuniting for the first time since the accident that shattered our lives ten years ago. It's a time for love and forgiveness. But more than one guest has an ulterior motive: The perfect daughter The alcoholic The single mother The liar The handsome husband The adulterer The beautiful sister The jealous sibling The murderer... As the clock strikes midnight, one member of our party is found dead at the foot of the grand marble staircase. Everyone is a suspect. But which one of us is a killer?