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, 2015 A ShelfAwareness Best Book of the Year, 2015 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 "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 Ware s suspenseful, compulsive, and darkly twisted psychological thriller. "Sometimes the only thing to fear is 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 Leonora s reserve, and a haunting realization creeps in: the party is not alone in the woods.