A dark and exhilarating debut novel of psychological suspense - when the French girl came calling, everything fell apart...

It was meant to be the perfect holiday for six British gradates. But then she arrived, lithe and tanned, by the pool one hot afternoon. Severine - the girl next door. As her beauty captivates each of them, tensions begin to boil over, and years of jealousy and longing rise to the surface. And then she disappears.

A decade later, Severine's body is found. For Kate Channing, the discovery brings up more than just unwelcome memories. As the layers of deception reveal themselves and police suspicion mounts, Kate must ask if she really wants to know what happened to the French girl...