The Search Party: the most gripping and unputdownable crime thriller of 2024

Five old friends.One glamping weekend.A storm that will change everything.Max and Annie Kingsley have left the London rat race to set up a glamping site in the wilds of Cornwall. They invite old university friends - TV star Dominic, doctor and new mum Kira, and free-spirited Jim and Suze - and their children for a trial weekend but the reunion quickly veers off-course.First, there's The Incident around the campfire on the first night. The following afternoon, a storm quickly develops off the rugged North Coast. When one of their group goes missing, all hell breaks loose. And as the winds batte r the bell-tents, emotions run high and tension mounts for all the characters.Who is lying in hospital, who has gone missing and who is the body on the beach below the cliffs . . . Gripping, cleverly structured and brimming with secrets and lies, this is a masterclass in narrative tension and a chilling exploration of the ways in which aspiration and anxiety collide. It will keep you guessing until the last page.