From C. B Everett (which is the pen name for author Martyn Waites, author of the Joe Donovan crime series, The Old Religion and The White Room) comes a brand new gothic thriller next April with The Other People and we’re delighted to reveal the cover above!
Check out the official synopsis for The Other People…
Forget what you think you know.
Ten strangers.
An old dark house.
A killer picking them off one by one.
And a missing girl who’s running out of time…Ten strangers wake up inside an old, locked house. They have no recollection of how they got there.
In order to escape, they have to solve the disappearance of a young woman.
But a killer also stalks the halls of the house and soon the body count starts to rise.
Who are these strangers? Why were they chosen? Why would someone want to kill them?
And who – or what – is the Beast in the Cellar?Because while you can trust yourself, can you really trust The Other People?
According to The Bookseller, Simon & Schuster’s deputy publishing director Katherine Armstrong acquired the UK and Commonwealth rights to the novel earlier this year in a two-book deal from James Wills at Watson, Little.
“Martyn’s high-concept take on the classic country house mystery had me hooked from page one with its brilliant puzzle plot, singular wit and delightful spin on the genre’s favourite conventions, “said Jones.
“Martyn is a brilliant writer of twisty thrillers and I am so pleased to welcome him back to the Simon & Schuster list with this fantastic slice of high-concept gothic, for fans of ’Shutter Island’, Catriona Ward and Stuart Turton,” added Armstrong. “This is high-concept novel that is dark, audacious, funny, strange and incredibly gripping.
“I can’t wait for readers to discover The Other People.”
The Other People will b released on 10 April 2025 and is available to pre-order now.
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