The Birthday Girl: The gripping new psychological thriller full of shocking twists and lies

The Birthday Girl: The gripping new psychological thriller full of shocking twists and lies
Sue Fortin

USA Today bestselling authorDear Carys, Zoe and AndreaCome and join me for my fortieth birthday adventure weekend, full of mysteries and surprisesthe like of which you can’t imagine.When Joanne’s friends reluctantly accept an invitation to her birthday party, it quickly becomes clear that there is more to this weekend than they are expecting.One of them is hiding a secret.And Joanne is planning to reveal it…A weekend away in a cottage in the woods sounds like fun – until no one can hear your cries for help.Four friends.A party to die for. Who will survive?

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Dedication (#u1e228bbe-8a17-5e1d-acfe-557b143364c0)

To my lovely friends, Laura, Catherine and Lucie who, without hesitation, accepted my invitation of a weekend away all in the name of research

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Table of Contents

Cover (#u3949881b-c6d2-5fac-a7fa-4698596d59ec)

Title Page (#u3f4ec515-589c-5406-a08e-f4c706f8fc15)

Copyright (#u34ec5915-d805-53d2-859d-042d77d3ff15)

Dedication (#u24faa4da-9955-5e2a-8c2d-9fcd4105c8f4)

Epigraph (#u21fd9b4e-95fd-5bec-bc27-e11042b5f502)

Chapter 1 (#ud442d2a6-9d0d-5447-9c64-95e784426508)

FRIDAY (#ua7f791d1-378f-563d-9c53-552f3cfcb1ad)

Chapter 2 (#u25e17ca2-7a52-5359-a54e-ac0f65278cf8)

Chapter 3 (#ubdbe7dfa-efa8-51d0-98b2-6c989155bca4)

Chapter 4 (#u0405e27a-0339-58e3-879a-b9f3d46ab524)

Chapter 5 (#ufb12edb6-964e-573e-93d6-8fa8e53b80bb)

Chapter 6 (#uc039b136-0afb-5207-9317-8b2d934f0010)

Chapter 7 (#u4430a157-98de-5108-83eb-55e5cbab566b)

Chapter 8 (#udb62b8e7-fa95-5323-b2ca-ee6738d7929d)

Chapter 9 (#u0a6440e0-88da-5cd7-b393-da56df60de04)

SATURDAY (#u8cd4ee63-9917-56cc-9cfe-b8fb0538e728)

Chapter 10 (#u71d9a40b-5857-5d1f-82f7-12f10615a8a2)

Chapter 11 (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter 12 (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter 13 (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter 14 (#litres_trial_promo)