Wasp Trap

By: Mark Edwards

Published by Simon and Schuster, 2025-09-16

<b>“So clever and fresh with a wild and incredibly satisfying twist at the end.” —Lisa Jewell, #1 <i>New York Times </i>bestselling author</b><br> <br> <b>A dinner party in a beautiful Notting Hill townhouse turns into a sinister game as six old friends are forced to spill their darkest secrets…or else.</b><br><br>Six friends reunite in London to celebrate the life of their recently deceased ex-employer, a professor that brought them together in 1999 to help build a dating website based on psychological testing.<br> <br> But what is meant to be a night of bittersweet nostalgia soon becomes a twisted and deadly game. The old friends are given an ultimatum: reveal their darkest secrets to the group or pick each other off one-by-one.<br> <br> It soon becomes clear that their current predicament is related to their shared past. The love questionnaire they helped develop in 1999 for the dating site was also turned into a tool for weeding out psychopaths: The Wasp Trap. This experiment and the other tragic events of that summer long ago may help reveal the truth behind a killer hiding in plain sight.<br> <br> Alternating between the past and present with a colorful ensemble of characters, <i>The Wasp Trap</i> is a fast-paced and twisty thrill ride that is perfect for fans of Lucy Foley and Alice Feeney.