STRAY TOO CLOSE TO THE EDGE . . .
New York-based writers Felix and Emma have it all. As the husband and wife team behind the bestselling Morgan Savage thrillers, their meteoric rise to global literary fame seemed unstoppable.
Until Felix messed up.
AND SOMEONE'S GOING TO GET HURT.
Now, the couple has been exiled to the south of France. Their sentence: a long, hot summer to cure their writers' block - and save their marriage.
But as tensions rise beneath the sweltering sun, Felix and Emma become trapped in a deathly plot of their own making . . .
In my other life, I made TV. I worked on award-winning television programmes, including Educating Yorkshire, First Dates, and SAS: Who Dares Wins - as well as developing original programming for all the main broadcasters. This lifelong fixation with story and character is the thread that runs through my work and ultimately led to the pursuit of a writing career.
Quercus Books published my debut, My Best Friend’s Secret in 2021, What She Left Behind in 2022, and Her Last Summer in 2024. My fourth novel, The Cliffhanger, is out in 2025.
I live in London with my husband and two small children. I am currently working on my fifth novel.
If you are still reading at this point, may I suggest following me on Instagram @emilyfreud_ X/Twitter @MsEmilyFreud or joining my mailing list. I love to hear from fellow writers and readers alike.
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– Alexandra Shulman,
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'Superb writing, the pacing is perfect and the characters are so relatable ... outstanding'
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