The Wasp Trap

I loved this brilliant, edgy, character driven thriller with a passion. So clever and fresh with a wild and incredibly satisfying twist at the end

LISA JEWELL

The most gripping book I've read in ages. A posh house. A dinner party. Old friends, each with their own slant on their very very dark shared past. Mark Edwards is unbelievably skilled at coaxing you further in to the mystery with each page.

William Shaw

Great and vivid characterisation that kept me guessing and surprises up to the very last page, this is a highly entertaining read.

LIZ NUGENT, author of Strange Sally Diamond

Never trust a reunion – especially one in a Mark Edwards thriller... Tense, artful and satisfying, The Wasp Trap buzzes between past and present delivering one deadly sting after another

LOUISE CANDLISH

The Wasp Trap is a compelling mystery that explores the consequences of human behaviour. Whether it's falling in love, keeping secrets or committing murder, this tightly plotted page-turner reveals, piece-by-nail-biting-piece, how the sins of the past can shape our present in violent ways. Full of Edwards' trademark twists and peopled with a fascinating cast of characters, this deserves to be a smash-hit.

FIONA CUMMINS

I read this in one sitting, completely gripped. A fast-paced thriller, full of twists upon twists and tension you could cut with a knife. Hugely enjoyable.

ALEX MICHAELIDES

This is AMAZING...I devoured it in two compulsive sittings. 'Gripped' doesn't even come close!!

MARIAN KEYES

Twisty, clever, often funny, always inventive, The Wasp Trap takes the reunion thriller into new and exciting places.

ELLY GRIFFITHS

A search for the perfect dating site become a search for the DNA of psychopathy, a project that quickly turns towards the dark. Years later, when the experimenters reunite, secrets reaching back into the past ramp up the tension, balancing lives on a knife edge. An ingenious, twisty read from the master of the suspense thriller.

Vaseem Khan

The ultimate - literal - locked room mystery, that hits you with twist after twist.

RUTH WARE

The Wasp Trap is a work of excellence: a reunion dinner party which swiftly unravels into a pulsating, unputdownable mystery with an ingenious twist. Riveting from start to finish.

The Secret Barrister

I practically have whip lash after all that those twists and turns! Trying to find the words to explain this fast-paced, dual timeline - locked room murder mystery but imagine a marriage between Agatha Christie and Pulp Fiction - bravo!

JO CALLAGHAN

Lies, betrayals, secrets and psychopaths - this thrill ride is a masterclass in page-turning, stomach churning tension. It’s not often a book takes you truly by surprise but The Wasp Trap does it again and again. All the stars!

ELLERY LLOYD

A dark, devious and hugely entertaining thriller – with a great sting in the tail

TM Logan

Deadly secrets, 90s nostalgia, dating sites and psychopath tests; The Wasp Trap lured me in, kept me hostage, and delivered a real stinger of a twist. Clever, thrilling and page-turning, it's a sure fire hit.

CL Taylor

Tense, twisty, and hugely entertaining, The Wasp Trap hits every beat of the classic locked-room thriller while still feeling fresh and fiendishly clever. Loved it!

Caz Frear

This clever, compelling thriller kept me gripped and guessing from the first page to the last, packed with satisfying twists and an ending that left me chilled. An atmospheric summer read you won't be able to put down!

SARAH PEARSE

When you see the name Mark Edwards on the cover, then readers beware. Because you’ll be up all night turning those pages until you reach the end

Steve Cavanagh, bestselling author of Kill for Me, Kill for You and Witness 8

Pick up The Wasp Trap, the new twisty thriller by Mark Edwards, and clear your schedule. Once you start, you won’t want to put it down. Fast-paced, unexpected, and devilishly devious, this is one wild ride with an ending I didn’t see coming

HANNAH MARY McKINNON, internationally bestselling author of A Killer Motive

A fascinating exploration of friendship, secrets, and psychopathy. With a breakneck pace and jaw-dropping twists, I couldn’t put it down!

ROBYN HARDING, bestselling author of The Haters

A taut, chilling page-turner that grabs you by the throat from the first chapter and doesn’t let go. With razor-sharp prose, heart-pounding tension, and devious twists, Mark Edwards proves why he’s a master of psychological suspense.

KARMA BROWN, #1 international bestselling author of Recipe for a Perfect Wife

The Wasp Trap is the most original novel I’ve read this year. Part home invasion, part dark academia, it is clever, complex and utterly compulsive. Most impressive, perhaps, is how Edwards builds an intricate cast of characters that are wholly unique but also real and familiar. In a sterling body of work, this may just be his best book yet.

KIA ABDULLAH

An artful, one-sitting psychological thriller

i News

Tantalizing and terrifying, The Wasp Trap is impossible to put down. With my heart in my throat, I tore through this tensely riveting, cleverly plotted suspense, stunned until the final staggering reveal

SAMANTHA M. BAILEY, USA Today and #1 international bestselling author of Hello, Juliet

The plot swerves in an entirely unpredictable direction , providing an intriguing mystery that turns on their mentor's work on the behaviour of psychopaths

Sunday Times

This locked-room mystery is a super satisfying edge-of-your-seat thriller

Sun