Guilt Trip
28 August 2025Imprint: Zaffre
Synopsis
A group of parents expose each other's darkest secrets when a minibus carrying their teenage children disappears without trace in this unputdownable thriller. Perfect for fans of Belinda Bauer, Catherine Ryan Howard, T.M. Logan and Harriet Tyce
'DAZZLIING AND UTTERLY ADDICTIVE' CLARE LESLIE HALL
'A MASTERCLASS IN SUSPENSE' JOANNA WALLACE
'TWISTY AND TANTALISING!' SAM HOLLAND
'SUBLIMELY TWISTY ... UNMISSABLE' HEATHER CRITCHLOW
It will be a day to remember...
It is 3pm on Monday. Emily Smith is summoned to her daughter's school, an elite hothouse where pupils work under exacting standards of grades and behaviour. She is reassured that Olivia isn't in trouble, but the news is even worse - her child is missing.
A minibus carrying the swim team never arrived back from a gala. The police don't know where it has gone and the school's 'no phones' policy means none of the kids has a device. They have vanished.
As time ticks by and fear becomes unbearable, the real danger may not be the kidnapper but someone much closer to home...
**Don't miss Jo Furniss' unique locked-room thriller set on a gridlocked motorway - DEAD MILE IS AVAILABLE NOW!**
PRAISE FOR JO FURNISS:
'I LOVED IT' T.M. LOGAN
'INVENTIVE, GRIPPING' HARRIET TYCE
'SPELLBINDINGLY ORIGINAL AND UTTERLY COMPELLING' JACK JORDAN
'DAZZLIING AND UTTERLY ADDICTIVE' CLARE LESLIE HALL
'A MASTERCLASS IN SUSPENSE' JOANNA WALLACE
'TWISTY AND TANTALISING!' SAM HOLLAND
'SUBLIMELY TWISTY ... UNMISSABLE' HEATHER CRITCHLOW
It will be a day to remember...
It is 3pm on Monday. Emily Smith is summoned to her daughter's school, an elite hothouse where pupils work under exacting standards of grades and behaviour. She is reassured that Olivia isn't in trouble, but the news is even worse - her child is missing.
A minibus carrying the swim team never arrived back from a gala. The police don't know where it has gone and the school's 'no phones' policy means none of the kids has a device. They have vanished.
As time ticks by and fear becomes unbearable, the real danger may not be the kidnapper but someone much closer to home...
**Don't miss Jo Furniss' unique locked-room thriller set on a gridlocked motorway - DEAD MILE IS AVAILABLE NOW!**
PRAISE FOR JO FURNISS:
'I LOVED IT' T.M. LOGAN
'INVENTIVE, GRIPPING' HARRIET TYCE
'SPELLBINDINGLY ORIGINAL AND UTTERLY COMPELLING' JACK JORDAN
Details
28 August 2025384 pages
9781804183908Imprint: Zaffre
Reviews
Secrets and lies, double crossing and treachery - nothing is as it seems when a mini bus of kids goes missing from a posh private school. More than living up to its compelling premise, Guilt Trip takes you on a journey where even the kids are duplicitous. Twisty and tantalising!Sam Holland
A masterclass in suspense, Guilt Trip kept me on the edge of my seat from start to finish. Jo Furniss skilfully unravels a web of secrets that left me questioning every character's motive. As compulsive as it is chilling - this is not to be missed.Joanna Wallace, author of You'd Look Better as a Ghost
A brilliant portrait of motherhood and modern pressures on children, laced with dark humour, Guilt Trip is a sublimely twisty thriller with an intriguing cast of characters and a shocking finale. UnmissableHeather Critchlow
A brilliant cop, a highly entertaining story and a smart new take on the 'locked room' mystery make for a winning combination. I loved it!T.M. Logan, author of The Mother and The Holiday on Dead Mile
