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When two strangers end up sharing a cabin on the Trans-Siberian Express, an intense friendship develops, one that can only have one ending … a nerve-shattering psychological thriller from bestselling author SJI Holliday

***Mail on Sunday BOOK OF THE YEAR***

‘A tense, immersive thriller that kept me guessing’ Ian Rankin

‘Compelling, gripping and horrifically entertaining’ Liz Nugent

‘Wonderfully creepy and compelling’ Mail on Sunday

‘Echoes of a Killing Eve vibe. Fabulously awful women you will love’ Sarah Pinborough

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Carrie’s best friend has an accident and can no longer make the round-the-world trip they’d planned together, so Carrie decides to go it alone.

Violet is also travelling alone, after splitting up with her boyfriend in Thailand. She is also desperate for a ticket on the Trans-Siberian Express, but there is nothing available.

When the two women meet in a Beijing Hotel, Carrie makes the impulsive decision to invite Violet to take her best friend’s place.

Thrown together in a strange country, and the cramped cabin of the train, the women soon form a bond. But as the journey continues, through Mongolia and into Russia, things start to unravel – because one of these women is not who she claims to be…

A tense and twisted psychological thriller about obsession, manipulation and toxic friendships, Violet also reminds us that there’s a reason why mother told us not to talk to strangers… ‘A fantastically claustrophobic and hugely enjoyable read’
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‘Killing Eve meets The Talented Mr Ripley meets Single White Female … This is a tense, uneasy thriller, which will forever stop you befriending strangers’ Red

‘A dark look at toxic friendship, this twisted thriller is a devour-in-a-single-sitting gem’ Crime Monthly

‘A compulsive read … a book you won’t be forgetting in a hurry’ CultureFly

‘Gripping with twists that you don’t see coming’ Woman’s Way

Publisher Review

'A perfectly plotted, dark, peppered-with-humour, thriller' * Hayley Webster * 'Twisted, gripping and totally addictive' -- Paddy Magrane 'A Lonely Planet handbook twinned with Single White Female' -- Marnie Riches 'Fast-paced, darkly thrilling noir' -- Mason Cross 'Sick and twisted' -- Syd Moore 'Classy and sexy' -- Louise Beech 'Gripping, illuminating and truly unique' -- David Mark 'A clever, cutting, addictive read that kicks impulsive to the ground, and stomps all over spontaneity .... Violet is a fabulously unsettling ride' * LoveReading * 'I recommend it unreservedly to anyone who likes a twisted tale of obsession and toxic friendships' * 17 Degrees Magazine * 'The journey and the train ride are a perfect setting for this psychological thriller, toxic sure but also deliciously entertaining' * New Books Magazine *