The Lying Guest

**PRE-ORDER THIS UNMISSABLE THRILLER ... PREPARE TO BE TRANSPORTED TO PLACES YOU COULD NEVER EVEN IMAGINE ** A smart, twisty thriller that will transport you to the lush beaches of Sri Lanka ... just be careful who you trust when you visit. Hardworking and overworked, Anika is a talented surgeon at a London hospital. It''s been some time since she''s had a decent night''s sleep, let alone a holiday. Not ideal for someone with parasomnia - a rare condition, made worse by stress, that can cause sleepwalking. When a patient dies on her operating table, important people start asking questions and the media and her colleagues turn against her overnight. It seems her only respite is to escape on a housesitting gig in Sri Lanka and to keep a low profile until the verdict on her case, and her career, is decided. Despite everything, she''s excited to visit the place she used to summer as a child. But what should be a restorative beach break ends up being a trip back into a murky, haunted past that''s been waiting for her all along. Anika left for what she thought was a dream holiday, only to find herself trapped inside another nightmare. Will she finally wake up to face her demons? Praise for Mahi Cheshire ''Thrilling'' ADELE PARKS ''Grabs the reader by the heart ... stellar'' ERIN KELLY '' Addictive and brilliant'' GYTHA LODGE ''Ramps up the tension again and again'' EMILY BARR

About the author

Mahi Cheshire was born in Sri Lanka and grew up in London. She works as a GP and has a degree in Psychology. She loves travelling, kundalini yoga and boxing, all of which provide inspiration for her writing. She lives in London with her husband and daughter.

Product details

• Authors: Mahi Cheshire
• Publisher: Harvill Secker
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 20.03.2025
• EAN: 9781787304512
• ISBN: 978-1-78730-451-2
• No. of pages: 352
• Dimensions: 154 mm x 233 mm x 26 mm
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature; Sri Lanka, Crime & mystery, FICTION / Cultural Heritage, FICTION / Thrillers / Crime, Medical Thriller, FICTION / Thrillers / Medical, Narrative theme: Social issues, United Kingdom, Great Britain, Sri Lanka (Ceylon), Relating to British South Asian people, FICTION / Own Voices, Narrative theme: Health and illness, Crime and / or mystery fiction, Narrative theme: social issues / social problems