Published by Atria Books Genres: Fiction, Mystery, Supernatural
Format: ARC, eBook
Clever, clever, clever! I always get excited when I see that Mark Edwards has a new book coming out! He has delivered yet again with the gripping, dark, suspenseful, and hard to put down The Wasp Trap! I am drawn to books that have a ‘trapped’ feeling and The Wasp Trap nailed it when Six friends gather in a Notting Hill townhouse to celebrate the life of their former professor. They won’t be celebrating for long!!!
The friends were once classmates in 1999 and worked with their professor on a dating website. A website based on psychological testing. The love questionnaire they developed has become turned into a tool known as The Wasp Trap. Here’s a hint – it’s not for trapping annoying stinging insects!
As the night progresses, they find themselves held at gunpoint and are informed they must share their deepest darkest secrets to the group or be picked off one by one. As the group scrambles, the book goes back and forth to the past and then the present day as their predicament becomes dire.
This was a twisty, dark, clever, and suspenseful book which had the group wondering just how well they knew/know each other. It kept me on my toes and turning the pages. I enjoyed the tension, the dread, the questioning that begins, and the shocking reveal. Mark Edwards has pulled off another thrilling and gripping mystery thriller. I can’t wait to read what he writes next!
Thank you to Atria Books and NetGalley who provided me with a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. All the thoughts and opinions are my own.
