Writers and Liars

In the latest thrilling suspense novel from Mary Higgins Clark Award-winning author Carol Goodman,a group of mystery authors gathers on a secluded Greek island for a writers retreatonly to discover that their enigmatic host has been murdered and everyone present is a suspect. They’ll kill for inspiration… Fifteen years agoMaia Gold attended a prestigious–and very exclusive–writers retreat hosted by billionaire Argos Alexander on the Greek island of Eris. It’s where she wrote her first bookthe one that should have launched a brilliant career. But something dark happened on that islanda betrayal that has hung over Maia ever since. NowMaia finds a familiar envelope in the mail. It’s an invitation to return to Erisand according to social mediashe’s not the only one from that first retreat who’s been invited back. This could be the second chance Maia needs to jump-start her dreams. A chance for reconciliation… or revenge. Almost all of the writers from fifteen years before have returned to Erisbringing unresolved resentments with them. Soonthe guests learn that their illustrious host is absentthough he has left instructions for them to participate in a contest: whoever can write the most suspenseful mystery while on the island will win a fortune and literary acclaim. But this is no harmless game–when the guests gather in the morning to share their first chaptersthey find Argos Alexanderdead. Tensions simmer as the guests try to determine who’s behind the murderand why they’ve really been invited to the retreat. On an island full of mystery writersanyone could be the killer–and anyone could be the next victim. Trapped together until the next boat arrives from the mainlandthey must sort out old grievances and figure out how to trust one another… or die one by one.