{"product_id":"the-vipers-by-katy-hays-9781804994023","title":"The Vipers","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFrom Sunday Times bestselling author of \u003cem\u003eThe Cloisters\u003c\/em\u003e comes an electrifying thriller about an opulent family and their mysterious assistant whose annual retreat to Italy is shattered by the resurfacing of a decades-old murder. Think \u003cem\u003eThe Talented Mr Ripley\u003c\/em\u003e meets \u003cem\u003eSuccession\u003c\/em\u003e meets \u003cem\u003eThe White Lotus\u003c\/em\u003e!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe sensational new novel from the bestselling author of \u003cem\u003eThe Cloisters\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe story of a hugely wealthy family whose annual retreat to Italy is shattered when a decades-old murder resurfaces and exposes a nestful of lies and betrayals. Here is an unsettling, electrifying thriller for all who loved \u003cem\u003eSuccession\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe White Lotus\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eOn the glittering island of Capri, anything can be a mirage. But one thing is true: there's nothing deadlier than a family with everything to lose.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe world was shocked by playwright Sarah Lingate's death thirty years ago at an opulent, white-washed villa on the island of Capri. Absolved of the crime, the Lingate family maintains that what happened that night was a tragic accident. And every July, they return to Capri to prove it's true.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis time, Helen Lingate - sole heir to the family fortune - has a plan. Tightly controlled by her father, she enlists the help of the family assistant, Lorna Moreno, to free herself from her family's stranglehold on her life. And yet, behind closed doors, the legendary Lingate family unity is at breaking point. Upon arrival at the villa in Capri, an anonymous gift awaits them - the necklace Sarah was wearing the night she died.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn the aftermath, the paranoid, insular Lingates begin to unravel. As the investigation into her mother's death is reopened, Helen begins to lose trust in everyone around her: her controlling father Richard, drug-addled aunt Naomi, aloof uncle Marcus, and even Lorna, whose past she realizes is frustratingly opaque. And as the family fractures, the long-hidden truth about that night and the secrets they've kept from one another boil to the surface - and they might not leave the island alive.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ePerfect for fans of \u003cem\u003eThe Fury\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe Guest List\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e - \u003cstrong\u003eCOSMOPOLITAN\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAn elaborate game of cat and mouse\u003c\/em\u003e - \u003cstrong\u003eMAIL ON SUNDAY\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eEngrossing and sinister . . . a must-read.\u003c\/em\u003e - \u003cstrong\u003eJULIE CLARK, author of \u003cem\u003eThe Last Flight\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House NZ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47582737891564,"sku":"9781804994023","price":28.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781804994023-the-vipers.jpg?v=1777438863","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/the-vipers-by-katy-hays-9781804994023","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}