I felt that this book would be rated a 5 by me in the first chapter. This proved to be the case! A familiar theme but a distinctive, unique plot. I wonder if this will become a film? Certainly a good candidate. The characters were all carefully constructed with a lot of depth. I must re-emphasise that.... "a lot of depth". I found it hard to place myself as a character in the story. I can often do that - but not this time. Almost certainly to my credit. I did not even come close to guessing what would happen in the end. That was a surprise too. What an author! Note to self - read more of Mark Edwards' books.

The idea of a reunion amongst old friends and a resulting death is not a new idea but The Wasp Trap provides a very clever narrative who worked together on an online dating site. That, however is not the interesting part, it’s the psychometric tests that the graduates undertook. Paranoia, intrigue and fear dominates the dinner party guests as the events from 25 years previously are probed. Tension builds and as always, Mark Edwards has delivered a compulsive page turner. Not to be missed.

Thank you to Netgalley and Michael Joseph, Penguin Random House foran early copy to enjoy. This was my first ever read id Mark Edwards and I absolutely loved it! If you like the idea of a group of people being trapped/escape room type stories this is the one for you. It revisits 1990 and then the present day. Im never in the habit to spoil the story just to tell you if its worth the effort to read it and it most definitely is! I look forward to reading more of Mark Edwards books a guaranteed 5 star read!

Wow, what a thriller this was, I know when a book has truly got me hooked, because I look for excuses to read more than usual! The story line revolves around 6 friends who get together to remember their professor who has recently passed away, however one of those friends has a secret and there are some people that will do anything to find out what that secret is. Alternating between the present day and 1999 when the friends were together working on a dating app, they’ve all got secrets, but which one is the one that really matters and will they all get out alive? It had twists and turns aplenty, and just when I thought I might know where the story was heading I was wrong! I didn’t guess any of it, and that for me is totally satisfying! I’ve not read anything by this author before, but I’ll definitely be looking out for more books by them.

I was gripped from the first page to the last. Six ex work colleagues get together for the first time in 25 years after the death of their old employer. The story unfolds in two timelines, 1999 and the present. The tension is exquisitely drawn out and the characters are well defined. I’m not going to give away the plot details but this was a book I couldn’t put down and I devoured it in one sitting. Mark Edwards is a great writer.