The Wasp Trap

by Mark Edwards

WOW!

I have been a fan of Mark Edwards for a good while, so I know I’m in for a treat when I get to read another one of his books. I think he’s outdone himself with this one.

The Wasp Trap is about a group of ex-colleagues/friends who meet up for a dinner party twenty-five years after they all worked together on a project which aimed to change the online dating world forever. That project ended in tragedy, and they all parted ways, apart from two of the friends who married. It’s their big posh house the others have been invited to. Would I have gone along after such a long time? I’m not sure. Maybe curiosity would get the better of me. After reading this book, probably not! Lol!

Will is an instantly likeable character. He feels like something isn’t right on arrival, but others think he’s being paranoid. They soon find out that his instincts are spot on!

OH. MY. GOODNESS!

I could never have imagined the direction this story takes.

It’s an extremely fast-paced story, which kept me gripped throughout. It flits between the dinner party night and back in 1999, building on their history together. Someone is keeping a secret from back then, and someone wants them to confess. The suspense and intrigue kept me turning the pages. I was desperate to find out what was going on, who had what secrets to tell, and how it was all going to turn out if whoever was hiding something didn’t own up, and I found myself panicking along side these people.

Just when I thought I might have it sussed…. nope, another curve in the road!

The ending really shocked me, and the epilogue made my blood run cold.

Such a brilliantly written, highly entertaining read, with a very clever character driven plot. I LOVED it!

I loved the hint of romance too.

An easy five stars for me.

** Many thanks to the publisher for sending me an ARC **

Summer 1999. Will joins five other idealistic graduates working for an eccentric psychology professor. They’re going to launch a website to change online dating forever.

No-one expects it to end in tragedy.

Twenty-five years later, Will gets an invitation: a dinner party. A chance to see the old gang again.

But as soon as he arrives, something doesn’t seem right.

There’s an unexpected guest. The hosts are clearly keeping a secret. And on the way in, Will is sure he heard crying.

Everyone has something to hide about what really happened that summer.

But only one of them is willing to kill to find the truth…