INSTANT "NEW YORK TIMES," "USA TODAY," AND "LOS ANGELES TIMES" BESTSELLER SOON TO BE A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE An NPR Best Book of the Year, 2015 A ShelfAwareness Best Book of the Year, 2015 An "Entertainment Weekly "Summer Books Pick A "Buzzfeed" 31 Books to Get Excited About this Summer Pick A "Publishers Weekly " Top Ten Mysteries and Thrillers Pick A "BookReporter" Summer Reading Pick A "New York Post " Best Novels to Read this Summer Pick A "Shelf Awareness "Book Expo America 2015 Buzz Book Pick What should be a cozy and fun-filled weekend deep in the English countryside takes a sinister turn in Ruth Ware s suspenseful, compulsive, and darkly twisted psychological thriller. "Sometimes the only thing to fear is yourself." When reclusive writer Leonora is invited to the English countryside for a weekend away, she reluctantly agrees to make the trip. But as the first night falls, revelations unfold among friends old and new, an unnerving memory shatters Leonora s reserve, and a haunting realization creeps in: the party is not alone in the woods."


本書迅速登上《紐約時報》、《今日美國報》、《洛杉磯時報》暢銷書排行榜，更即將改編成電影，以及成為《美國公共廣播電台》、《書架情報網站》 2015年度最佳好書，《娛樂周刊》夏日首選書籍、Buzzfeed網站31本夏日閱讀書單，同時也獲選為《出版者周刊》十大推理懸疑小說、BookReporter書評網與《紐約郵報》最佳夏日讀物、及《書架情報網站》2015 書展選書。作者 Ruth Ware 發揮寫作功力，將英國鄉村舒適愉悅的周末，轉變為緊張刺激、引人入勝的心理懸疑小說。

有時唯一要害怕的，只有自己。

某日，隱居作家雷歐諾拉受邀前往英國鄉村度過周末，她勉為其難的答應前行。但隨著第一個夜晚降臨，新舊朋友間不為人知的秘密被揭曉，而令人惶恐不安的記憶，粉碎她的淡然，腦中莫名產生一個念頭，且縈繞不去：「森林裡參加聚會的人，似乎不只有他們。」