
The Edge of the Woods
Sarah Alderson(Author)
AVON, a division of HarperCollins Publishers Ltd
Will be published approx. on 27. August 2026
Book
Paperback/Softback
416 pages
978-0-00-882919-3 (ISBN)
Description
"Sarah Alderson's books will leave you breathless. One page and you'll be hooked." FREIDA McFADDEN
Two survivors. One killer?
After narrowly escaping a serial killer, Isla has rebuilt her life. She has a devoted husband, two beautiful children, and a career helping other women survive the kind of trauma she knows all too well. The past is a locked box - until a girl is found with eerily familiar injuries, running down the verge of the very same highway where Isla was saved.
These wounds were meant to have died with the man who gave them to her. But as Isla begins to unravel the girl's story, the lines between memory and reality blur. Is this a copycat? A cruel coincidence? Or could the man who once hunted her still be out there?
To protect her family - and herself - Isla must confront the truth she buried. Because some monsters never really disappear...
The Edge of the Woods is the unmissable new thriller from the USA Today bestseller, master of edge-of-your-seat reading and screenwriter of Netflix Original movie, The Weekend Away.
PRAISE FOR SARAH ALDERSON
*The USA Today bestseller*
'This is an exhilarating ride where nothing is what it seems... Good luck getting anything else done until you've turned the final page.' Heat
'Fast-moving and beautifully told, it is hard to put down.' Daily Mail
'Compelling, timely, yet very original all at once.' Elodie Harper
'Absolutely loved this... dark and satirical.' Claire McGowan
'An edge-of-your-seat, page-flipping, stay-up-all-night, heart-racing suspense thriller!' Real Reviewer
'Holy mother of...! This book was SO good. I devoured it...You NEED to read this!' Real Reviewer
'Holy cr*p! This is good! Riveting, exciting...kept me guessing. Loved it!' Real Reviewer
Two survivors. One killer?
After narrowly escaping a serial killer, Isla has rebuilt her life. She has a devoted husband, two beautiful children, and a career helping other women survive the kind of trauma she knows all too well. The past is a locked box - until a girl is found with eerily familiar injuries, running down the verge of the very same highway where Isla was saved.
These wounds were meant to have died with the man who gave them to her. But as Isla begins to unravel the girl's story, the lines between memory and reality blur. Is this a copycat? A cruel coincidence? Or could the man who once hunted her still be out there?
To protect her family - and herself - Isla must confront the truth she buried. Because some monsters never really disappear...
The Edge of the Woods is the unmissable new thriller from the USA Today bestseller, master of edge-of-your-seat reading and screenwriter of Netflix Original movie, The Weekend Away.
PRAISE FOR SARAH ALDERSON
*The USA Today bestseller*
'This is an exhilarating ride where nothing is what it seems... Good luck getting anything else done until you've turned the final page.' Heat
'Fast-moving and beautifully told, it is hard to put down.' Daily Mail
'Compelling, timely, yet very original all at once.' Elodie Harper
'Absolutely loved this... dark and satirical.' Claire McGowan
'An edge-of-your-seat, page-flipping, stay-up-all-night, heart-racing suspense thriller!' Real Reviewer
'Holy mother of...! This book was SO good. I devoured it...You NEED to read this!' Real Reviewer
'Holy cr*p! This is good! Riveting, exciting...kept me guessing. Loved it!' Real Reviewer
Reviews / Votes
Reviews for Sarah Alderson *The USA Today bestseller* 'This is an exhilarating ride where nothing is what it seems... Good luck getting anything else done until you've turned the final page.' Heat 'Fast-moving and beautifully told, it is hard to put down.' Daily Mail 'Compelling, timely, yet very original all at once.' Elodie Harper 'Absolutely loved this... dark and satirical.' Claire McGowan 'An edge-of-your-seat, page-flipping, stay-up-all-night, heart-racing suspense thriller!' Real Reviewer 'Holy mother of...! This book was SO good. I devoured it...You NEED to read this!' Real Reviewer 'Holy cr*p! This is good! Riveting, exciting...kept me guessing. Loved it!' Real ReviewerMore details
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
HarperCollins Publishers
Product notice
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Paperback (UK-B)
Dimensions
Height: 198 mm
Width: 129 mm
Thickness: 21 mm
Weight
270 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-00-882919-3 (9780008829193)
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Sarah Alderson is a London-born, LA-based writer whose previous books include Friends Like These (Mulholland), In Her Eyes (Mulholland), The Weekend Away (HarperCollins) and The Stalker (HarperCollins). Sarah is also a screenwriter; her adaptation of The Weekend Away will soon be streaming on Netflix.
You can follow @sarahalderson on Twitter and @sarahaldersonauthor on Instagram.
You can follow @sarahalderson on Twitter and @sarahaldersonauthor on Instagram.