The Perfect Accident
an absolutely gripping psychological suspense thriller to keep you hooked in 2026
Published on 23. April 2026
Book
Paperback/Softback
464 pages
978-1-0354-3710-8 (ISBN)
Description
The brand new suspense thriller from the Sunday TImes and USA Today bestseller.
'Tess Stimson is the master of the didn't-see-that-coming twist' LISA JEWELL
The Perfect Accident is gripping readers!
'An amazing, heart-racing thriller that kept me hooked from start to finish...Just when I thought I had it figured out, another twist appeared. AMAZING!!!!' ?????
'Literally couldn't put it down!' ?????
'Wow, this is one of the best books I've read in a while. The twists and turns, the heartbreak, the sadness, the fear, all rolled into one book.' ?????
'Characters that will make you fall in love and hate fiercely' ?????
YOU CAN'T SAVE THEM ALL. WHO DO YOU CHOOSE? . . .
This year, for the first time, the high school prom will be held on a luxurious cruiser on the lake. Sisters Amy and Iris are thrilled to chaperone, watching their sons step into adulthood in pressed suits and shiny shoes. It's a night of pride, celebration - and promise.
Until the boat sinks.
As darkness falls and the air begins to run out, buried secrets surface. Trapped beneath the lake, one of the sisters is forced to make an unthinkable choice: sacrifice her own son - or let her nephew and twenty-one other teenagers drown.
One year later, a girl will wake up from her coma, ready to tell everyone what really happened at the bottom of the lake.
And someone needs to keep her quiet - this time, for good . . .
A pulse-pounding novel of small-town secrets, lies and betrayal - with a twist you won't see coming.
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Praise for The Perfect Accident
'A modern-day mystery full of secrets and terrifying twists' LEIGH M. HALL
'Dark, intimate, and unsettling . . . a complex, layered thriller' CARTER WILSON
'Tess Stimson is the master of the didn't-see-that-coming twist' LISA JEWELL
The Perfect Accident is gripping readers!
'An amazing, heart-racing thriller that kept me hooked from start to finish...Just when I thought I had it figured out, another twist appeared. AMAZING!!!!' ?????
'Literally couldn't put it down!' ?????
'Wow, this is one of the best books I've read in a while. The twists and turns, the heartbreak, the sadness, the fear, all rolled into one book.' ?????
'Characters that will make you fall in love and hate fiercely' ?????
YOU CAN'T SAVE THEM ALL. WHO DO YOU CHOOSE? . . .
This year, for the first time, the high school prom will be held on a luxurious cruiser on the lake. Sisters Amy and Iris are thrilled to chaperone, watching their sons step into adulthood in pressed suits and shiny shoes. It's a night of pride, celebration - and promise.
Until the boat sinks.
As darkness falls and the air begins to run out, buried secrets surface. Trapped beneath the lake, one of the sisters is forced to make an unthinkable choice: sacrifice her own son - or let her nephew and twenty-one other teenagers drown.
One year later, a girl will wake up from her coma, ready to tell everyone what really happened at the bottom of the lake.
And someone needs to keep her quiet - this time, for good . . .
A pulse-pounding novel of small-town secrets, lies and betrayal - with a twist you won't see coming.
-----
Praise for The Perfect Accident
'A modern-day mystery full of secrets and terrifying twists' LEIGH M. HALL
'Dark, intimate, and unsettling . . . a complex, layered thriller' CARTER WILSON
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Language
English
Place of publication
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Headline Publishing Group
Product notice
Paperback (UK-B)
Dimensions
Height: 197 mm
Width: 131 mm
Thickness: 32 mm
Weight
328 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-0354-3710-8 (9781035437108)
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Tess Stimson
The Perfect Accident
an absolutely gripping psychological suspense thriller to keep you hooked in 2026
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04/2026
Mountain Leopard Press
€0.99
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Tess Stimson is the author of fifteen novels, which have been translated into dozens of languages, plus two non-fiction books.
A former British journalist and reporter, Stimson was appointed Professor of Creative Writing at the University of Florida in 2002 and moved to the US. In addition to writing fiction, she continues to work as a journalist and teaches reporting for media and creative writing at a university in the Northeastern US. She now lives in Vermont with her husband and is visited intermittently by her three grown-up children whenever they need their laundry done.
For more information, visit Tess's website or follow her on Instagram and Facebook.
A former British journalist and reporter, Stimson was appointed Professor of Creative Writing at the University of Florida in 2002 and moved to the US. In addition to writing fiction, she continues to work as a journalist and teaches reporting for media and creative writing at a university in the Northeastern US. She now lives in Vermont with her husband and is visited intermittently by her three grown-up children whenever they need their laundry done.
For more information, visit Tess's website or follow her on Instagram and Facebook.