The Safe Place Av Anna Downes

<p><b>Superbly tense and oozing with atmosphere, Anna Downes''s debut,<i> The Safe Place</i>, is the perfect summer suspense, with the modern gothic feel of Ruth Ware and the morally complex family dynamics of Lisa Jewell.</b><br><br><b>Welcome to paradise...will you ever be able to leave?</b><br><br><i>Emily is a mess.</i><br><br>Emily Proudman just lost her acting agent, her job, and her apartment in one miserable day.<br><br><i>Emily is desperate.</i><br><br>Scott Denny, a successful and charismatic CEO, has a problem that neither his business acumen nor vast wealth can fix. Until he meets Emily.<br><br><i>Emily is perfect.</i><br><br>Scott offers Emily a summer job as a housekeeper on his remote, beautiful French estate. Enchanted by his lovely wife Nina, and his eccentric young daughter, Aurelia, Emily falls headlong into this oasis of wine-soaked days by the pool. But soon Emily realizes that Scott and Nina are hiding dangerous secrets, and if she doesn''t play along, the consequences could be deadly.</p>