# The Search Party by Simon Lelic (Paperback)

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**'WHAT A READ!' Stuart Turton**  
  
16-year-old Sadie Saunders is missing.  
  
Five friends set out into the woods to find her.  
  
But they're not just friends...  
  
THEY'RE SUSPECTS.  
  
You see, this was never a search party.  
  
It's a witch hunt.  
  
**And not everyone will make it home alive...**  
  
_**THE CHALK MAN** meets **THE HUNTING PARTY** in this gripping story; witness four suspects as, alongside DI Fleet, you attempt to discover the truth about what happened to Sadie..._  
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**WHAT AUTHORS ARE SAYING ABOUT SIMON LELIC**  
  
'What a read! It's proper clever. Loved it' **STUART TURTON**  
  
'A bloody good read and the very definition of unpredictable ' **JOHN MARRS**  
  
'Clever and atmospheric' **MARK EDWARDS**  
  
'Skilful and compelling' **_OBSERVER_, THRILLER OF THE MONTH**  
  
'A brilliantly tense tale' **ARAMINTA HALL**  
  
'_A_ marvel: intricate, complex and utterly gripping' **ALEX LAKE**  
  
'Expect twists aplenty' **_WOMAN'S WEEKLY_**  
  
'Simon Lelic just gets better and better' **DERVLA MCTIERNAN**  
  
'A chillingly complex, well-crafted web' **JANE CORRY**  
  
'A skilfully-woven mystery that oozes with tension' **T M LOGAN**  
  
'A thriller that grabs you by the throat and never lets go' **ELLY GRIFFITHS**  
  
'Atmospheric and chilling. Fantastic read!' **CARLA KOVACH**  
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WHAT READERS ARE SAYING ABOUT SIMON LELIC**  
  
'The **unpredictable twists kept coming**, just when I thought I'd worked out what was going on' Reviewer, Netgalley  
  
'I **read it in one session** . . . a **fabulous read**' Alison, Netgalley  
  
'The story gradually formed from a variety of perspectives with the picture gradually becoming clear and **an outcome that I didn't see coming**' Carol, Netgalley  
  
'**Wow. Didn't want to put this down**' Lucy, Netgalley  
  
'The **ending was an absolute belter**. I did NOT see it coming and yet it made perfect sense' Roxanne, Netgalley  
  
'I LOVED this . . . **extraordinarily addictive**' Liz, Netgalley

## Details

- **Price:** 8.99 GBP
- **Vendor:** National Geographic Books
- **Tags:** All Books, Thrillers

## Variants

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| Default Title | 8.99 GBP | In stock |

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> Updated: 2026-09-13