Five Strangers

Only one of them knows the deadly secret that connects them all

They arrive on the island as strangers. But they’re mistaken …

The waves are lashing against the ferry on a stormy October day as five passengers arrive at the island of Neuwerk in the North Sea. For four of them, it is a return to a place that evokes dark memories – of a summer thirty years before, when two teenagers disappeared without a trace from their school’s country hostel. The four were on Neuwerk back then, too, and one question has haunted them ever since. What really happened that fateful summer? There is someone who knows the answer and will not rest until amends are made for bygone guilt. As a hurricane approaches, and no one can leave the island, long-kept secrets begin to surface.

Atmospheric, powerful, and absolutely captivating — the first psychological thriller from the SPIEGEL bestselling author

Narrated from the different perspectives of the five protagonists

English sample translation available

Rights sold to: Latvia