{"product_id":"dead-heat-9781804954645","title":"Dead Heat","description":"\u003cp\u003eUnder the searing sun, secrets simmer and betrayal lies thick in this claustrophobic, explosive new thriller from the author of Lie With Me .\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFormer journalist Matt Grimshaw's life is at a low ebb. He's been 'let go' by the paper where he's worked for years, and his relationship with his long-term girlfriend has come unstuck.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSo when an invitation arrives from his two closest friends, Celia and Adam Murphy, to join them at their house in Greece, he jumps at it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt may be harsh and unwelcoming on the Mani Peninsula but Matt determines to stay there for the whole summer and to write his much put-off screen-play.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut then the Murphys plus children arrive, and a wealthy newcomer to the area starts throwing loud and lavish parties in his big house across the bay.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs the nights become hotter and the parties wilder, everyone's motivations darken. Envy rises, resentments grow - until a terrible accident stops the summer in its tracks.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt least, it looks like an accident…\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSet over one blazing Mediterranean summer, Sabine Durrant’s new thriller is tense, claustrophobic and utterly gripping.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor: Sabine Durrant\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eCrime \u0026amp; mystery, Thriller \/ suspense, Fiction: special features\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003ch5\u003ePublished on 30 Jul 2026 by Cornerstone.\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePaperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Sabine Durrant","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57319845724538,"sku":"9781804954645","price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0373\/4125\/files\/9781804954645.jpg?v=1790635240","url":"https:\/\/belfastbooks.co.uk\/zh\/products\/dead-heat-9781804954645","provider":"Belfast Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}