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Final Cut out in paperback

The latest novel from S J Watson, Final Cut, is out in paperback (in the UK) from February 4th, 2021. Preorder here.


'S J Watson has done it again. Even more compelling than Before I Go To Sleep ' Lesley Kara


The phenomenal new thriller from the multi-million-copy bestselling author.


Blackwood Bay. An ordinary place, home to ordinary people.


It used to be a buzzing seaside destination. But now, ravaged by the effects of dwindling tourism and economic downturn, it's a ghost town - and the perfect place for film-maker Alex to shoot her new documentary.


But the community is deeply suspicious of her intentions. After all, nothing exciting ever happens in Blackwood Bay - or does it?


Blackwood Bay. An ordinary place, home to an extraordinary secret.


' Dark and twisty , and full of surprises and so smartly done' Joanna Cannon


'I loved that behind this disturbing and clever plot there's a genuinely heartrending story.' Emma Curtis


'The master storyteller SJ Watson is back with another clever psychological thriller' Woman & Home


'An intriguing and unsettling new thriller' Fabulous


'Watson adroitly [brings] the strands of his story together to create a disturbing journey to a shocking truth ' The Observer


' Creepy and packed with suspense and menace, it draws the reader into a community that has more than its fair share of skeletons to hide. Daily Mail


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