The Wasp Trap
- Judith D Collins
- Mar 9
- 2 min read
By: Mark Edwards
ISBN: 9781668204771
Publisher: Atria
Publication Date: 09/16/2025
Format: Hardcover
My Rating: TBR (ARC)
“So clever and fresh with a wild and incredibly satisfying twist at the end.” —Lisa Jewell, #1 New York Times bestselling author
A dinner party in a beautiful Notting Hill townhouse turns into a sinister game, as six old friends are forced to spill their darkest secrets…or else.
Six friends reunite in London to celebrate the life of their recently deceased ex-employer, a professor that brought them together in 1999 to help build a dating website based on psychological testing.
But what is meant to be a night of bittersweet nostalgia soon becomes a twisted and deadly game. The old friends are given an ultimatum: reveal their darkest secrets to the group or pick each other off one-by-one.
It soon becomes clear that their current predicament is related to their shared past. The love questionnaire they helped develop in 1999 for the dating site was also turned into a tool for weeding out psychopaths: The Wasp Trap. This experiment and the other tragic events of that summer long ago may help reveal the truth behind a killer hiding in plain sight.
Alternating between the past and present with a colorful ensemble of characters, The Wasp Trap is a fast-paced and twisty thrill ride that is perfect for fans of Lucy Foley and Alice Feeney.
THE WASP TRAP
Praise
“I loved this brilliant, edgy, character driven thriller with a passion. So clever and fresh with a wild and incredibly satisfying twist at the end.”
—Lisa Jewell
“I read this in one sitting, completely gripped. A fast-paced thriller, full of twists upon twists and tension you could cut with a knife. Hugely enjoyable.”
—Alex Michaelides
Praise for Mark Edwards
“Completely compulsive.”
—Louise Candlish
“My head is spinning from all the twists!”
—Katherine Faulkner, author of Greenwich Park
“Heart-in-mouth stuff, with a twist I didn’t see coming. Edwards is at the top of his game.”
—Erin Kelly, author of He Said/She Said
“The rising tension and fear is truly spine-chilling.”
—Karen Hamilton, author of The Last Wife
“Evocative, pulse-pounding, and riveting”
—Stephanie Wrobel, author of The Hitchcock Hotel
About the Author
Photo credit: Express & Star
Mark Edwards is the bestselling author and coauthor of over twenty books, including those he has written with Louise Voss. His latest thriller is The Wasp Trap. Originally from Hastings in East Sussex, Mark now lives in Wolverhampton, UK, with his wife, their children, three cats, and a golden retriever.
Find out more at MarkEdwardsAuthor.com.
