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Helen Cooper | 20 Questions: THE OTHER GUEST
Author Guest / July 25, 2022

1–What is the title of your latest release? THE OTHER GUEST 2–What’s the “elevator pitch” for your new book? One year ago, Leah’s twenty-one-year-old niece, Amy, mysteriously drowned in the beautiful lake near her family-owned luxury resort in Northern Italy. When Leah returns to Lake Garda for the first time since Amy’s death, she is shocked. Her sister, brother-in-law and surviving niece have erased all reminders of Amy and fought to have her death declared an accidental drowning, despite murky circumstances. As Leah tries to uncover the truth, her family seem determined to stop her. Meanwhile, in Central England, university counsellor Joanna is recovering from a break-up when she is swept off her feet by a handsome bartender. But after she invites him into her home, Joanna realizes that their meeting may not have been a coincidence. These two seemingly unconnected women must question everything – and everyone – they love in order to untangle truth from lies, even if it puts their lives in danger.   3–How did you decide where your book was going to take place? I grew up in Derby, in Central England, and still have a lot of friends and family there, so I naturally…