How much would you pay to survive?Mum-of-three Ronni Ashcroft had just pieced her life back together after her husband left. On a remote spur of the Scottish Highlands, she kept her successful guest house going and even met a new man, Bishop.But it turned out that Bishop had secrets. He had shady connections and shadier plans to use the coastal town as a European gateway for drugs, guns - and something far worse. Now he s disappeared, and Ronnie wants answers.Is he in trouble or simply ignoring her? Was she just his play-thing from the start? And, most importantly, is he dragging them both into something that neither of them will survive?‘The Guest House’ is perfect for fans of Alex Michaelides and Ruth Ware.Praise for David Mark: Dark, compelling crime writing of the highest order - Daily Mail Breathtaking - Peter May Truly exhilarating and inventive. Mark is a wonderfully descriptive writer - Peter JamesDavid Mark spent more than fifteen years as a journalist, including seven years as a crime reporter with the Yorkshire Post. His writing is heavily influenced by the court cases he covered: the defeatist and jaded police officers the competent and incompetent investigators the inertia of the justice system and the sheer raw grief of those touched by savagery and tragedy.He is the author of the Sunday Times bestselling ‘DS McAvoy’ series, historical novels, and psychological suspense thrillers, also writing under the name D.M. Mark.
