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One hundred years ago, twenty-two young women died in a fire on this site. Is history about to repeat itself? . . .
Rachel, a young woman in serious debt, needs to find a job fast before she’s made homeless. She gets a lucky break when she is offered a great position in a successful company. But something about the place doesn’t feel right, and she discovers that the building was once a Victorian sweatshop with a tragic history.
Soon her new job becomes a living nightmare. Rachel desperately wants out but she has no other way of escaping her debts. She’s trapped. Then she makes a shocking discovery.
Haunted by the death of others and as the present and past begin to close in, Rachel needs to find answers before she finds herself in grave danger . . .
Praise for International Bestselling Author Dreda Say Mitchell and Her Work
“As good as it gets.” —Lee Child
“A truly original voice.” —Peter James
“Thrilling.” —Sunday Express Books of the Year
“Awesome tale from a talented writer.” —The Sun (UK)
“Fast-paced and full of twists and turns.” —Crime Scene Magazine
Dreda was awarded an MBE in Her Majesty the Queen’s 2020 New Year’s Honors List
Trap Door will appeal to readers of domestic noir, as well as fans of authors like Cara Hunter, Lisa Jewell, B. A. Paris, and Rachel Abbott.
Dreda Say Mitchell
Dreda Say Mitchell is the bestselling and critically acclaimed author of Spare Room, the Gangland Girls and Flesh and Blood series, as well as the DI Rio Wray thrillers Vendetta and Death Trap. Her debut was awarded the CWA's John Creasey Dagger and she chaired the Harrogate Crime Fiction Festival in 2011. Since her sixth book she has been co-writing with Tony Mason. She has been a frequent guest on television and radio including Question Time, BBC Breakfast, Newsnight, Victoria Derbyshire, The Stephen Nolan Show, Front Row, Woman's Hour and numerous others. She has also presented Radio 4's Open Book. Dreda was named one of Britain's 50 Remarkable Women by Lady Geek in association with Nokia. She was born and raised in the East End of London where she continues to live.
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