Ross Armstrong - Beach Bodies - Part Two

ROSS ARMSTRONGis an actor and writer based in North London. He studied English Literature at Warwick University and acting at RADA. As a stage and screen actor he has performed in the West End, Broadway and in upcoming shows for HBO and Netflix. Ross’ debut title The Watcher was a top-twenty bestseller and has been longlisted for the CWA John Creasey New Blood Dagger.

Beach Bodies:

Part Two

Ross Armstrong

An imprint of HarperCollins Publishers Ltd.

1 London Bridge Street

London SE1 9GF

First published in Great Britain by HQ in 2019

Copyright © Ross Armstrong 2019

Ross Armstrong asserts the moral right to be identified as the author of this work.

A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library.

This novel is entirely a work of fiction. The names, characters and incidents portrayed in it are the work of the author’s imagination. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, events or localities is entirely coincidental.

All rights reserved under International and Pan-American Copyright Conventions. By payment of the required fees, you have been granted the non-exclusive, non-transferable right to access and read the text of this e-book on-screen. No part of this text may be reproduced, transmitted, downloaded, decompiled, reverse engineered, or stored in or introduced into any information storage and retrieval system, in any form or by any means, whether electronic or mechanical, now known or hereinafter invented, without the express written permission of HarperCollins.

E-book Edition © July 2019 ISBN: 9780008361365

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‘Addictive and eerie, you’ll finish the book wanting to chat about it’

– Closer Magazine, Must Read

‘A twisted homage to Hitchcock set in a recognisably post-Brexit broken Britain. Tense, fast-moving and with an increasingly unreliable narrator, The Watcher has all the hallmarks of a winner.’

– Martyn Waites

‘Ross Armstrong will feed your appetite for suspense’

– Evening Standard

‘Unreliable narrator + Rear Window -esque plot = sure-fire hit’

– The Sun

‘Brilliantly written… this psychological thriller is definitely one that will keep you up to the early hours. Five Stars.’

– Heat, Book of the Week

‘A dark, unsettling page turner’

– Claire Douglas, author of Local Girl Missing

‘Creepy and compelling’

– Debbie Howells, author of The Bones of You

‘ The Watcher is an intense, unsettling read… one that had me feeling like I needed to keep checking over my shoulder as I read.’

– Lisa Hall, author of Between You and Me

For my wonderful mother, who barely watches TV and falls asleep in the cinema.

‘I want to speak about bodies changed into new forms’

Ovid, The Metamorphoses

(trans. A.S. Kline)

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About the Author ROSS ARMSTRONG is an actor and writer based in North London. He studied English Literature at Warwick University and acting at RADA. As a stage and screen actor he has performed in the West End, Broadway and in upcoming shows for HBO and Netflix. Ross’ debut title The Watcher was a top-twenty bestseller and has been longlisted for the CWA John Creasey New Blood Dagger.

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Title Page Beach Bodies: Part Two Ross Armstrong

Copyright Copyright Copyright Note to Readers PRAISE Dedication Epigraph Previously in Beach Bodies … Dawn: Before 4.29 p.m. Summer: Before 5.49 p.m. Liv: Before 6.16 p.m. Meanwhile … 6.57 p.m. Sly: Before 7.49 p.m. Zack: Now 8.32 p.m. Acknowledgements Dear Reader About the Publisher An imprint of HarperCollins Publishers Ltd. 1 London Bridge Street London SE1 9GF First published in Great Britain by HQ in 2019 Copyright © Ross Armstrong 2019 Ross Armstrong asserts the moral right to be identified as the author of this work. A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library. This novel is entirely a work of fiction. The names, characters and incidents portrayed in it are the work of the author’s imagination. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, events or localities is entirely coincidental. All rights reserved under International and Pan-American Copyright Conventions. By payment of the required fees, you have been granted the non-exclusive, non-transferable right to access and read the text of this e-book on-screen. No part of this text may be reproduced, transmitted, downloaded, decompiled, reverse engineered, or stored in or introduced into any information storage and retrieval system, in any form or by any means, whether electronic or mechanical, now known or hereinafter invented, without the express written permission of HarperCollins. E-book Edition © July 2019 ISBN: 9780008361365

Note to Readers Note to Readers Note to Readers PRAISE Dedication Epigraph Previously in Beach Bodies … Dawn: Before 4.29 p.m. Summer: Before 5.49 p.m. Liv: Before 6.16 p.m. Meanwhile … 6.57 p.m. Sly: Before 7.49 p.m. Zack: Now 8.32 p.m. Acknowledgements Dear Reader About the Publisher This ebook contains the following accessibility features which, if supported by your device, can be accessed via your ereader/accessibility settings: Change of font size and line height Change of background and font colours Change of font Change justification Text to speech

PRAISE Praise for Ross Armstrong PRAISE Dedication Epigraph Previously in Beach Bodies … Dawn: Before 4.29 p.m. Summer: Before 5.49 p.m. Liv: Before 6.16 p.m. Meanwhile … 6.57 p.m. Sly: Before 7.49 p.m. Zack: Now 8.32 p.m. Acknowledgements Dear Reader About the Publisher ‘Addictive and eerie, you’ll finish the book wanting to chat about it’ – Closer Magazine, Must Read ‘A twisted homage to Hitchcock set in a recognisably post-Brexit broken Britain. Tense, fast-moving and with an increasingly unreliable narrator, The Watcher has all the hallmarks of a winner.’ – Martyn Waites ‘Ross Armstrong will feed your appetite for suspense’ – Evening Standard ‘Unreliable narrator + Rear Window -esque plot = sure-fire hit’ – The Sun ‘Brilliantly written… this psychological thriller is definitely one that will keep you up to the early hours. Five Stars.’ – Heat, Book of the Week ‘A dark, unsettling page turner’ – Claire Douglas, author of Local Girl Missing ‘Creepy and compelling’ – Debbie Howells, author of The Bones of You ‘ The Watcher is an intense, unsettling read… one that had me feeling like I needed to keep checking over my shoulder as I read.’ – Lisa Hall, author of Between You and Me