There’s nothing quite like a psychological thriller twist you genuinely didn’t see coming. But how do writers manage to fool us without cheating? Tracy Buchanan takes us behind the scenes to look at misdirection, hidden clues and what makes a great twist so satisfying.

There's something almost compulsive about a story set somewhere beautiful where everything goes horribly wrong. The perfect village. The idyllic small town. The close-knit community where everyone knows everyone's name and the gardens are immaculate and the local Facebook group buzzes with bake sale announcements and lost cat appeals. We're drawn in by the prettiness of it — and then we can't look away when the cracks appear. Why? What is it about paradise that makes darkne