THE INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER! LONGLISTED FOR THE AUTHORS' CLUB BEST FIRST NOVEL AWARD
2024 *** SHORTLISTED FOR THE DEBUT OF THE YEAR at the FINGERPRINT AWARDS *** WOULD YOU
KILL FOR A GOOD STORY? 'A confident sassy pitch-black debut' CAROLINE KEPNES 'Your new
obsession' ERIN KELLY 'Savage witty and all-consuming' ABIGAIL DEAN 'A dark masterpiece. It
will work its way under your skin like a splinter' CATRIONA WARD ***** Roach - bookseller
loner and true crime fanatic- is not interested in making friends. She has all the company she
needs in her serial killer books murder podcasts and her pet snail Bleep. That is until
Laura joins the bookshop. With her cute literary tote bags and sunny smile she's everyone's
favourite bookseller. But beneath the shiny veneer Roach senses a darkness within Laura the
same darkness Roach possesses. And as curiosity blooms into morbid obsession Roach becomes
determined to be a part of Laura's story - whether Laura wants her in it or not. ***** 'A
spectacularly creepy debut ... a tense and disturbing read' GUARDIAN ' Tense addictive and
sticky underfoot' JULIA ARMFIELD 'A sharp and creepy debut thriller' DAILY MAIL 'Utterly
unforgettable ' CATHERINE RYAN HOWARD 'Delightfully dark ' COSMOPOLITAN Best New Books '
Engrossing atmospheric and deliciously dark ' WILL DEAN ' Uncomfortable claustrophobic
and you won't take your eyes off the pages ' BELFAST TELEGRAPH ' Impossible to put down '
ELIZA CLARK 'A sinister and tense debut that will chill you to the core' PLATINUM MAGAZINE '
Relentlessly creepy and deeply compulsive ' HEATHER DARWENT
