' Deadly Animals is a shockingly beautiful rare and heartbreaking gem. I really can' t
recommend it highly enough' - CHRIS WHITAKER author of ALL THE COLOURS OF THE DARK
*WINNER: VAL McDERMID CRIME DEBUT AWARD* *SHORTLISTED: CWA JOHN CREASEY FIRST NOVEL DAGGER
2025* *SHORTLISTED: DEBUT CRIME BOOK OF THE YEAR FINGERPRINT AWARDS 2025* *LONGLISTED:
THEAKSTON' S CRIME NOVEL OF THE YEAR 2025* *LONGLISTED: CWA GOLD DAGGER 2025* *FINALIST:
BEST FIRST NOVEL ITW THRILLER AWARDS 2025* *SELECTED: The Times best crime and mystery books*
__________________________________ Thirteen-year-old Ava Bonney is different. While her
friends play Ava searches for roadkill. She knows studying animal decomposition is an unusual
hobby but Ava doesn' t care what other people think. Then one night when Ava sneaks out
to find a fox she instead stumbles upon the body of Mickey Grant. Despite his many years in
the police Detective Seth Delahaye has never seen a murder case like this one - as though the
victim was set upon by a wild animal. Nor has he met anyone quite like Ava: so determined
resourceful and . . . unusual. And when another boy goes missing he has no idea that Ava will
become his secret weapon in the hunt for a killer. DISCOVER THE GRIPPING AWARD-WINNING
BRITISH CRIME NOVEL EVERYONE IS TALKING ABOUT. ' A remarkable debut' - THE TIMES '
Utterly mesmerising' - PETER JAMES ' Exceptional' - DAILY MAIL ' I adored this
novel' - JENNIE GODFREY ' Exceptional in every way' - CHRIS WHITAKER ' A crime
novel I wish I had written' - LYNDA LA PLANTE ' Will rock you back on your heels' -
VAL McDERMID ' Marie' s writing is beautiful' - BELINDA BAUER ' A dark
glittering gem of a book' - LISA GRAY ' Gloriously dark deadly and deathly' - C.
J. SKUSE ' An incredible debut. Damn near perfect' - SUSI HOLLIDAY ' Tierney is a
name to watch' - SAM HOLLAND ' A masterpiece' - WILLIAM HUSSEY '
Extraordinary' - JO CALLAGHAN
