Death of a Bookseller

THE INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER!<BR>LONGLISTED FOR THE AUTHORS' CLUB BEST FIRST NOVEL AWARD 2024<BR>WINNER OF DEBUT OF THE YEAR at the FINGERPRINT AWARDS<BR><BR>WOULD YOU KILL FOR A GOOD STORY?<BR><BR>'A confident, sassy, pitch-black debut' CAROLINE KEPNES<BR>'Your new obsession' ERIN KELLY<BR>'Savage, witty and all-consuming' ABIGAIL DEAN<BR>'A dark masterpiece. It will work its way under your skin like a splinter' CATRIONA WARD<BR><BR>*****<BR>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.<BR><BR>That is, until Laura joins the bookshop.<BR><BR>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.<BR><BR>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.<BR>*****<BR><BR>'A spectacularly creepy debut ... a tense and disturbing read' GUARDIAN<BR>'Tense, addictive and sticky underfoot' JULIA ARMFIELD<BR>'A sharp and creepy debut thriller' DAILY MAIL<BR>'Utterly unforgettable' CATHERINE RYAN HOWARD<BR>'Delightfully dark' COSMOPOLITAN, Best New Books<BR>'Engrossing, atmospheric and deliciously dark' WILL DEAN<BR>'Uncomfortable, claustrophobic, and you won't take your eyes off the pages' BELFAST TELEGRAPH<BR>'Impossible to put down' ELIZA CLARK<BR>'A sinister and tense debut that will chill you to the core' PLATINUM MAGAZINE<BR>'Relentlessly creepy and deeply compulsive' HEATHER DARWENT

EVERYONE KNOWS DANIEL. <BR>BUT NO ONE KNOWS WHERE HE IS. <BR>'A heady, potent cocktail of a novel. I downed it in one' ERIN KELLY<BR><BR>Daniel is missing. No one has seen or heard from him in weeks. Beside herself with worry, his sister Caroline hosts an intimate gathering in her London home to grill those who knew Daniel best. But there's a stranger at the table - an accomplished psychic who claims to have met Daniel in New Orleans. As doubt blooms, tempers fray, and secrets spill like cocktails in the rowdy French Quarter.<BR><BR>How well do we really know the people we love, and what are they capable of doing?<BR><BR>Readers are LOVING Let The Bad Times Roll!<BR>'This was, quite simply, deliciously and perfectly evil'<BR>'So good I read it twice'<BR>'It's sharp, lush, and perfect for a summer binge'<BR>'Another incredibly gripping novel that I devoured in under 24 hours'