Venus Fly Trap

Author: Emma Medrano

Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945) | Thriller / suspense | Fiction: special features | Domestic violence

Published on 22^nd January 2026 by Penguin Books Ltd in the United Kingdom.

Paperback / softback | 400 pages
199mm x 130mm | 286g

PRE-ORDER EMMA MEDRANO'S NAIL-BITING NEW NOVEL OF FRIENDSHIP, RIVALRY AND THE THIN LINE BETWEEN INFATUATION AND OBSESSION 'An increasingly dark, twisted fantasy. I couldn't put it down' Chloe Michelle Howarth 'Thrilling, seductive, toxic, wild' Reader Review'I devoured it' Heather Darwent'Cracking . . . A great read about friendship, devotion and obsession' Reader Review'Will sink its teeth into you . . . oozes with sass and seduction' Vikki Patis---Cat and Louise. Louise and Cat.

And now Henry . . . Louise lives in Cat’s shadow.

(When Cat lets her.)But who wouldn’t want to.

Cat is rich, beautiful and sexy.

She’s even brought unruly Henry to heel.

Louise, in their golden company, is smitten.

But Cat is careless.

She can be an unfaithful friend.

A disloyal lover.

A danger to all who worship her . . . Nevertheless, Louise would do anything for Cat.

And so when Henry crosses a line, and Catneeds rescuing, she turns to Louise.

But even she is stunned by Cat’s proposal . . . PRAISE FOR EMMA MEDRANO:'Emotionally intelligent and thought-provoking. Raw and compelling' Daily Mail'A thought-provoking, quietly devastating novel about loneliness and what people will do to belong' Red'Sharp, sublime, and achingly hopeful. I loved it' Chris Whitaker, author of ALL THE COLOURS OF THE DARK'A searing exploration into the shape of loneliness and how far we'll go to create connections' Heather Darwent, author of THE THINGS WE DO TO OUR FRIENDS and A SHARP SCRATCH