Death of a Bookseller : the instant Sunday Times bestseller and winner of Debut of the Year at Capital Crime

Author: Slater, Alice

Crime & mystery

Published on 11 April 2024 by HODDER & STOUGHTON (Hodder Paperback) in the United Kingdom.

Paperback | 400 pages
129 x 197 x 28 | 278g

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 KEPNESYour new obsession ERIN KELLYSavage, witty and all-consuming ABIGAIL DEANA 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, shes everyones 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 Lauras story - whether Laura wants her in it or not.

*****A spectacularly creepy debut ... a tense and disturbing read GUARDIANTense, addictive and sticky underfoot JULIA ARMFIELDA sharp and creepy debut thriller DAILY MAILUtterly unforgettable CATHERINE RYAN HOWARDDelightfully dark COSMOPOLITAN, Best New BooksEngrossing, atmospheric and deliciously dark WILL DEANUncomfortable, claustrophobic, and you wont take your eyes off the pages BELFAST TELEGRAPHImpossible to put down ELIZA CLARKA sinister and tense debut that will chill you to the core PLATINUM MAGAZINERelentlessly creepy and deeply compulsive HEATHER DARWENT