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Death of a Bookseller: the instant and unmissable Sunday Times bestseller and one of the biggest debuts of 2023

Death of a Bookseller: the instant and unmissable Sunday Times bestseller and one of the biggest debuts of 2023

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A dark and suspenseful debut novel about a bookseller who becomes obsessed with a mysterious customer and her dark past. "Splinter" is a tense and disturbing read that will keep you hooked until the very end.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 400 pages
Publication date: 11 April 2024
Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton



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 favorite 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

Weight: 278g
Dimension: 129 x 197 x 28 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781529385373

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