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By (author) Slater, Alice
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Deliciously dark, unsettling and utterly addictive, Death of a Bookseller is a rollercoaster of suspense that will make your skin crawl and your heart pound.
WOULD YOU KILL FOR A GOOD STORY?
THE MOST ANTICIPATED DEBUT THRILLER OF 2023, WHICH WILL MAKE YOUR SKIN CRAWL AND YOUR HEART POUND.
”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 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 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
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Snickering, devil emoji,
this-Alice-Slater-is-too-witty LOL brilliance that will make you smile every time you step into a bookshop. A
confident, sassy, pitch-black debut by someone who really
knows her way around a bookshop, as well as
our death-obsessed culture.
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Fiercely original and
deeply disturbing, Death of a Bookseller is a
dark masterpiece of grief and obsession – it will
work its way under your skin like a splinter and stay there. This is a book you simply can”t put down
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Alice Slater triumphs in Death of a Bookseller, the
story of two frenemies who share an antagonistic obsession with true crime. I love a book that features messy women making very bad choices, and this novel delivers the delicious juice in a
surprising, twisty narrative that has you
guessing until its unpredictable end.
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Relentlessly, terrifically creepy and
deeply compulsive; each point of view was so remarkably strong. This novel blew me away with its incredible characterisation – a
one-sitting read for sure
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For avid readers,
thrill-seekers and disgruntled employees alike; Death of a Bookseller is
tense, arch and
impossible to put down.
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Beautifully written and
dark as Satan”s basement, Death of a Bookseller will have you looking over your shoulder long after the last page is turned. Its characters creep into your subconscious and the plot
grips the reader like a sticky pub floor.
If you like Caroline Kepne
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