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The Four
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A dark, compelling and beguiling novel of revenge, guilt and love – Ellie Keel is a dazzling new voice’ Kate Mosse ‘An intensely gripping, thrilling and darkly beautiful debut. I was hooked’ Karin Slaughter 'Sharp, powerful, tragic, addictive' Chris Whitaker ‘Impossible to put down’ Lucy Clarke...
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'A dark, compelling and beguiling novel of revenge, guilt and love – Ellie Keel is a dazzling new voice’ Kate Mosse ‘An intensely gripping, thrilling and darkly beautiful debut. I was hooked’ Karin Slaughter
The instant Sunday Times bestseller and darkest must-read new thriller debut of 2024
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A dark, compelling and beguiling novel of revenge, guilt and love – Ellie Keel is a dazzling new voice’ Kate Mosse
‘An intensely gripping, thrilling and darkly beautiful debut. I was hooked’ Karin Slaughter
'Sharp, powerful, tragic, addictive' Chris Whitaker
‘Impossible to put down’ Lucy Clarke
We were always The Four. From our very first day at High Realms.
The four scholarship pupils. Outsiders in a world of power and privilege.
It would have made our lives a lot easier if Marta had simply pushed Genevieve out of our bedroom window that day. Certainly, it would have been tragic. She would have died instantly.
But Marta didn’t push her then, or – if you choose to believe me – at any other time. If she had, all of what we went through would not have happened.
I’ve told this story as clearly as I could – as rationally as I’ve been able, in the circumstances, to achieve. I don’t regret what we did. And I would do it all again.
Reader reviews:
'A shockingly powerful debut… raw and unflinching, not for the faint of heart' ?????
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'Complex and heart wrenching and oh so gripping' ?????
Praise for The Four:
'Suspenseful… an engrossing read' The Sunday Times
‘Addictive debut… sharp, compelling’ Adele Parks, Platinum
'Darkly disturbing and deeply atmospheric' Heat
‘One warning: clear your diary before you pick up this novel, as once you’ve read a handful of pages you will be hooked' I News
Book Details
INFORMATION
ISBN: 9780008580353
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 11 April 2024
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: HQ
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 35.0mm
Width: 153.0mm
Height: 234.0mm
Weight: 740g
Pages: 448
About the Author
Ellie Keel is an award-winning producer and campaigner based in London. She is the Founder Director of The Women’s Prize for Playwriting, a literary prize and campaign for gender equality among writers for the stage in the UK and Ireland. In January 2024 she was the youngest producer ever to win Producer of the Year in The Stage Awards.
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