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A Beautiful Way to Die
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From the author of BBC Between the Covers pick The Unspeakable Acts of Zina Pavlou. 'Gripping and compelling.' LAURA MARSHALL 'A magnificent melodrama, full of glamour and grit.' THE TIMES THREE WOMEN. ONE SHOT AT REVENGE. Hollywood, 1954. At night, before we’re strapped to our beds,...
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A true-crime-inspired thriller set in 1950s Hollywood that follows three women seeking revenge on the same alluring but dangerous actor.
A true-crime-inspired thriller set in 1950s Hollywood that follows three women seeking revenge on the same alluring but dangerous actor.
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From the author of BBC Between the Covers pick The Unspeakable Acts of Zina Pavlou.
'Gripping and compelling.' LAURA MARSHALL
'A magnificent melodrama, full of glamour and grit.' THE TIMES
THREE WOMEN. ONE SHOT AT REVENGE.
Hollywood, 1954. At night, before we’re strapped to our beds, the nurses let us watch a movie. A moment of make-believe in this place of nightmares.
Tonight, though, I recognise the man in the film. His name is written large above the title on the opening credits. Everyone knows him.
But I know him. I know that he likes his martinis strong and his women weak. I know that he owns the world yet is terrified of losing it. I know what happened on the night of the Oscars party.
Now it’s time to get out of here and make him pay for what he did.
Following the story of three women in the orbit of the same insidious man, A Beautiful Way to Die is a true-crime-inspired thriller perfect for fans of The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo, Bright Young Women and The Silent Patient.
'Deeply atmospheric... I couldn't put this down.' LOUISE HARE
'Dark and gripping.' NIKKI SMITH
'Evocative, tense, seductive.' TAMMY COHEN
'I was utterly gripped.' LESLEY KARA
'Both dazzling and devastating.' CLARE WHITFIELD
Readers love A Beautiful Way to Die!
'A tragic story... knocked me backwards' *
'I raced through this' *
'Fantastic... hard to put down once I’d started' *
'One of those books that grabs you from the first page' *
'Exceptional storytelling!' *
Praise for Eleni Kyriacou:
'Impressive... worthy of Sarah Waters' THE TIMES
'Enthralling and wholly original' CLARE MACKINTOSH
'Immersive, gripping, authentic' ERIN KELLY
'Hugely powerful' EMMA CHRISTIE
'Compelling' GUARDIAN
Book Details
INFORMATION
ISBN: 9781837930401
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 08 May 2025
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Head of Zeus -- an Aries Book
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 36.0mm
Width: 146.0mm
Height: 228.0mm
Weight: 480g
Pages: 416
About the Author
Eleni Kyriacou is an award-winning editor and journalist. Her writing has appeared in the Guardian, the Observer, Grazia, and Red, among others. She’s the daughter of Greek Cypriot immigrant parents, and her second novel, The Unspeakable Acts of Zina Pavlou, was selected as a BBC Between the Covers Book Club pick. Follow her on @EleniKWriter and www.elenikwriter.com.
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