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Death of a Bookseller

the instant Sunday Times bestseller and winner of Debut of the Year at Capital Crime
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THE INSTANT Sunday Times BESTSELLER! 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... Read More
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Death of a Bookseller

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.

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THE INSTANT Sunday Times BESTSELLER! 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 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

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781529385373

Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 11 April 2024

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Hodder Paperback

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 25.0mm

Width: 193.0mm

Height: 124.0mm

Weight: 280g

Pages: 400

About the Author

Alice Slater is a writer and ex-bookseller from London. She studied creative writing at MMU and UEA, and her debut novel, Death of a Bookseller, was an instant Sunday Times bestseller. It was awarded Debut Crime Book of the Year at Capital Crime's Fingerprint Awards 2024, shortlisted for CrimeFest's Specsavers Best Debut Crime Novel 2023 and longlisted for the Authors' Club Best First Novel Award 2024. She co-hosts literary podcast What Page Are You On? and lives with her husband, their dog Peachy, and a lot of books.

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