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Scenes from a Tragedy

an addictive, gripping thriller from the bestselling author of The Silence Project
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COMPULSIVE AS HELL ABIGAIL DEAN If you hurt me, I'll hurt you. Not right away of course, because where's the fun in that? When journalist Carly Atherton decides to investigate Daniel Taylor, the pilot of a mysteriously crashed plane, the only family member who will speak... Read More
Format: Paperback / softback
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The new novel from the author of BBC Radio 2 Book Club pick The Silence Project. A literary thriller with a heart of darkness about the ripple effect of one person's inability to form meaningful human connections.

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COMPULSIVE AS HELL ABIGAIL DEAN

If you hurt me, I'll hurt you. Not right away of course, because where's the fun in that?

When journalist Carly Atherton decides to investigate Daniel Taylor, the pilot of a mysteriously crashed plane, the only family member who will speak to her is his sister.

Glamorous and self-assured, Izzy Taylor is happy to fill Carly in on Daniel's family history and the events leading up to the crash. She even starts to give Carly career advice.

But when Daniel's widow finally agrees to an interview, everything Izzy has said is called into question, and Carly realizes she has been drawn into a story far darker than she could possibly have imagined...

MASTERFUL JANICE HALLETT

EXTRAORDINARY JENNIE GODFREY

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  • This is a work of genius *

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781805461562

Publisher: Atlantic Books

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 01 January 2026

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Corvus

Edition: Main

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Width: 129.0mm

Height: 198.0mm

Weight: 250g

Pages: 480

About the Author

Carole Hailey completed the six-month Guardian/UEA novel-writing course with Bernardine Evaristo, who imbued Carole with such a love for writing fiction that she abandoned her career in law to study first an MA, then a PHD in Creative Writing. Carole was a recipient of a Desmond Elliott Prize Residency from the National Centre for Writing and her debut novel, The Silence Project, was shortlisted for the Royal Society of Literature Christopher Bland Prize. She lives in Wales with her husband and two rescue dogs.Instagram: @carolehaileyx

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