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Claws Out!

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Claws Out!

By: Bella Mackie
Narrated by: Laura Kirman
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'Such wicked fun. A darkly delicious mystery and sharply observed satire in one wildly entertaining package. Bella Mackie has outdone herself' LUCY FOLEY

Diana's on the hunt for her fourth husband. Such a shame the others all died so quickly…

'Bella Mackie's books are salacious, gripping and very funny' JOE LYCETT

Diana’s on the hunt and has the perfect new target.

Finally, the type of wealth she’s always dreamed of. A five-storey house in Hampstead, unfettered access to London’s liberal elite and a bloated bank account.

If she can ensnare David Farrand, then she really will have clawed her way to the top.

The only snag? David’s daughter, Cat.

Diana might have got her claws into David, but Cat is sharpening her own. Entitled, suspicious and used to getting her own way, she’s been digging into Diana’s past.

And it turns out Diana’s last three marriages have one thing in common: the silly old fools are all six feet under.

To lose one husband is unlucky. To lose two is careless. But three? Three must be murder.

'Bella Mackie’s books are a sharp magnificence; witty, biting and delicious' KATHERINE RUNDELL

©2026 Bella Mackie (P)2026 HarperCollins Publishers
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Critic reviews

PRAISE FOR BELLA MACKIE:
‘Few can compete with Bella Mackie’ GUARDIAN
‘Lethally witty' NIGELLA LAWSON
‘Very funny’ JOE LYCETT
‘Taut, pacy, seamless… a huge pleasure to read’ MARIAN KEYES
WHAT READERS LOVE ABOUT BELLA MACKIE:
‘Just when you think you're a step ahead, she pulls something out of the bag’ FIVE STARS
‘Caustic sarcasm… delivered with elegance’ FIVE STARS
‘Mackie’s writing is sharp and funny’ FIVE STARS
‘Her sarcasm knows no bounds and I love it’ FIVE STARS
‘Sparky, slick, wildly compulsive’ FIVE STARS
‘Macabre, flippant, and darkly hilarious’ FIVE STARS
‘Her irreverent, withering put-downs and sharply observed comments’ FIVE STARS
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