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Death of a Bookseller

By: Alice Slater
Narrated by: Emma Noakes, Victoria Blunt
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 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©2023 Alice Slater (P)2023 Hodder & Stoughton Limited Crime Crime Fiction Domestic Thrillers Murder Psychological Suspense Thriller & Suspense True Crime Fiction Exciting Scary Emotionally Gripping
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Read the book, do not read the comments further as there will be spoilers which ruined my experience of a very good book.

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So much promise, fell a bit flat for me. Surprising manuscript edits. Performance is fine but heavy on the cliches.

Missed opportunity

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I bought this out of curiosity because it’s set in my manor. Turned out to be worth the gamble. Scary parallels to an awful currant case. Insightful re the ghoulish glee that has made badly researched ‘true crime’ so baffling popular. Very well written and read. I can usual spot the end of s story a mile off but not this one

Spookily current

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Disliked both characters felt overly clichéd and stereotyped the overall story was good however

Good story detestable characters

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Great descriptive well written & formed characters, brilliantly narrated. I loved the contrast between the 2 main characters. I listened on some long drives & didnt want the story to end!

Brilliant unusual story. I really loved it!

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