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Black Thorn A slow-burning, multi-layered mystery about families and their secrets and lies

Hilary Sarah
Heftet / 2024 / Engelsk

Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9781035004317
Publisert
2024-03-14
Utgiver
Vendor
Pan Books
Vekt
278 gr
Høyde
197 mm
Bredde
130 mm
Dybde
25 mm
Aldersnivå
00, G, 01
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
400

Forfatter
Hilary Sarah

Om bidragsyterne

Sarah Hilary’s debut novel, Someone Else’s Skin, won the 2015 Theakston’s Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year and was a World Book Night selection. The Observer’s Book of the Month (‘superbly disturbing’) and a Richard and Judy Book Club bestseller, it has been published worldwide. No Other Darkness, the second in the series, was shortlisted for a Barry Award in the US. Her DI Marnie Rome series continues with Tastes Like Fear, Quieter Than Killing, Come and Find Me, and Never Be Broken. Black Thorn is her second standalone novel, following Fragile.

Black Thorn A slow-burning, multi-layered mystery about families and their secrets and lies

Hilary Sarah
Heftet / 2024 / Engelsk
Hilary Sarah
Heftet / 2024 / Engelsk
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<b>I’ve loved Sarah’s work from the beginning</b>. She’s <b>a brave writer</b>, shifting tone and subject matter, <b>always surprising</b>. Above all, she’s a<b> master of her craft</b>. In every book<b> she makes the words sing</b>

- Ann Cleeves, author of <i>The Raging Storm</i>,

<b>Nail-biting, heart-wrenching stuff.</b> <i>Black Thorn </i>has the atmosphere and drama of <b>a modern-day du Maurier</b> novel. Sarah Hilary’s uncanny ability to make readers not just see through her characters’ eyes but feel through their skin in unparalleled

- Erin Kelly, author of <i>He Said/ She Said</i>,

A <b>creepy and atmospheric</b> tale, <b>beautifully and sensitively written</b>

The Guardian

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<b>A mesmerizing stor</b>y of family and community, secrets and lies. <b>Psychologically rich and captivatingly told</b>, Sarah Hilary’s Black Thorn sweeps you into its dark embrace from the start and holds you there until its final revelations

- Megan Abbott, author of <i>Beware the Woman</i>,

<b>Exudes a tightly-controlled menace </b>that ratchets up to full-blown claustrophobia as the pages turn. A book that oozes under your skin from the opening sentence

- Vaseem Khan, author of <i>Death of a Lesser God</i>,

<b>Multi-layered, unexpected, and carrying a strong emotional punch</b>, <i>Black Thorn</i> is refreshingly different. Sarah Hilary is an exceptionally gifted writer

- Sharon Bolton, author of <i>The Pact</i>,

<b>Brilliant</b>. Taking a really deep dive into some dark spaces that Sarah brings vividly to life, <b>it's wonderful and unlike anything else I've read lately</b>

- Mick Herron, author of <i>Slow Horses</i>,

<b>An absolute master of her craft</b>. Beautiful writing. This book is fascinating on so many levels. Not your run-of-the-mill thriller<b>. A haunting captivating book</b>

- Imran Mahmood, author of <i>Finding Sophie</i>,

A <b>stunning</b>, haunting and often moving novel. I loved it

- Anna Mazzola, author of <i>The Clockwork Girl</i>,

<b>Sarah Hilary is a writer with all the gifts</b>: character and psychology, language and<b> one-more-chapter suspense.</b> In twisting, turning, ever-changing <i>Black Thorn</i>, she shows us how very easily the wrong people can turn paradise into hell on earth

- Lucie Whitehouse, author of <i>Keep You Close</i>,

Sarah Hilary has done it again with this<b> tale of toxicity</b> in all its forms. <b>Excellent</b> <b>writing</b> <b>and tight plotting</b> on top of shifting sands make <i>Black Thorn</i> an <b>unforgettable read </b>with the most sympathetic protagonist I've read in years

- Liz Nugent, author of <i>Strange Sally Diamond</i>,

<b>An *extraordinary* book</b>. <b>Beautifully written, densely plotted</b>, with an uncanny insight into the best and worst of family relationships

- Emma Flint, author of<i> Other Women</i>,

I was<b> blown away by the writing</b> and the world and the sensitivity with which the characters are drawn . . . you literally absorb it. <b>Sarah Hilary just gets better and better</b>

- Sabine Durrant,

<i>Black Thorn</i> finds <b>Sarah Hilary right back at the top of her game</b>, melding a <b>darkly disturbing sense of place</b> with some <b>pinpoint-accurate characterisation</b> and a plot that keeps you guessing, and guessing again. At its epicentre is the wonderful Agnes, one of my favourite crime fiction creations since MW Craven‘s Tilly Bradshaw. <b>This one’s a real cracker</b>

Crime Fiction Lover

<i>Black Thorn</i> is <b>a sumptious read</b>. From a tragedy early in the story Sarah Hilary builds up suspicions, anxiety and heartbreak. <b>This is seriously high quality crime fiction</b> – I can only implore you to read it.

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Sarah Hilary, Theakston’s Crime Novel of the Year winner and author of Fragile, returns with Black Thorn, a slow-burn psychological mystery set against the abandonment of an exclusive housing development and devastation of the families that lived there . . .'An astonishingly gifted writer' – Marian Keyes‘Immersive, claustrophobic, unbearably tense and quite brilliant' – Ann CleevesHow much do you really know about the people next door?Blackthorn Ashes was meant to be their forever home. For the first six families moving into the exclusive new housing development, it was a chance to live a peaceful life on the cliffs overlooking the Cornish sea, safe in the knowledge that it had been created just for them.But six weeks later, paradise is lost. Six people are dead. And Blackthorn Ashes is left abandoned and unfinished, its dark shadows hiding all manner of secrets.One of its surviving residents, exiled to a local caravan park in the wake of the tragedy, is Agnes Gale, an autistic woman trying to survive the fallout with her family. She is determined to find out the truth about what happened. Even if that truth is deadlier than she could have ever believed possible . . .With a compelling, diverse cast of characters, and moving back-and-forth between time periods with an increasingly pervasive sense of unease, Black Thorn is perfect for book clubs and fans of Belinda Bauer.‘A creepy and atmospheric tale, beautifully and sensitively written’ – The GuardianReaders love Black Thorn:‘Grips so hard you can't stop reading’‘Clever, haunting and beautifully written’‘An author that never puts a foot wrong’
Les mer
Black Thorn is a standalone novel from Sarah Hilary, Theakston's Crime Novel of the Year winner and author of Fragile. They thought that they had found their forever home on the wild Cornish coast, until one night their neighbours started dying . . . Perfect for fans of Belinda Bauer and Tana French.
Les mer
I’ve loved Sarah’s work from the beginning. She’s a brave writer, shifting tone and subject matter, always surprising. Above all, she’s a master of her craft. In every book she makes the words sing
Black Thorn is a standalone novel from Sarah Hilary, Theakston's Crime Novel of the Year winner and author of Fragile. They thought that they had found their forever home on the wild Cornish coast, until one night their neighbours started dying . . . Perfect for fans of Belinda Bauer and Tana French.
Les mer

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<b>I’ve loved Sarah’s work from the beginning</b>. She’s <b>a brave writer</b>, shifting tone and subject matter, <b>always surprising</b>. Above all, she’s a<b> master of her craft</b>. In every book<b> she makes the words sing</b>

- Ann Cleeves, author of <i>The Raging Storm</i>,

<b>Nail-biting, heart-wrenching stuff.</b> <i>Black Thorn </i>has the atmosphere and drama of <b>a modern-day du Maurier</b> novel. Sarah Hilary’s uncanny ability to make readers not just see through her characters’ eyes but feel through their skin in unparalleled

- Erin Kelly, author of <i>He Said/ She Said</i>,

A <b>creepy and atmospheric</b> tale, <b>beautifully and sensitively written</b>

The Guardian

Se alle

<b>A mesmerizing stor</b>y of family and community, secrets and lies. <b>Psychologically rich and captivatingly told</b>, Sarah Hilary’s Black Thorn sweeps you into its dark embrace from the start and holds you there until its final revelations

- Megan Abbott, author of <i>Beware the Woman</i>,

<b>Exudes a tightly-controlled menace </b>that ratchets up to full-blown claustrophobia as the pages turn. A book that oozes under your skin from the opening sentence

- Vaseem Khan, author of <i>Death of a Lesser God</i>,

<b>Multi-layered, unexpected, and carrying a strong emotional punch</b>, <i>Black Thorn</i> is refreshingly different. Sarah Hilary is an exceptionally gifted writer

- Sharon Bolton, author of <i>The Pact</i>,

<b>Brilliant</b>. Taking a really deep dive into some dark spaces that Sarah brings vividly to life, <b>it's wonderful and unlike anything else I've read lately</b>

- Mick Herron, author of <i>Slow Horses</i>,

<b>An absolute master of her craft</b>. Beautiful writing. This book is fascinating on so many levels. Not your run-of-the-mill thriller<b>. A haunting captivating book</b>

- Imran Mahmood, author of <i>Finding Sophie</i>,

A <b>stunning</b>, haunting and often moving novel. I loved it

- Anna Mazzola, author of <i>The Clockwork Girl</i>,

<b>Sarah Hilary is a writer with all the gifts</b>: character and psychology, language and<b> one-more-chapter suspense.</b> In twisting, turning, ever-changing <i>Black Thorn</i>, she shows us how very easily the wrong people can turn paradise into hell on earth

- Lucie Whitehouse, author of <i>Keep You Close</i>,

Sarah Hilary has done it again with this<b> tale of toxicity</b> in all its forms. <b>Excellent</b> <b>writing</b> <b>and tight plotting</b> on top of shifting sands make <i>Black Thorn</i> an <b>unforgettable read </b>with the most sympathetic protagonist I've read in years

- Liz Nugent, author of <i>Strange Sally Diamond</i>,

<b>An *extraordinary* book</b>. <b>Beautifully written, densely plotted</b>, with an uncanny insight into the best and worst of family relationships

- Emma Flint, author of<i> Other Women</i>,

I was<b> blown away by the writing</b> and the world and the sensitivity with which the characters are drawn . . . you literally absorb it. <b>Sarah Hilary just gets better and better</b>

- Sabine Durrant,

<i>Black Thorn</i> finds <b>Sarah Hilary right back at the top of her game</b>, melding a <b>darkly disturbing sense of place</b> with some <b>pinpoint-accurate characterisation</b> and a plot that keeps you guessing, and guessing again. At its epicentre is the wonderful Agnes, one of my favourite crime fiction creations since MW Craven‘s Tilly Bradshaw. <b>This one’s a real cracker</b>

Crime Fiction Lover

<i>Black Thorn</i> is <b>a sumptious read</b>. From a tragedy early in the story Sarah Hilary builds up suspicions, anxiety and heartbreak. <b>This is seriously high quality crime fiction</b> – I can only implore you to read it.

GrabthisBook.net

Sarah Hilary, Theakston’s Crime Novel of the Year winner and author of Fragile, returns with Black Thorn, a slow-burn psychological mystery set against the abandonment of an exclusive housing development and devastation of the families that lived there . . .'An astonishingly gifted writer' – Marian Keyes‘Immersive, claustrophobic, unbearably tense and quite brilliant' – Ann CleevesHow much do you really know about the people next door?Blackthorn Ashes was meant to be their forever home. For the first six families moving into the exclusive new housing development, it was a chance to live a peaceful life on the cliffs overlooking the Cornish sea, safe in the knowledge that it had been created just for them.But six weeks later, paradise is lost. Six people are dead. And Blackthorn Ashes is left abandoned and unfinished, its dark shadows hiding all manner of secrets.One of its surviving residents, exiled to a local caravan park in the wake of the tragedy, is Agnes Gale, an autistic woman trying to survive the fallout with her family. She is determined to find out the truth about what happened. Even if that truth is deadlier than she could have ever believed possible . . .With a compelling, diverse cast of characters, and moving back-and-forth between time periods with an increasingly pervasive sense of unease, Black Thorn is perfect for book clubs and fans of Belinda Bauer.‘A creepy and atmospheric tale, beautifully and sensitively written’ – The GuardianReaders love Black Thorn:‘Grips so hard you can't stop reading’‘Clever, haunting and beautifully written’‘An author that never puts a foot wrong’
Les mer
Black Thorn is a standalone novel from Sarah Hilary, Theakston's Crime Novel of the Year winner and author of Fragile. They thought that they had found their forever home on the wild Cornish coast, until one night their neighbours started dying . . . Perfect for fans of Belinda Bauer and Tana French.
Les mer
I’ve loved Sarah’s work from the beginning. She’s a brave writer, shifting tone and subject matter, always surprising. Above all, she’s a master of her craft. In every book she makes the words sing
Black Thorn is a standalone novel from Sarah Hilary, Theakston's Crime Novel of the Year winner and author of Fragile. They thought that they had found their forever home on the wild Cornish coast, until one night their neighbours started dying . . . Perfect for fans of Belinda Bauer and Tana French.
Les mer

Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9781035004317
Publisert
2024-03-14
Utgiver
Vendor
Pan Books
Vekt
278 gr
Høyde
197 mm
Bredde
130 mm
Dybde
25 mm
Aldersnivå
00, G, 01
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
400

Forfatter
Hilary Sarah

Om bidragsyterne

Sarah Hilary’s debut novel, Someone Else’s Skin, won the 2015 Theakston’s Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year and was a World Book Night selection. The Observer’s Book of the Month (‘superbly disturbing’) and a Richard and Judy Book Club bestseller, it has been published worldwide. No Other Darkness, the second in the series, was shortlisted for a Barry Award in the US. Her DI Marnie Rome series continues with Tastes Like Fear, Quieter Than Killing, Come and Find Me, and Never Be Broken. Black Thorn is her second standalone novel, following Fragile.

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