Alice Slater

A BOOKSHOP. A TRUE CRIME CASE. A DEADLY FRIENDSHIP. THE UNMISSABLE NEW THRILLER. PRE-ORDER THE 2023 DEBUT YOUR FAVOURITE AUTHORS CAN'T STOP TALKING ABOUT... 'Your new obsession' ERIN KELLY 'A dark masterpiece. It will work its way under your skin like a splinter and stay there' CATRIONA WARD 'Tense, addictive and sticky underfoot' JULIA ARMFIELD 'Utterly unforgettable' CATHERINE RYAN HOWARD 'Engrossing, atmospheric and deliciously dark. Add this to your list' WILL DEAN 'Impossible to put down' ELIZA CLARK

the UNMISSABLE debut thriller of 2023

Death of a Bookseller

The UNMISSABLE Debut Thriller of 2023

A Sunday Times bestseller In this "utterly unforgettable" debut (Catherine Ryan Howard), a disaffected, true crime-obsessed bookseller develops a dangerous obsession with a colleague. Roach would rather be listening to the latest episode of her favorite true crime podcast than assisting the boring and predictable customers at her local branch of the bookstore Spines, where she's worked her entire adult life. A serious true crime junkie, Roach looks down her nose at the pumpkin-spice-latte-drinking casual fans who only became interested in the genre once it got trendy. But when Laura, a pretty and charismatic children's bookseller, arrives to help rejuvenate the struggling bookstore branch, Roach recognizes in her an unexpected kindred spirit. Despite their common interest in true crime, Laura keeps her distance from Roach, resisting the other woman's overtures of friendship. Undeterred, Roach learns everything she can about her new colleague, eventually uncovering Laura's traumatic family history. When Roach realizes that she may have come across her very own true crime story, interest swiftly blooms into a dangerous obsession. A darkly funny suspense novel, Death of a Bookseller raises ethical questions about the fervor for true crime and how we handle stories that don't belong to us.

Roach – livreira, solitária e fanática por true crime – não está interessada em fazer amigos. Tem toda a companhia de que precisa nos seus livros de serial killers, podcasts de homicídios e no seu caracol de estimação, Bleep. Assim é, até Laura entrar para a livraria. Com os seus bonitos sacos literários e o seu sorriso reconfortante, ela é a livreira preferida de todos. Mas, por baixo do verniz brilhante, Roach sente uma escuridão dentro de Laura, a mesma escuridão que ela própria possui. E quando a curiosidade se transforma em obsessão mórbida, Roach fica determinada a fazer parte da história de Laura – quer Laura a queira nela ou não.

A Morte de uma Livreira

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Food is about so much more than just the first bite . . .

What we eat can fill us up, satisfy our needs or leave us hungry for more. It connects us to our culture, defines our routines and flavours our fondest memories.

Whole stories are made across a dinner table, and in What She’s Having, sixteen writers explore the complex and meaningful relationships that women have with the food we cook, eat and share.

From an essay about elaborate meals for one, an ode to eating with your hands, a story about the love to be found in a plateful of pasta, to a tale exploring the darker side of what we crave, this is a collection that delves into food in all its forms – and celebrates each and every mouthful.

Bringing together fiction, non-fiction and poetry, this collection of women’s stories about food is something to savour. 

Stories of women and food

What She’s Having 

A SPECIAL CHRISTMAS EDITION OF THE INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLING DEBUT THRILLER, SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR AND FEATURING A LUXE FOILED COVER AND EXCLUSIVE DELETED SCENES Bookshops at Christmas can be magical. But for booksellers, it's murder. But the long hours and festive window displays are the least of Roach's worries this year. Because the shop has a new bookseller. With her cute literary tote bags and helpful smile, Laura is seemingly perfect in every way. But true crime-obsessed Roach knows Laura is hiding something - something dark. All Laura wants is for Roach to leave her alone. But as the snow begins to fall and the Christmas party approaches, Roach's morbid curiosity makes her more and more determined to become part of Laura's story. At any cost. A deliciously dark bestseller that will make your skin crawl and your heart pound this festive season. If you thought bookshops were a safe haven at Christmas - think again.

Christmas Edition

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