Chloé Esposito

"Alvie Knightly is a trainwreck: aimless, haphazard, and pretty much constantly drunk. Alvie's existence is made even more futile in contrast to that of her identical and perfect twin sister Beth ... When Beth sends Alvie a ... plane ticket to visit her in Italy, Alvie is reluctant to go. But when she gets fired from the job she hates and her flatmates kick her out on the streets, a luxury villa in glitzy Taormina suddenly sounds more appealing. Beth asks Alvie to swap places with her for just a few hours so she can go out unnoticed by her husband ... When the night ends with Beth dead at the bottom of the pool, Alvie realizes that this is her chance to change her life"--

A Novel

"Published simultaneously in the UK by Michael Joseph, an imprint of Penguin Random House"--Title page verso.

Pre-order the sharp, smart and outrageously funny finale in the Alvie Knightly trilogy 'Trust us when we say that you won't ever have encountered a character quite like Alvie Knightly' HEAT Once, serial killer Alvie Knightly was living the dream. Unlimited cash. An Italian getaway. A hot new boyfriend . . . How the mighty fall. One year - and one very unfortunate incident - later, Alvie is homeless, surviving on meal deals, and counting her dwindling pennies. It's time for one last hit, and if anyone can pull it off - in six-inch heels - it's Alvie. But if she's to succeed in her mission to avenge her ex, win back her money and secure her future, she'll have to face her most terrifying enemy yet . . . Her past. Readers are LOVING Dangerous to Know: 'Every bone in my body is shaking. A masterful thriller' 5***** Reader Review 'Fizzing and fast, the story is crazy, I love this series!' 5***** Reader Review 'Deliciously unputdownable . . . a must-read book' 5***** Reader Review 'It had me thrilled and enthralled' 5***** Reader Review

A new, dark and shockingly funny thriller that you won’t be able to put down

Dangerous to Know

In this compulsively readable debut, set between London and Sicily over one blood-drenched week in the dead of summer, an identical twin reveals the crazy lies and twists she'll go through to not only steal her sister's perfect life, but to keep on living it. Alvie Knightly is a trainwreck: aimless, haphazard, and pretty much constantly drunk. Alvie's existence is made even more futile in contrast to that of her identical and perfect twin sister, Beth. Alvie lives on social media, eats kebabs for breakfast, and gets stopped at security when the sex toy in her carry-on starts buzzing. Beth is married to a hot, rich Italian, dotes on her beautiful baby boy, and has always been their mother's favorite. The twins' days of having anything in common besides their looks are long gone. When Beth sends Alvie a first-class plane ticket to visit her in Italy, Alvie is reluctant to go. But when she gets fired from the job she hates and her flatmates kick her out on the streets, a luxury villa in glitzy Taormina suddenly sounds more appealing. Beth asks Alvie to swap places with her for just a few hours so she can go out unnoticed by her husband. Alvie jumps at the chance to take over her sister's life--if only temporarily. But when the night ends with Beth dead at the bottom of the pool, Alvie realizes that this is her chance to change her life. Alvie quickly discovers that living Beth's life is harder than she thought. What was her sister hiding from her husband? And why did Beth invite her to Italy at all? As Alvie digs deeper, she uncovers Mafia connections, secret lovers, attractive hitmen, and one extremely corrupt priest, all of whom are starting to catch on to her charade. Now Alvie has to rely on all the skills that made her unemployable--a turned-to-11 sex drive, a love of guns, lying to her mother--if she wants to keep her million-dollar prize. She is uncensored, unhinged, and unforgettable.

”Bridget Jones møder italiensk mafiafilm, krydret med de bedste scener fra Fifty Shades of Grey ... skør, sjov og perfekt læsning til strandturen.” – Amazon ALVINA KNIGHTLY. UCENSURERET. UDE AF KONTROL. UFORGLEMMELIG. Beth og Alvina er enæggede tvillinger. De ligner hinanden på en prik, men er som dag og nat. Beth er gift med en flot, rig italiener, bor i en luksusvilla på Sicilien og har altid været deres mors favorit. Alvina bor på et værelse i London, drikker lidt for meget og bruger uforholdsmæssigt meget tid på Tinder. Da Beth en varm sommerdag bliver fundet død på bunden af sin pool i Taormina, beslutter Alvina sig for at træde ud af sin søsters skygge. Hun vil overtage Beths identitet, så hun omsider kan få det liv, hun har ønsket sig, med penge på kontoen og en lækker mand i sin seng. Alvina opdager dog hurtigt, at det er sværere, end hun havde forestillet sig, at være Beth – for måske var hendes tvillingsøster i virkeligheden slet ikke så perfekt, som hun troede? Fra den ene dag til den anden befinder Alvina sig i en verden af hårdkogte mafiaforbindelser og kyniske lejemordere, korrupte præster og hemmelige elskere. Og hun begynder faktisk at få smag for det ... Men hvor længe kan hun holde på sin hemmelighed? Skyggesøster er første del af Chloé Espositos stærkt underholdende trilogi om Alvina Knightly – en hæsblæsende fortælling om søsterjalousi og hemmeligheder, fuld af ucensureret humor og med en vild og original antiheltinde i centrum. Trilogien er solgt til udgivelse i mere end 25 lande, og filmrettighederne er solgt til produktionsselskabet bag Fifty Shades of Grey-filmene. ”Herligt over-the-top og med en hovedperson, man sent vil glemme.” – Bookpage ”En vild bog – jeg kunne ikke stoppe med at læse.” – Daily Mail ”Esposito har begået en uforglemmelig sommerdebut.” – Library Journal

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