{"product_id":"black-thorn","title":"Sarah Hilary: Black Thorn [2023] paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eSarah Hilary, Theakston's Crime Novel of the year winner and author of \u003ci\u003eFragile\u003c\/i\u003e, returns with \u003ci\u003eBlack Thorn\u003c\/i\u003e, another compulsive psychological thriller, that questions how much you know about the people who live next to you . . .\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'An astonishingly gifted writer' Marian Keyes\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBlackthorn 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOne of its surviving residents, Agnes Gale, is determined to find out the truth about what happened. Even if that truth is deadlier than she could have ever believed possible . . .\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eBlack Thorn\u003c\/i\u003e:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Nail-biting, heart-wrenching stuff\u003c\/b\u003e. \u003ci\u003eBlack Thorn \u003c\/i\u003ehas \u003cb\u003ethe atmosphere and drama of a modern-day du Maurier novel\u003c\/b\u003e. Sarah Hilary's uncanny ability to make readers not just see through her characters' eyes but feel through their skin is unparalleled' \u003cb\u003eErin Kelly\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A \u003cb\u003emesmerizing\u003c\/b\u003e story of family and community, secrets and lies. \u003cb\u003ePsychologically rich and captivatingly told\u003c\/b\u003e' \u003cb\u003eMegan Abbott\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eE\u003c\/i\u003exudes a tightly-controlled menace \u003c\/b\u003ethat ratchets up to full-blown claustrophobia as the pages turn. A book that oozes under your skin from the opening sentence' \u003cb\u003eVaseem Khan\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Brilliant\u003c\/b\u003e. Taking a really deep dive into some dark spaces that Sarah brings vividly to life, \u003cb\u003eit's wonderful and unlike anything else I've read lately'\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eMick Herron\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Multi-layered, unexpected, and carrying a strong emotional punch\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBlack Thorn\u003c\/i\u003e is refreshingly different. Sarah Hilary is an exceptionally gifted writer' \u003cb\u003eSharon Bolton\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'\u003cb\u003eAn absolute master of her craft\u003c\/b\u003e. Beautiful writing. This book is fascinating on so many levels. Not your run-of-the-mill thriller\u003cb\u003e. A haunting captivating book\u003c\/b\u003e' \u003cb\u003eImran Mahmood\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Hilary, Sarah","offers":[{"title":"New","offer_id":46725837848915,"sku":"9781035004300","price":17.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0616\/4001\/6057\/files\/hilary-sarah-sarah-hilary-black-thorn-2023-paperback-9781035004300-51080875835731.jpg?v=1686681339","url":"https:\/\/chaptersbookstore.com\/products\/black-thorn","provider":"Chapters Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}