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THE INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER!
LONGLISTED FOR THE AUTHORS' CLUB BEST FIRST NOVEL AWARD 2024
WINNER OF DEBUT OF THE YEAR at the FINGERPRINT AWARDS

WOULD YOU KILL FOR A GOOD STORY?

Roach - bookseller, loner and true crime fanatic- is not interested in making friends. She has all the…

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1 author picked Death of a Bookseller as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

I love reading books about books - or, as in this case, bookshops. 'Death of a Bookseller' is one of the best I've read, with two incredibly well-drawn (and very different) characters who tell their interwoven stories in alternate chapters.
It's impossible to guess exactly where the story is going, but the obsession that drives it forward will also propel you to keep reading.
Don't expect a whodunnit - this is something very different, but equally as compelling.

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