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THE PITCH-BLACK REDISCOVERED CLASSIC OF 2024
From the Booker-shortlisted author of Great Granny Webster, this twisted modern classic is perfect for fans of Shirley Jackson and Celia Dale.
'One of the greatest, darkest writers who ever lived' Virginia Feito
'This chillingly profound story drips with classy darkness. . . a…
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Although nominally crime fiction, it is only so in the most abstract sense. The disappearance of a little girl is just the catalyst for a darkly hilarious and relentlessly misanthropic take on the human condition and its general lack of empathy. Our narrator is a completely unsympathetic, alcoholic misogynist who can barely tolerate his wife, daughter or mistress. At first he appears merely insensitive towards the murder of a local child, yet as the story progressed we begin to suspect he may be more deeply involved than he is admitting. Meanwhile the wife, anticipating our modern day internet sleuths, becomes…
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