Books by Alex Marwood

The word-of-mouth bestselling debut from multi-award-winning bestseller Alex MarwoodThat's us. We're the girls who killed Chloe. We are the devil now.One fateful summer morning in 1986, two eleven-year-old girls meet for the first time and by the end of the day are charged with murder. Twenty-five years later, journalist Kirsty Lindsay is reporting on a series of sickening attacks on young female tourists in a seaside town when her investigation leads her to interview funfair cleaner Amber Gordon. For Kirsty and Amber, it's the first time they've seen each other since that dark day when they were just children. But with new lives - and families - to protect, will they really be able to keep their wicked secret hidden? An absolutely gripping, ripped-from-the-headlines psychological thriller perfect for fans of The Suspect by Fiona Barton and The Rumour by Lesley Kara'[I] devoured every page . . . cleverly plotted and pacy, with all the storylines thundering towards a final, gripping conclusion. I loved it' Elizabeth HaynesPraise for Alex Marwood:'So good I wish I'd written it myself' VAL McDERMID 'Without a doubt, she is one of crime fiction's brightest stars. Not to be missed' MEGAN ABBOTT 'Alex Marwood has become one of my must-read crime writers' SOPHIE HANNAH 'Scary as hell' STEPHEN KING 'I cancel all engagements for a new novel from Alex Marwood' ERIN KELLY 'Crime writing at its best' LISA JEWELL 'I can't wait to see what Alex Marwood comes up with next' JOJO MOYES_____________________Don't miss the shocking new novel from Alex Marwood - THE POISON GARDEN is out now

En sommermorgen i 1986 mødes to elleveårige piger for første gang. Ved dagens afslutning står de anklaget for en frygtelig forbrydelse. Femogtyve år senere rammes en lille ferieby på den engelske sydkyst af en række mord og bestialske overfald på unge kvinder. Journalisten Kirsty Lindsay rapporterer fra stedet, og hendes undersøgelser bringer hende i kontakt med Amber Gordon, der arbejder som rengøringskone i det lokale tivoli. Det er første gang, Kirsty og Amber ser hinanden, siden den skæbnesvangre dag for så mange år siden. De lever nye liv med mænd og børn, som intet ved. Men nu er det hele truet: For mens jagten i badebyen går ind for at afsløre en morder, stiger de to kvinders frygt for selv at blive afsløret. Afsløret som de to børn, der engang af hele pressen blev udråbt som ondskaben selv.

Shocking, tense and sharply written, The Poison Garden is the gripping new novel from the international bestseller and Edgar award-winning Alex Marwood.

'If there has been a better mystery suspense story written in this decade, I can't think of it' STEPHEN KING________________________Apologies for the general email, but I desperately need your help.My goddaughter, Coco Jackson, disappeared from her family's holiday home in Bournemouth on the night of Sunday/Monday August 29/30th, the bank holiday weekend just gone. Coco is three years old.When identical twin Coco goes missing during a family celebration, there is a media frenzy. Her parents are rich and influential, as are the friends they were with at their holiday home by the sea.But what really happened to Coco?Over two intense weekends - the first when Coco goes missing and the second twelve years later at the funeral of her father - the darkest of secrets will gradually be revealed...Taut, emotive and utterly compelling, THE DARKEST SECRET is an unputdownable 'ripped from the headlines' novel that you will want to talk about with everyone you know.__________________________Don't miss the shocking new novel from Alex Marwood - THE POISON GARDEN is out nowPraise for Alex Marwood 'So good I wish I'd written it myself' VAL McDERMID'Without a doubt, she is one of crime fiction's brightest stars. Not to be missed' MEGAN ABBOTT'Alex Marwood has become one of my must-read crime writers' SOPHIE HANNAH'I cancel all engagements for a new novel from Alex Marwood' ERIN KELLY'Crime writing at its best' LISA JEWELL'I can't wait to see what Alex Marwood comes up with next' JOJO MOYES