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Book Synopsis

The new sizzler in the Mad, Bad and Dangerous to Know trilogy!

''Revenge will be sweet - and in this case, extremely funny'' New

***

She stole the life she wanted. Now someone wants to steal it back . . .


Alvie Knightly may be waking up in the Ritz, but her life is no bed of roses.

Firstly, she has the mother of all hangovers.

Secondly, her beautiful, spoiled twin sister Beth has just been found dead in Sicily - and the police want Alvie for questioning.

And thirdly, Alvie''s hot new boyfriend has vanished with every penny of the millions they stole from Beth . . .

But he picked the wrong girl to mess with.


Alvie will pursue her ex to Rome in a game of cat and mouse that only one of them can survive.

Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned . . . But can Alvie get revenge before her crimes catch up with her?


Re

Trade Review
Revenge will be sweet - and in this case, extremely funny * New Magazine *
Packed with glamour, murder, sex and oodles of humour - an ideal beach read * The Herald *
This fast-paced novel is a deadly game of cat and mouse . . . Multi-faceted, funny Alvie comes in hot, bringing with her a whole new level of hot, wicked, crazy awesome . . . Readers will fly through this book, and anxiously await the conclusion to the trilogy * Booklist, Starred Review *
Praise for Mad * - *
The must-have beach read this summer * Telegraph *
Sizzlingly glamorous * Guardian *
A fast-paced tale of sex, lies and murder . . . Sex and the City dialled up several notches * Stylist *
A summer read to make you hotter than the weather outside . . . you'd be mad not to find room for this in your case * Sun *
Gone Girl plus . . . Esposito has added a dollop of Bridget Jones to the mix * Telegraph *
The white-hot debut * Glamour *
So begins this caper that has Alvina up to her neck in designer labels, hot sex and trouble . . . outrageous * Daily Mail *
I just read Mad in one go. I bloody LOVED it. Like Gone Girl, if Amy Schumer had written it. SUCH fun -- Bryony Gordon * bestselling author of Mad Girl *
Allergic to chick lit? Meet Alvie Knightly . . . Insane as its title promises * Mail on Sunday *
Raunchy, fun * Guardian *
Trust us when we say that you won't ever have encountered a character quite like Alvie Knightly . . . A brilliantly bonkers read * Heat *
Like The Devil Wears Prada - fast-paced, but funnier and more readable * Independent, 10 Best Debut Novels by Women Authors *
If you loved [Paula Hawkins'] Into the Water, try Mad * Red *
She's an evil hot mess is what she is, and I kinda like it! -- Sarah Knight * bestselling author of The Life-Changing Magic of Not Giving a F**k *
Pure, unadulterated entertainment. There is nothing Chloé Esposito's Alvie won't do. Strap in for a fun, fast and fresh read -- Ali Land * Sunday Times bestselling author of Good Me Bad Me *
Chloe Esposito introduces a compelling and uncensored antiheroine * US Weekly *
Using Sicily as a backdrop with its gorgeous architecture, villas and sexy men, Esposito pens an unforgettable summer debut headed by a no-holds-barred protagonist * Library Journal *
Deliciously over-the-top, with a protagonist you'll never forget * Bookpage *
Chloe [has] a fantastic natural vibrancy and humour in her work -- Richard Skinner, Director of Fiction at the Faber Academy

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      Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
      Publication Date: 06/08/2020
      ISBN13: 9781405928823, 978-1405928823
      ISBN10: 1405928824

      Description

      Book Synopsis

      The new sizzler in the Mad, Bad and Dangerous to Know trilogy!

      ''Revenge will be sweet - and in this case, extremely funny'' New

      ***

      She stole the life she wanted. Now someone wants to steal it back . . .


      Alvie Knightly may be waking up in the Ritz, but her life is no bed of roses.

      Firstly, she has the mother of all hangovers.

      Secondly, her beautiful, spoiled twin sister Beth has just been found dead in Sicily - and the police want Alvie for questioning.

      And thirdly, Alvie''s hot new boyfriend has vanished with every penny of the millions they stole from Beth . . .

      But he picked the wrong girl to mess with.


      Alvie will pursue her ex to Rome in a game of cat and mouse that only one of them can survive.

      Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned . . . But can Alvie get revenge before her crimes catch up with her?


      Re

      Trade Review
      Revenge will be sweet - and in this case, extremely funny * New Magazine *
      Packed with glamour, murder, sex and oodles of humour - an ideal beach read * The Herald *
      This fast-paced novel is a deadly game of cat and mouse . . . Multi-faceted, funny Alvie comes in hot, bringing with her a whole new level of hot, wicked, crazy awesome . . . Readers will fly through this book, and anxiously await the conclusion to the trilogy * Booklist, Starred Review *
      Praise for Mad * - *
      The must-have beach read this summer * Telegraph *
      Sizzlingly glamorous * Guardian *
      A fast-paced tale of sex, lies and murder . . . Sex and the City dialled up several notches * Stylist *
      A summer read to make you hotter than the weather outside . . . you'd be mad not to find room for this in your case * Sun *
      Gone Girl plus . . . Esposito has added a dollop of Bridget Jones to the mix * Telegraph *
      The white-hot debut * Glamour *
      So begins this caper that has Alvina up to her neck in designer labels, hot sex and trouble . . . outrageous * Daily Mail *
      I just read Mad in one go. I bloody LOVED it. Like Gone Girl, if Amy Schumer had written it. SUCH fun -- Bryony Gordon * bestselling author of Mad Girl *
      Allergic to chick lit? Meet Alvie Knightly . . . Insane as its title promises * Mail on Sunday *
      Raunchy, fun * Guardian *
      Trust us when we say that you won't ever have encountered a character quite like Alvie Knightly . . . A brilliantly bonkers read * Heat *
      Like The Devil Wears Prada - fast-paced, but funnier and more readable * Independent, 10 Best Debut Novels by Women Authors *
      If you loved [Paula Hawkins'] Into the Water, try Mad * Red *
      She's an evil hot mess is what she is, and I kinda like it! -- Sarah Knight * bestselling author of The Life-Changing Magic of Not Giving a F**k *
      Pure, unadulterated entertainment. There is nothing Chloé Esposito's Alvie won't do. Strap in for a fun, fast and fresh read -- Ali Land * Sunday Times bestselling author of Good Me Bad Me *
      Chloe Esposito introduces a compelling and uncensored antiheroine * US Weekly *
      Using Sicily as a backdrop with its gorgeous architecture, villas and sexy men, Esposito pens an unforgettable summer debut headed by a no-holds-barred protagonist * Library Journal *
      Deliciously over-the-top, with a protagonist you'll never forget * Bookpage *
      Chloe [has] a fantastic natural vibrancy and humour in her work -- Richard Skinner, Director of Fiction at the Faber Academy

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