{"product_id":"black-thorn-9781035003884","title":"Black Thorn","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\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 . . .\u003c\/b\u003e\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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eI’ve loved Sarah’s work from the beginning\u003c\/b\u003e. She’s \u003cb\u003ea brave writer\u003c\/b\u003e, shifting tone and subject matter, \u003cb\u003ealways surprising\u003c\/b\u003e. Above all, she’s a\u003cb\u003e master of her craft\u003c\/b\u003e. In every book\u003cb\u003e she makes the words sing\u003c\/b\u003e -- Ann Cleeves, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Raging Storm\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNail-biting, heart-wrenching stuff.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003eBlack Thorn \u003c\/i\u003ehas the atmosphere and drama of \u003cb\u003ea modern-day du Maurier\u003c\/b\u003e novel. Sarah Hilary’s uncanny ability to make readers not just see through her characters’ eyes but feel through their skin in unparalleled -- Erin Kelly, author of \u003ci\u003eHe Said\/ She Said\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA \u003cb\u003ecreepy and atmospheric\u003c\/b\u003e tale, \u003cb\u003ebeautifully and sensitively written\u003c\/b\u003e * The Guardian *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA mesmerizing stor\u003c\/b\u003ey of family and community, secrets and lies. \u003cb\u003ePsychologically rich and captivatingly told\u003c\/b\u003e, Sarah Hilary’s Black Thorn sweeps you into its dark embrace from the start and holds you there until its final revelations -- Megan Abbott, author of \u003ci\u003eBeware the Woman\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eExudes 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 -- Vaseem Khan, author of \u003ci\u003eDeath of a Lesser God\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMulti-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 -- Sharon Bolton, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Pact\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBrilliant\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 -- Mick Herron, author of \u003ci\u003eSlow Horses\u003c\/i\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 -- Imran Mahmood, author of \u003ci\u003eFinding Sophie\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA \u003cb\u003estunning\u003c\/b\u003e, haunting and often moving novel. I loved it -- Anna Mazzola, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Clockwork Girl\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSarah Hilary is a writer with all the gifts\u003c\/b\u003e: character and psychology, language and\u003cb\u003e one-more-chapter suspense.\u003c\/b\u003e In twisting, turning, ever-changing \u003ci\u003eBlack Thorn\u003c\/i\u003e, she shows us how very easily the wrong people can turn paradise into hell on earth -- Lucie Whitehouse, author of \u003ci\u003eKeep You Close\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSarah Hilary has done it again with this\u003cb\u003e tale of toxicity\u003c\/b\u003e in all its forms. \u003cb\u003eExcellent\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003ewriting\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eand tight plotting\u003c\/b\u003e on top of shifting sands make \u003ci\u003eBlack Thorn\u003c\/i\u003e an \u003cb\u003eunforgettable read \u003c\/b\u003ewith the most sympathetic protagonist I've read in years -- Liz Nugent, author of \u003ci\u003eStrange Sally Diamond\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn *extraordinary* book\u003c\/b\u003e. \u003cb\u003eBeautifully written, densely plotted\u003c\/b\u003e, with an uncanny insight into the best and worst of family relationships -- Emma Flint, author of\u003ci\u003e Other Women\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eI was\u003cb\u003e blown away by the writing\u003c\/b\u003e and the world and the sensitivity with which the characters are drawn . . . you literally absorb it. \u003cb\u003eSarah Hilary just gets better and better\u003c\/b\u003e -- Sabine Durrant\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBlack Thorn\u003c\/i\u003e finds \u003cb\u003eSarah Hilary right back at the top of her game\u003c\/b\u003e, melding a \u003cb\u003edarkly disturbing sense of place\u003c\/b\u003e with some \u003cb\u003epinpoint-accurate characterisation\u003c\/b\u003e and a plot that keeps you guessing, and guessing again. At its epicentre is the wonderful Agnes, one of my favourite crime fiction creations since MW Craven‘s Tilly Bradshaw. \u003cb\u003eThis one’s a real cracker\u003c\/b\u003e * Crime Fiction Lover *\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Pan Macmillan","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48866315469143,"sku":"9781035003884","price":15.29,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781035003884.jpg?v=1722278091","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/black-thorn-9781035003884","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}