2020 Theakston Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year (shortlist)
A LESSON IN CRUELTY, the jaw-dropping new thriller from bestselling author Harriet Tyce is available to pre-order now.
'Utterly compelling... I couldn't put it down' Lisa Jewell, No.1 bestselling author of The Family Upstairs
'A classy thriller with complex and compelling characters' Clare Mackintosh, bestselling author of I Let You Go
'Twists that keep you frantically turning the pages' Sunday Mirror
BOLD AND SHOCKING, BLOOD ORANGE WILL HOLD YOU IN ITS GRIP UNTIL ITS FINAL, HEARTSTOPPING CONCLUSION.
Alison has it all. A doting husband, adorable daughter, and a career on the rise - she's just been given her first murder case to defend. But all is never as it seems...
Just one more night. Then I'll end it.
Alison drinks too much. She's neglecting her family. And she's having an affair with a colleague whose taste for pushing boundaries may be more than she can handle.
I did it. I killed him. I should be locked up.
Alison's client doesn't deny that she stabbed her husband - she wants to plead guilty. And yet something about her story is deeply amiss. Saving this woman may be the first step to Alison saving herself.
I'm watching you. I know what you're doing.
But someone knows Alison's secrets. Someone who wants to make her pay for what she's done, and who won't stop until she's lost everything....
'Gripping' Daily Mail
'Sizzlingly addictive' Heat
'Delicious and addictive - a perfectly crafted treat!' Louise Candlish, author of Our House
'Glittering and fierce . . . a glorious bonfire of a marriage thriller' Irish Times
Genre: Mystery
'Utterly compelling... I couldn't put it down' Lisa Jewell, No.1 bestselling author of The Family Upstairs
'A classy thriller with complex and compelling characters' Clare Mackintosh, bestselling author of I Let You Go
'Twists that keep you frantically turning the pages' Sunday Mirror
BOLD AND SHOCKING, BLOOD ORANGE WILL HOLD YOU IN ITS GRIP UNTIL ITS FINAL, HEARTSTOPPING CONCLUSION.
Alison has it all. A doting husband, adorable daughter, and a career on the rise - she's just been given her first murder case to defend. But all is never as it seems...
Just one more night. Then I'll end it.
Alison drinks too much. She's neglecting her family. And she's having an affair with a colleague whose taste for pushing boundaries may be more than she can handle.
I did it. I killed him. I should be locked up.
Alison's client doesn't deny that she stabbed her husband - she wants to plead guilty. And yet something about her story is deeply amiss. Saving this woman may be the first step to Alison saving herself.
I'm watching you. I know what you're doing.
But someone knows Alison's secrets. Someone who wants to make her pay for what she's done, and who won't stop until she's lost everything....
'Gripping' Daily Mail
'Sizzlingly addictive' Heat
'Delicious and addictive - a perfectly crafted treat!' Louise Candlish, author of Our House
'Glittering and fierce . . . a glorious bonfire of a marriage thriller' Irish Times
Genre: Mystery
Praise for this book
"he debut novel of the year. Harriet Tyce is now on my 'must read' list." - Jeff Abbott
"This brilliant debut from Harriet Tyce has it all - a tricky murder case, a complex and conflicted female barrister battling her own demons, and layer upon layer of intrigue as Blood Orange flows towards its breath-taking ending." - Rachel Abbott
"Combines sharp spare prose with a gloriously twisted plot - I read this in one heart-pounding, furiously angry sitting." - Emma Flint
"Blood Orange kept me frantically turning the pages, desperate to know what would happen next. A superb, compulsive read!" - Tess Gerritsen
"Gritty and compelling, Blood Orange drags you right into the hearts of the flawed characters and their stories from the get go. A book that will keep you up all night." - Kate Hamer
"A dark and disturbing domestic noir." - Louise Jensen
"A classy thriller with complex and compelling characters." - Clare Mackintosh
"Harriet Tyce brings a new layer of visceral, addictive dark to domestic noir... At once shocking and riveting, I simply couldn't stop reading. Bravo." - Sarah Pinborough
"This brilliant debut from Harriet Tyce has it all - a tricky murder case, a complex and conflicted female barrister battling her own demons, and layer upon layer of intrigue as Blood Orange flows towards its breath-taking ending." - Rachel Abbott
"Combines sharp spare prose with a gloriously twisted plot - I read this in one heart-pounding, furiously angry sitting." - Emma Flint
"Blood Orange kept me frantically turning the pages, desperate to know what would happen next. A superb, compulsive read!" - Tess Gerritsen
"Gritty and compelling, Blood Orange drags you right into the hearts of the flawed characters and their stories from the get go. A book that will keep you up all night." - Kate Hamer
"A dark and disturbing domestic noir." - Louise Jensen
"A classy thriller with complex and compelling characters." - Clare Mackintosh
"Harriet Tyce brings a new layer of visceral, addictive dark to domestic noir... At once shocking and riveting, I simply couldn't stop reading. Bravo." - Sarah Pinborough
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