2020 Theakston Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year (shortlist)
A young lawyer's outwardly perfect life spirals out of control as she takes on her first murder case in this "dark, original and utterly compelling" domestic noir for readers of Paula Hawkins, A.J. Finn, or Shari Lapena. (Lisa Jewell, New York Times bestselling author of Then She Was Gone)
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....
Genre: Mystery
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....
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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