Black Thorn
Sarah Hilary
13 July 2023
9781035003884Synopsis
Sarah Hilary, Theakston’s Crime Novel of the year winner and author of Fragile, returns with Black Thorn, another compulsive psychological thriller, that questions how much you know about the people who live next to you . . .
'An astonishingly gifted writer' Marian Keyes
Blackthorn 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.
But 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.
One 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 . . .
Praise for Sarah Hilary:
‘Perfectly plotted’ Erin Kelly
‘Extraordinary’ Andrew Taylor
Sarah Hilary has always known how to chill her readers – Fragile dials the chill factor up to elevenVal McDermid on Fragile
Fragile is absolutely STUNNING, the dreamy atmosphere couples with Nell’s carnal love for Joe put me in mind of Barbara Vine . . . [Sarah Hilary is] an astonishingly gifted writer, with an almost scalpel-like ability to dissect human motivation and convey it deliciously devoid of sentimentality. I was GRIPPED by Fragile, it took me into a whole other world and I was sorry to leave itMarian Keyes on Fragile
Perfectly plotted, beautifully written modern Gothic. Timeless, tense and tender, Fragile will worm its way deep into your heart, just as the characters insinuate themselves into each other’s lives. I absolutely loved itErin Kelly on Fragile
