DISCOVER THE GRIPPING 2024 BRITISH CRIME NOVEL EVERYONE IS TALKING ABOUT:**One of The Times'' best crime and mystery books of 2024 so far**''A remarkable debut. It is funny, creepy, gory and moving.'' THE TIMES ''Utterly mesmerising'' - PETER JAMES''A crime novel I wish I had written'' - LYNDA LA PLANTE''Marie''s writing is beautiful'' - BELINDA BAUER''Exceptional in every way'' - CHRIS WHITAKER''A dark glittering gem of a book'' - LISA GRAY''Gloriously dark, deadly and deathly'' - C.

J. SKUSE''An incredible debut. Damn near perfect'' - SUSI HOLLIDAY''Tierney is a name to watch'' - SAM HOLLAND''A masterpiece'' - WILLIAM HUSSEYThirteen-year-old Ava Bonney is different.While her friends play, Ava searches for roadkill. She knows studying animal decomposition is an unusual hobby, but Ava doesn''t care what other people think.Then, one night, when Ava sneaks out to find a fox, she instead stumbles upon the body of Mickey Grant.Despite his many years in the police, Detective Seth Delahaye has never seen a murder case like this one - as though the victim was set upon by a wild animal.Nor has he met anyone quite like Ava: so determined, resourceful and .

. . unusual.And when another boy goes missing, he has no idea that Ava will become his secret weapon in the hunt for a killer.''Deadly Animals is a shockingly beautiful, rare and heartbreaking gem. I really can''t recommend it highly enough'' - CHRIS WHITAKER


Format Inbunden Omfång 400 sidor Språk Engelska Förlag Bonnier Books Ltd Utgivningsdatum 2024-02-15 ISBN 9781804181874