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Dead Head
C. J. Skuse
Victim. Murderer. Serial Killer. What next? The third darkly comic thriller in the highly addictive Sweetpea series featuring serial killer Rhiannon Lewis. 'Bridget Jones meets American Psycho' RED Can a serial killer ever lose their taste for murder? Since confessing to her bloody murder spree Rhiannon Lewis, the now-notorious Sweetpea killer, has been feeling out-of-sorts. Having fled the UK on a cruise ship to start her new life, Rhiannon should be feeling happy. But it's hard to turn over a new leaf when she's stuck in an oversized floating tin can with the Gammonati and screaming kids. Especially when they remind her of Ivy – the baby she gave up for a life carrying on killing. Rhiannon is all at sea. She's lost her taste for blood but is it really gone for good? Maybe Rhiannon is realising that there's more to life than death... The third book in the critically-acclaimed series following Sweetpea and In Bloom featuring everyone's favourite truly original girl-next-door...

The Bad Seeds
C. J. Skuse
Liked the Sweetpea TV series on Sky Atlantic? You'll love the books... 'This isn't a book for the squeamish or the faint-hearted ... think Bridget Jones meets American Psycho' Red ???? Sweetpea is coming home at last... Newly married, with a loving family surrounding her, everything's coming up roses for ex-serial killer Rhiannon Lewis, right? Wrong. Her husband has just been shot, and the daughter she left behind in the UK is desperately ill. She's got no choice but to flee the States and return home, back to her roots, where she's in danger of being recognised and arrested at any moment. Only nothing is quite as it seems... With a series of bad choices in front of her, and the authorities right behind, Rhiannon's in a hell of a hole and she needs to dig herself out of it pronto. But help can come from the most unlikely places. And even more unlikely people... Readers love the Sweetpea series! 'Visceral, chilling and absolutely downright thrilling: I wish I had read it sooner!'...

Thorn In My Side
C. J. Skuse
Sweetpea soon to be a major TV series starring Ella Purnell Everyone's favourite serial killer is back, and she's more unpredictable than ever... Readers LOVE Thorn in My Side 'Perfect for fans of a snarky narrative' NetGalley reviewer ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'I absolutely loved it' NetGalley reviewer ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'A real page-turner' NetGalley reviewer ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Sometimes, you can be your own worst enemy... Rhiannon Lewis thought she finally had it all: thanks to the pandemic she's had to keep a much lower profile but has found happiness with her fiancé Rafael and his family. For once, she is surrounded by people who love her for who she is (or who they think she is). After over 800 days without murdering anyone, the woman formerly known as the Sweetpea Killer thinks she might have finally turned over a new leaf. That is until her soon-to-be sister-in-law has a run in with her abusive ex, and Rhiannon rediscovers her taste for revenge. This time, with a loving family in tow, the stakes are much higher....

The Alibi Girl
C. J. Skuse
‘Brilliantly-written characters, original and engaging. It’s so good!’BA Paris JOANNE HAYNES HAS A SECRET.THAT IS NOT HER REAL NAME. And there’s more. Her flat isn’t hers. Her cats aren't hers. Even her hair isn’t really hers. Nor is she any of the other women she pretends to be. Not the bestselling romance novelist who gets her morning snack from the doughnut van on the seafront. Nor the pregnant woman in the dental surgery. Nor the chemo patient in the supermarket for whom the cashier feels ever so sorry. They're all just alibis. In fact, the only thing that’s real about Joanne is that nobody can know who she really is. But someone has got too close. It looks like her alibis have begun to run out.... Your favourite authors are loving The Alibi Girl ‘Heart-wrenching, impossible to predict and completely absorbing’ John Marrs ‘The master of dark, sexy psychological suspense’ Suzy K Quinn ‘A dark, addictive read’ Phoebe Morgan

Pretty Bad Things
C. J. Skuse
"Wonder Twins" on the run—and running amok—in Vegas. Road Trip!Paisley and Beau are boldface names again. Last time, paparazzi called them the "Wonder Twins," two kids found alone but alive in the woods of exotic New Jersey. Three days after their mom's death — and before their dad's criminal misdeeds.Flash-forward to now: Their so-called lives? Suck out loud: Hating on their cougarized, Botoxic grandma, they're totally clueless about the location of ex-con Daddy. Till they discover a stash of old letters. That's when they decide to jack the Pontiac and hit the road. Holding up donut shops in Sin City might seem extreme, but if they can just get their pretty bad faces back on TV — or TMZ — they might wrap up their whole gaga saga with an Oprah-worthy reunion already!

The Deviants
C. J. Skuse
'Electrifying, bold, brilliant' - Amanda Craig Before you embark on a journey of revenge, dig two graves THEN Ella, Max, Corey, Fallon and Zane. The Fearless Five, inseparable as children growing up in a sleepy English seaside town. But when Max's older sister is killed, the friendship seems to die with her. NOW Only Max and Ella are in touch, still best friends and a couple since they were thirteen. But Ella is hiding things – like why she's afraid to take their relationship to the next level. And when underdog Corey is bullied, the Fearless Five are brought back together again, teaming up to wreak havoc and revenge on those who have wronged them. But when the secrets they are keeping can no longer be kept quiet, will their fearlessness be enough to save them from themselves?

Sweetpea
C. J. Skuse
The last person who called me 'Sweetpea' ended up dead... I haven't killed anyone for three years and I thought that when it happened again I'd feel bad. Like an alcholic taking a sip of whisky. But no. Nothing. I had a blissful night's sleep. Didn't wake up at all. And for once, no bad dream either. This morning I feel balanced. Almost sane, for once. Rhiannon is your average girl next door, settled with her boyfriend and little dog...but she's got a killer secret. Although her childhood was haunted by a famous crime, Rhinannon's life is normal now that her celebrity has dwindled. By day her job as an editorial assistant is demeaning and unsatisfying. By evening she dutifully listens to her friend's plans for marriage and babies whilst secretly making a list. A kill list. From the man on the Lidl checkout who always mishandles her apples, to the driver who cuts her off on her way to work, to the people who have got it coming, Rhiannon's ready to get her revenge. Because the girl...

Dead Romantic
C. J. Skuse
Camille wants to find the perfect boy, with an athlete's body and a poet's brain. But when she's mocked at a college party, she knows there isn't a boy alive who'll ever measure up.Enter Zoe, her brilliant but strange best friend, who takes biology homework to a whole new level. She can create Camille's dream boy, Frankenstein-style.But can she make him love her?Dead Romantic is a new take on Mary Shelley's Frankenstien.