'Daisy Darker is clever, compelling, confounding and absolutely delicious' - Lisa Jewell, bestselling author of The Family Upstairs
Daisy Darker is an all-consuming tale of psychological suspense with a spectacular twist from the internationally bestselling author Alice Feeney.
Daisy Darker's family were as dark as dark can be, when one of them died all of them lied and pretended not to see . . .
Daisy Darker is arriving at her grandmother's house for her eightieth birthday. It is Halloween, and Seaglass - the crumbling Cornish house perched upon its own tiny private island - is at one with the granite rocks it sits on. The Darker family haven't all been in the same place for over a decade, and when the tide comes in they'll be cut off from the rest of the world for eight hours. When the tide goes back out, nothing will ever be the same again, because one of them is a killer . . .
'Clever, sinister, claustrophobic, beguiling and utterly compelling. I was totally hooked from the first sentence' - Peter James
'Wow! Echoes of Christie's And Then There Were None but turned into something wonderfully original. This takes Feeney to the next level. LOVED IT!' - Sarah Pinborough, author of #1 bestselling Behind Her Eyes
'So many nasty secrets. And that's before the bodies start to pile up! I've always been an Alice Feeney fan - but I think she's outdone herself with this startling murderfest!' - R.L. Stine
Title: Daisy Darker: A Gripping Psychological Thriller With a Killer Ending You'll Never Forget
Author: Feeney, Alice
ISBN: 9781529089806
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Publisher: Pan Macmillan
Publication Date: 2022-08-18
Number of Pages: 352
Weight: 0.5602 kg
Daisy Darker is clever, compelling, confounding and absolutely delicious. -- Lisa Jewell, bestselling author of The Family Upstairs
Wow! Echoes of Christie's And Then There Were None but turned into something wonderfully original and wrapped in a genuinely creepy dysfunctional family fairy tale of a novel, this takes Feeney to the next level. LOVED IT! -- Sarah Pinborough
Wow, I absolutely loved it. I was on the edge of my seat the whole time. It was an absolute thrill -- Taylor Jenkins Reid, bestselling author of The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo
Clever, sinister, claustrophobic, beguiling and utterly compelling. I was totally hooked from the first sentence. -- Peter James
This book is all kinds of twisty, and it's SO much fun * Cosmopolitan *
What a book! A dysfunctional family meets Agatha Christie's And Then There Were None with a truly gasp-inducing twist. Exceedingly clever, stylish and emotionally astute, your visit to Seaglass is one you won't soon forget. This is the book you've been looking for. -- Catherine Ryan Howard
So many nasty secrets. And that's before the bodies start to pile up! I've always been an Alice Feeney fan - but I think she's outdone herself with this startling murderfest! -- R.L. Stine
Daisy Darker is a first-rate, gripping thriller. Alice Feeney's gorgeous writing will sweep you up like a runaway train. Hold on for the ride! -- Sarah Pekkanen
Daisy Darker is an astonishing book, packed with incredible characters and a lot of surprises. I devoured this in record time because I had to know what happened next. Alice Feeney is one of my absolute favourites.
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Samantha Downing, bestselling author of For Your Own GoodWith an overarching sense of doom and danger lurking at every turn, Feeney has created something both entirely creepy and completely riveting in Daisy Darker. I couldn't put it down! A thrilling locked room mystery. --
Mary Kubica, bestselling author of Local Woman MissingA sinisterly satisfying play on Agatha Christie's
And Then There Were None. * Booklist, starred review *
Alice Feeney is back with another gritty, twisty thriller that's impossible to put down. * BuzzFeed *
Evocative prose, fully realized characters, and an intimate, insightful first-person narrative. Flashbacks add depth while expanding the suspect list, and twists abound. * Publisher's Weekly *
A dark, twisty tale about a dysfunctional family...Feeney's nod to Agatha Christie's classic mystery
And Then There Were None adds a delightful twist to this quirky thriller. Aficionados of locked-room stories and family dramas (plus Feeney's large fan base) will enjoy this highly recommended title.
* Library Journal *
This is definitely Alice Feeney's best yet with an ending that you will never see coming. * Fiction Addiction *
You could not find a more perfect tribute to Agatha Christie's And Then There Were None. * The Novel Neighbour *
Looking for an eerie, atmospheric thriller set on a remote island, where a family reunion turns murderous? Told in hauntingly lyrical prose, this deliciously dark tale had me completely mesmerized. I loved Feeney's clever twist on Christie's
And Then There Were None. * Copper Dog Books *
So nuanced and cleverly written that once I'd read the last page I immediately had to go back and re-read the first. One minute my heart raced, the next it was breaking. Twisted, chilling, unpredictable and so vivid that I felt I was there with the family at Seaglass. DAISY DARKER, is a story I'll never forget and Alice Feeney's best book yet. Amazing! -- Claire Douglas
[Alice Feeney's] crowning achievement * Teen Vogue *
To say that Feeney breaks the rules of mystery-writing would be an understatement. * Washington Post *
Completely riveting * Good Housekeeping *
If you like a novel with tons of delicious twists and secrets [then] Alice Feeney is an author you need to check out -- Harlan Coben, author of
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