Bad Seeds

C.J. SKUSE was born in Weston-super-Mare. She has two First Class degrees in Creative Writing and Writing for Young People, and aside from being a novelist works as a Senior Lecturer at Bath Spa University. She previously wrote YA novels before turning her hand to crime, and is the author of THE ALIBI GIRL, SWEETPEA, IN BLOOM, DEAD HEAD and THORN IN MY SIDE.

Praise for C.J. Skuse ‘This darkly comic novel…has the potential to become a cult classic’ Daily Mail‘Filthy and funny… a compulsive read’ Sunday Times‘This isn’t a book for the squeamish or the faint-hearted … think Bridget Jones meets American Psycho’ Red‘Dark, depraved and devilishly delicious. A full throttle savage and satirical thriller’ John Marrs, author of The One‘Hilarious, refreshing, dark and memorable. It doesn’t disappoint, I loved it’ Phoebe Morgan‘You MUST read this book especially if you like your (anti) heroes dirty-mouthed, deadly and dark, dark dark. ADORED IT' Fiona Cummins, author of Rattle‘Pitch dark, laugh-out-loud hilarious – the Sweetpea series is pure genius escapism’ Susi Holliday‘Fascinating, intriguing and twist after twist in the tale’ Suzy K Quinn‘Dark and wickedly funny, and as dry and acerbic as Fleabag, it’s hard not to love Rhiannon Lewis’ Claire Allan‘Sweetpea hits all the right buttons. A dark, twisted read about a female serial killer with dollops of humour, sarcasm and a lightweight approach…keeping you gripped and on the hook, both smiling and squirming.’ Maxim Jakubowski, Lovereading‘Witty, vulgar, sweary, darkly funny, but enthralling – a must-read for thriller fans’ My Weekly‘This book is OUTRAGEOUS’ Compulsive Readers‘This anti-hero is psychotic without doubt, sexually voracious and incredibly funny’ Shots magazine