The Poison Garden

Highly imaginative, yet consistently believable, this wonderful dystopian novel is both terrifying and unsettling as if a harbinger for our times. A well written and thrilling read -- Lisa Ballantyne Marwood is one of the superstars of UK crime fiction and this pitch-black novel, which tackles the fallout from a mass suicide, is one of her best * i newspaper * This superbly eerie psychological thriller confirms Alex Marwood's reputation as the Queen of Unease -- Francis Wheen, author of Strange Days Indeed I devoured The Poison Garden . . . Gripping and utterly convincing, it's Alex Marwood at the top of her (already impressive) game -- Jojo Moyes Highly imaginative, full of pace and appealing characters, The Poison Garden is one of the cleverest and most chilling thrillers of recent years * Literary Review * Suspenseful and distinctive, The Poison Garden is a powerful and character-driven study of obsession -- Martin Edwards Absolutely chilling. Alex Marwood's characters are hauntingly real - evil is always just below the surface. Another brilliant, shockingly dark book from a master storyteller -- Sam Blake Dark and shocking, this will chill you to the bone -- Heat Magazine Gripping... an Edgar winner for her The Wicked Girls, Marwood again shows a mastery at creating new worlds * Washington Post * Marwood's novels offer superbly executed masterclasses in compelling and stupendously creepy mysteries * Crime Reads *

Alex Marwood is the pseudonym of a journalist who has worked extensively across the British press. She is the author of the word-of-mouth sensation The Wicked Girls, which won a prestigious Edgar Award, The Killer Next Door, which won the coveted Macavity Award, and The Darkest Secret, which was longlisted for the Theakston Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year. She has also been shortlisted for numerous other crime writing awards and all three of her novels have been optioned for the screen. Alex lives in south London.