Alex Marwood – författare

»Ännu bättre än Onda flickor. Djävulskt otäck!« | STEPHEN KING»Känsliga läsare varnas! Men klarar man av att läsa klart så är det här en förvånansvärt charmig kriminalroman.« | LOTTA OLSSON, DNI ett sjaskigt hyreshus i södra London väntar något fruktansvärt på att upptäckas. Alla de sex hyresgästerna tycks ha något att dölja.Collette är på flykt från sin före detta chef. Minderåriga Cher är på rymmen från ett barnhem. Thomas försöker bli vän med alla sina grannar; det tycks bara göra honom mer ensam. Hossein är en attraktiv men tillbakadragen iransk flykting. Och så Vesta, som finns där för alla och verkar känna till allt som pågår i huset.En natt inträffar en fruktansvärd olycka som tvingar de sex att ingå i en allians. Men en av dem är en mördare. En person som är mycket skicklig på att dölja sitt tidsfördriv. Och som nu närmar sig sitt nästa offer.Alex Marwood är tillbaka efter succédebuten Onda flickor, med en ny spännande och gastkramande kriminalroman.ALEX MARWOOD är en pseudonym för den brittiska journalisten och författaren Serena Mackesy, krönikör i The Independent. Hon slog igenom stort med sin första, kritikerrosade deckare, Onda flickor, som också var den första bok hon skrev under namnet Alex Marwood. Granne med döden [The Killer Next Door] är hennes andra kriminalroman. »Alex Marwood har åstadkommit en märklig blandning av komedi, burlesk, tragedi, splatter och drama. Guy Ritchie eller Jean-Pierre Jeunet skulle kunna sno den rakt av och göra film (tänk Snatch med mer än ett stänk av Delikatessen). Äckelmagade varnas, alltså. Men sitt för all del inte för långt från näsdukarna heller.« | JENNY RYDQVIST, SYDSVENSKANOm Onda flickor:Vinnare av en Edgar Award för Bästa nya deckare i pocket 2014!» En av årets absolut bästa. « | LOTTA OLSSON, DN» En fantastisk kriminalroman. Ett av de mest oväntade och dramatiska slut jag läst på mycket länge.« | GUNILLA WEDDING, SKÅNSKA DAGBLADET

The word-of-mouth bestselling debut from multi-award-winning bestseller Alex MarwoodThat's us. We're the girls who killed Chloe. We are the devil now.One fateful summer morning in 1986, two eleven-year-old girls meet for the first time and by the end of the day are charged with murder. Twenty-five years later, journalist Kirsty Lindsay is reporting on a series of sickening attacks on young female tourists in a seaside town when her investigation leads her to interview funfair cleaner Amber Gordon. For Kirsty and Amber, it's the first time they've seen each other since that dark day when they were just children. But with new lives - and families - to protect, will they really be able to keep their wicked secret hidden? An absolutely gripping, ripped-from-the-headlines psychological thriller perfect for fans of The Suspect by Fiona Barton and The Rumour by Lesley Kara'[I] devoured every page . . . cleverly plotted and pacy, with all the storylines thundering towards a final, gripping conclusion. I loved it' Elizabeth HaynesPraise for Alex Marwood:'So good I wish I'd written it myself'VAL McDERMID'Without a doubt, she is one of crime fiction's brightest stars. Not to be missed'MEGAN ABBOTT'Alex Marwood has become one of my must-read crime writers'SOPHIE HANNAH'Scary as hell'STEPHEN KING'I cancel all engagements for a new novel from Alex Marwood'ERIN KELLY'Crime writing at its best'LISA JEWELL'I can't wait to see what Alex Marwood comes up with next'JOJO MOYES_____________________Don't miss the shocking new novel from Alex Marwood - THE POISON GARDEN is out now

'If there has been a better mystery suspense story written in this decade, I can't think of it' STEPHEN KING________________________Apologies for the general email, but I desperately need your help.My goddaughter, Coco Jackson, disappeared from her family's holiday home in Bournemouth on the night of Sunday/Monday August 29/30th, the bank holiday weekend just gone. Coco is three years old.When identical twin Coco goes missing during a family celebration, there is a media frenzy. Her parents are rich and influential, as are the friends they were with at their holiday home by the sea.But what really happened to Coco?Over two intense weekends - the first when Coco goes missing and the second twelve years later at the funeral of her father - the darkest of secrets will gradually be revealed...Taut, emotive and utterly compelling, THE DARKEST SECRET is an unputdownable 'ripped from the headlines' novel that you will want to talk about with everyone you know.__________________________Don't miss the shocking new novel from Alex Marwood - THE POISON GARDEN is out nowPraise for Alex Marwood'So good I wish I'd written it myself'VAL McDERMID'Without a doubt, she is one of crime fiction's brightest stars. Not to be missed'MEGAN ABBOTT'Alex Marwood has become one of my must-read crime writers'SOPHIE HANNAH'I cancel all engagements for a new novel from Alex Marwood'ERIN KELLY'Crime writing at its best'LISA JEWELL'I can't wait to see what Alex Marwood comes up with next'JOJO MOYES

»En av årets bästa deckare.« | YUKIKO DUKE, GOMORRON SVERIGE, SVTNär den treåriga flickan Coco - tvilling till identiska systern Ruby - försvinner under sin pappas femtioårsfest, väcker fallet en enorm uppståndelse i medierna. Flickans föräldrar är rika och har stort inflytande, liksom de vänner vars sommarhus vid havet festen hölls i.Vad var det egentligen som hände den där ödesdigra kvällen?Handlingen sträcker sig över två helger. Den första är den då Coco försvinner. Den andra den då de mörkaste av hemligheter till sist ska komma att avslöjas...Den mörkaste hemligheten är en tät, känsloladdad och uppslukande psykologisk thriller av författaren till succén Onda flickor.ALEX MARWOOD är en pseudonym för den brittiska journalisten och författaren Serena Mackesy, krönikör i The Independent. Hon slog igenom stort med sin första, kritikerrosade kriminalroman, Onda flickor, och förra året kom den lika hyllade Granne med döden. Den mörkaste hemligheten är hennes tredje roman.»Läsaren knuffas milt men obönhörligt närmare sanningen.« Vald till en av höstens favoritdeckare | JENNY RYDQVIST, SYDSVENSKAN

»Ännu bättre än Onda flickor. Djävulskt otäck!« | STEPHEN KING»Känsliga läsare varnas! Men klarar man av att läsa klart så är det här en förvånansvärt charmig kriminalroman.« | LOTTA OLSSON, DNDet gamla huset på Beulah Grove i södra London ruvar på många hemligheter. Hyresgästerna i de förfallna lägenheterna har alla mycket att dölja, för omvärlden och för varandra.När Collette flyttar in lär hon snart känna Cher, en femtonårig tjej som i likhet med henne själv befinner sig på flykt. Båda har svårt att begripa sig på den tafatt vänlige Thomas i lägenheten högst upp, och Collette dras i stället till Hossein, som flytt från Iran och nu väntar på besked angående sin asylansökan. Enstöringen Gerard Bright i lägenheten bredvid håller å sin sida på att driva henne till vansinne med sin klassiska musik. Längst ner bor den sextionioåriga Vesta, som levt i huset hela sitt liv och håller ett vakande öga på de andra.En ödesdiger sommarnatt inträffar något som tvingar dem att ingå en ostadig allians. De måste nu samarbeta för att bevara den hemlighet som knyter dem samman. Men det är bara en av dem som vet vad det egentligen är som gör att avloppsrören i huset håller på att täppas igen ALEX MARWOOD är en pseudonym för den brittiska journalisten och författaren Serena Mackesy, krönikör i The Independent. Hon slog igenom stort med sin första, kritikerrosade deckare, Onda flickor, som också var den första bok hon skrev under namnet Alex Marwood. Granne med döden [The Killer Next Door] är hennes andra kriminalroman. »Alex Marwood har åstadkommit en märklig blandning av komedi, burlesk, tragedi, splatter och drama. Guy Ritchie eller Jean-Pierre Jeunet skulle kunna sno den rakt av och göra film (tänk Snatch med mer än ett stänk av Delikatessen). Äckelmagade varnas, alltså. Men sitt för all del inte för långt från näsdukarna heller.« | JENNY RYDQVIST, SYDSVENSKANOm Onda flickor:Vinnare av en Edgar Award för Bästa nya deckare i pocket 2014!» En av årets absolut bästa. « | LOTTA OLSSON, DN» En fantastisk kriminalroman. Ett av de mest oväntade och dramatiska slut jag läst på mycket länge.« | GUNILLA WEDDING, SKÅNSKA DAGBLADET

No. 23 has a secret. In this bedsit-riddled south London wreck, lorded over by a lecherous landlord, something waits to be discovered. Yet all six residents have something to hide. Collette and Cher are on the run; Thomas is a reluctant loner; while a gorgeous Iranian asylum seeker and a 'quiet man' nobody sees try to stay hidden. And watching over them all is Vesta - or so she thinks. In the dead of night, a terrible accident pushes the neighbours into an uneasy alliance. But one of them is a killer, expertly hiding their pastime, all the while closing in on their next victim...As a cloying heatwave suffocates the city, events build to an electrifying climax in this dark, original and irresistibly compelling thriller.

'I devoured The Poison Garden . . . Gripping and utterly convincing, it's Alex Marwood at the top of her (already impressive) game' JOJO MOYES_________Where Romy grew up, if someone died you never spoke of them again.Now twenty-two, she has recently escaped the toxic confines of the cult she was raised in. But Romy is young, pregnant and completely alone - and if she is to keep herself safe in this new world, she has some important lessons to learn. Like how there are some people you can trust, and some you must fear. And about who her family really is, and why her mother ran away from them all those years ago.And that you can't walk away from a dark past without expecting it to catch up with you...Shocking, tense and sharply written, The Poison Garden is the gripping new novel from the international bestseller and Edgar award-winning Alex Marwood.__________Praise for international bestseller ALEX MARWOOD:'So good I wish I'd written it myself'VAL McDERMID'Without a doubt, she is one of crime fiction's brightest stars. Not to be missed'MEGAN ABBOTT'Alex Marwood has become one of my must-read crime writers'SOPHIE HANNAH'Scary as hell'STEPHEN KING'I cancel all engagements for a new novel from Alex Marwood'ERIN KELLY'Crime writing at its best'LISA JEWELL

'Gripping, stomach-churning . . . Marwood is in a class of her own' LISA JEWELL'Heart stopping' SUNDAY TIMES, CRIME BOOK OF THE MONTH'A ripped-from-the-headlines thriller . . . I couldn't put it down' MARK EDWARDS________________Sun-drenched glamour and obscene wealth hide the darkest of secrets and lost girls in this ripped-from-the-headlines thriller.1985For twelve-year-old Mercedes, La Kastellana is the place she calls home. It is an island untouched by the modern world, with deep-rooted traditions - though that is all about to change with the arrival of multimillionaire Matthew Meade and his spoiled young daughter, Tatiana. The Meades bring with them unimaginable wealth, but the price they will all pay is far darker than Mercedes and the islanders could ever have imagined.2016Robin is desperately searching for her seventeen-year-old daughter Gemma, who has been missing for over a year. Finding herself on La Kastellana, the island playground of the international jet set, Robin is out of her depth. Nobody wants to help and Robin fears she is running out of time to find her child.But someone has been watching, silently waiting for their moment to expose the dark truth and reveal to the world what really happens on the island of lost girls.________________FIVE STAR NetGalley reviews'Superbly written, darkly atmospheric and incredibly creepy (but always page-turningly readable), Alex Marwood has played an absolute blinder with The Island of Lost Girls''The author specialises in "ripped from the headlines" thrillers, but has surpassed herself this time''This is one of the best beach thrillers I have read''Superlative suspense''This book is so compelling. So sunny and refreshing with this idyllic island that you just wish you were on and then - wow. A sharp, clever, blisteringly dark and gripping thriller''An excellent dual timeline thriller set in the glamorous world of the ultra-rich, where emotions and betrayal run high. Loved it!'

'I devoured The Poison Garden . . . Gripping and utterly convincing, it's Alex Marwood at the top of her (already impressive) game' JOJO MOYES_________Where Romy grew up, if someone died you never spoke of them again.Now twenty-two, she has recently escaped the toxic confines of the cult she was raised in. But Romy is young, pregnant and completely alone - and if she is to keep herself safe in this new world, she has some important lessons to learn. Like how there are some people you can trust, and some you must fear. And about who her family really is, and why her mother ran away from them all those years ago.And that you can't walk away from a dark past without expecting it to catch up with you...Shocking, tense and sharply written, The Poison Garden is the gripping new novel from the international bestseller and Edgar award-winning Alex Marwood.__________Readers love The Poison Garden:'Terrifying and unsettling, as if a harbinger for our times . . . Thrilling' LISA BALLANTYNE'This superbly eerie psychological thriller confirms Alex Marwood's reputation as the Queen of Unease' FRANCIS WHEEN, author of Strange Days Indeed'Absolutely chilling . . . Another brilliant, shockingly dark book from a master storyteller' SAM BLAKE 'I really loved Alex Marwood's dark, tense (and disturbingly real) The Poison Garden . . . you want this for your summer reading' STELLA DUFFY'A dark and disturbing look at life inside a cult . . . I was transfixed' NetGalley reviewer'A story that will chill you to the bone . . . This is a must-read' NetGalley reviewer'Compulsive reading, this is an addictive suspenseful psychological thriller like no other' NetGalley reviewer'I was hooked from the first page and found it very hard to put down' NetGalley reviewer'For me, this was the perfect book. Intricate and captivating' NetGalley reviewer'This is my most eagerly anticipated novel of the year and wow! It's even better than I expected' NetGalley reviewer

A shocking and gripping ripped-from-the-headlines thriller about extreme wealth, lost girls and dark secrets

At Saltwater Grange, Liv Harvey's ancient estate on the coast of Dorset, a group of lifelong friends gather in retirement, creating an upmarket commune for the hippy generation. To outsiders like Liv's much-younger half-sister Justine, these dope-smoking pensioners with their organic garden and their talk of utopia look like an easy touch.But Justine is wrong. Though long life has given them professional careers and respectable appearances, the Saltwater Eight have a dark past hidden behind the bohemian veneer.Years later, they've paid their dues and reformed. They've even thrived in the system they wanted to destroy. But someone at the Grange thinks they haven't changed - and is intent on exacting revenge for events that happened a lifetime ago.Praise for Alex Marwood:'So good I wish I'd written it myself'VAL McDERMID'Without a doubt, she is one of crime fiction's brightest stars. Not to be missed'MEGAN ABBOTT'Alex Marwood has become one of my must-read crime writers'SOPHIE HANNAH'Scary as hell'STEPHEN KING'I cancel all engagements for a new novel from Alex Marwood'ERIN KELLY'Crime writing at its best'LISA JEWELL'I can't wait to see what Alex Marwood comes up with next'JOJO MOYES

The gripping new thriller from internationally bestselling author Alex Marwood