Auld Acquaintance by Sofia Slater
Tense, moody and claustrophobic, Auld Acquaintance isthe unputdownable debut by Sofia Slater.'With razor-sharp wit, a whip-smart plot and an eerily unsettling island location - this is pretty much the perfect modern murder mysteryA proper page turner' - Ellery Lloyd, bestselling author of The Club
'A tense, moody and terrifically atmospheric book, with a vice-like grip' - SJ Watson
'Creepy and claustrophobic, [Auld Acquaintance] never loses its spell and reveals that Slater is an interesting new talent' - Geoffrey Wansell, Daily Mail
‘Strong writing and characterisation elevate this “tense, moody and claustrophobic” debut thriller’ – The Bookseller
'The house party from hell has become something of a cliché in contemporary crime fiction, but Sofia Slater brings a welcome freshness to the theme in this charmingly written first novel' - Natasha Cooper, Literary Review
'Highly effective ... takes the theme of a party on an isolated island and does particularly well with it ... A strongly atmospheric book, with echoes of the conventions of the past, back beyond Christie ... Very well constructed, set, peopled and written' - Jeremy Black, The Critic
'An intriguing first novel ... Slater’s plot depends on a very human impulse, believing in something that’s too good to be true' - Joan Smith, The Times
'A dark yarn about a house party that goes very wrong ... everyone's in for a terrifying time' - Orna Mulcahy, The Gloss
Sofia Slater was raised in the American West, and lived in France, Scotland and Oxford before settling in London. She holds degrees in philosophy and languages from Smith College and UCL. As well as writing fiction, she translates from French and Spanish. Auld Acquaintance is her debut novel.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781800750470 |
| ISBN 10 | 1800750471 |
| Title | Auld Acquaintance |
| Author | Sofia Slater |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Swift Press |
| Year published | 2022-11-03 |
| Number of pages | 288 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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