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Tall Bones by Anna Bailey
The gripping Sunday Times top ten bestseller, Book of the Month in the Guardian, Grazia and Observer, longlisted for the Theakston Old Peculiar Crime Novel of the Year. 'Irresistible, a compelling and nuanced psychological thriller suffused with small town prejudice and dark family secrets.' PAULA HAWKINS, author of bestselling The Girl on the Train 'Conjuring up... Twin Peaks and Gillian Flynn's Sharp Objects' STYLIST 'One of the most exciting debuts of the year' SUNDAY EXPRESS ________________________________________________ When Emma leaves her friend Abi at a party in the woods, she believes that their lives are just beginning. Many things will happen that night, but Emma will never see her friend again. Yet what happens next in Whistling Ridge is so much more than the story of a missing girl. It's a story of surprises and secrets, regrets and rage, love and lies. Abi's disappearance cracks the surface of this small town, peeling away the layers to reveal a darkness at the heart of the community. Even within Abi's own family there are questions to be asked - of the older brother whom Abi betrayed, of the younger sibling who hides his wounds, of her mother and her father - both in thrall to the fiery preacher who has an unsettling grasp on the town. And then there is Rat, the outsider, whose exciting presence is a catalyst for change. Anything could happen in a tinder-box like Whistling Ridge. All it will take is just one spark...the truth of what happened that night at the Tall Bones.... ______________________________________ Praise for TALL BONES: 'Compelling, beautifully nuanced, brilliant' SJ WATSON, bestselling author of Before I Go to Sleep 'Spellbinding and darkly beautiful...a stunning debut' WOMEN & HOME 'Haunting... small-town intrigue, exquisitely drawn' JANE HARPER, bestselling author of The Dry 'As atmospheric as it gets... a stunning debut that delivers on every level' RENEE KNIGHT, bestselling author of Disclaimer 'Its portrait of small-town intrigue is scarily credible. Bailey understands that the dynamics that drive small-town relationships are the same the world over' VAL McDERMID 'Packed with secrets like firecrackers ready to ignite.' FRANCINE TOON, author of Pine 'One of my all-time favourite reads' 5-star reader review 'I loved this book from the very first line' 5-star reader review 'Wow!! This book was incredible! I never saw any of the twists coming' 5-star reader review 'A gritty, haunting and intricately woven, explosive firecracker of a thriller' 5-star reader review DISCOVER OUR LAST WILD DAYS - the stunning new novel from Anna Bailey, 'Propulsive, bold and brutal. A truly atmospheric thriller' Chris Whitaker
Beautifully written and very moving, this is an assured debut * Laura Wilson, GUARDIAN *
A nuanced thriller that will haunt you long after you race through its pages. * GRAZIA *
One of the most exciting debuts of the year. * SUNDAY EXPRESS *
Spellbinding and darkly beautiful.... intricately plotted and exquisitely written, Tall Bones is a stunning debut. * WOMEN & HOME *
Fast paced and moving. * LITERARY REVIEW *
With Tall Bones, Anna Bailey bursts onto the scene with a wonderfully haunting debut. Small-town intrigue, exquisitely drawn. * JANE HARPER, author of The Dry and The Lost Man *
The best kind of small-town crime novel... one that drips with atmosphere... an intricately weaved and haunting story that will stay with you for days after. * Culturefly *
Both menacing and haunting, a compelling and atmospheric debut. * DAILY MAIL *
Anna Bailey writes like a dream about teenage love and lust, the terror of knowledge and the claustrophobia of families and of small towns. * EMMA FLINT, author of Little Deaths *
Bailey writes with perfect poise. She is destined for great things - I feel it in my bones. * SAGA magazine *
Cleverly written, Anna Bailey's debut shines a light on the darker and more oppressive side of small-town society. * INDEPENDENT *
One of the most exciting debuts of the year. * OK magazine *
Tall Bones is as atmospheric as it gets... a stunning debut that delivers on every level. Reminded me of Jane Harper's The Dry. * RENEE KNIGHT, author of Disclaimer *
Anna Bailey's debut is irresistible, a compelling and nuanced psychological thriller suffused with small town prejudice and dark family secrets. * PAULA HAWKINS, author of The Girl on the Train *
An intricate and compelling thriller, beautifully nuanced. Brilliant. * SJ WATSON, author of Before I Go to Sleep *
I felt so strongly about some of the characters that I had to check the ending to make sure they were ok! Extremely well written... fantastic. * HARRIET TYCE, author of Blood Orange *
Its portrait of small-town intrigue is scarily credible. Bailey understands that the dynamics that drive small-town relationships are the same the world over. * VAL McDERMID *
A terrific debut about guilt, secrets and complex family dynamics - the writing is vivid & assured: Anna Bailey is definitely one to watch. * LUCY ATKINS, author of Magpie Lane *
Gripping and so beautifully written Tall Bones is spellbinding; dark and menacing, but also so full of love and hope. I loved it. I cried. * CRESSIDA McLAUGHLIN, author of The Cornish Cream Tea Christmas *
Haunting... Emma's path to where the truth lies will carry the reader's soul along in both moving and compassionate ways. * Maxim Jakubowski, CRIME TIME *
Brilliant! Could not put it down. It's utterly gripping and beautifully written. * KATIE FFORDE *
Smart and compassionate, full of poetry and rage and shy hopes and shredded dreams and missing girls and family secrets. * TAMMY COHEN, author of Stop At Nothing *
This is a striking first novel, a chilling insight into an oppressive world, where bad thoughts and bad deeds ripple just below the surface, out of sight. * Alison Flood, OBSERVER *
Chilling and compulsive... a dazzling debut. * KATE HAMER, author of The Girl in the Red Coat *
A nuanced thriller that will haunt you long after you race through its pages. * GRAZIA *
One of the most exciting debuts of the year. * SUNDAY EXPRESS *
Spellbinding and darkly beautiful.... intricately plotted and exquisitely written, Tall Bones is a stunning debut. * WOMEN & HOME *
Fast paced and moving. * LITERARY REVIEW *
With Tall Bones, Anna Bailey bursts onto the scene with a wonderfully haunting debut. Small-town intrigue, exquisitely drawn. * JANE HARPER, author of The Dry and The Lost Man *
The best kind of small-town crime novel... one that drips with atmosphere... an intricately weaved and haunting story that will stay with you for days after. * Culturefly *
Both menacing and haunting, a compelling and atmospheric debut. * DAILY MAIL *
Anna Bailey writes like a dream about teenage love and lust, the terror of knowledge and the claustrophobia of families and of small towns. * EMMA FLINT, author of Little Deaths *
Bailey writes with perfect poise. She is destined for great things - I feel it in my bones. * SAGA magazine *
Cleverly written, Anna Bailey's debut shines a light on the darker and more oppressive side of small-town society. * INDEPENDENT *
One of the most exciting debuts of the year. * OK magazine *
Tall Bones is as atmospheric as it gets... a stunning debut that delivers on every level. Reminded me of Jane Harper's The Dry. * RENEE KNIGHT, author of Disclaimer *
'A clever, twisting debut about the dark side of small town America. It is packed with secrets like firecrackers ready to ignite.'
Anna Bailey's debut is irresistible, a compelling and nuanced psychological thriller suffused with small town prejudice and dark family secrets. * PAULA HAWKINS, author of The Girl on the Train *
An intricate and compelling thriller, beautifully nuanced. Brilliant. * SJ WATSON, author of Before I Go to Sleep *
I felt so strongly about some of the characters that I had to check the ending to make sure they were ok! Extremely well written... fantastic. * HARRIET TYCE, author of Blood Orange *
Its portrait of small-town intrigue is scarily credible. Bailey understands that the dynamics that drive small-town relationships are the same the world over. * VAL McDERMID *
A terrific debut about guilt, secrets and complex family dynamics - the writing is vivid & assured: Anna Bailey is definitely one to watch. * LUCY ATKINS, author of Magpie Lane *
Gripping and so beautifully written Tall Bones is spellbinding; dark and menacing, but also so full of love and hope. I loved it. I cried. * CRESSIDA McLAUGHLIN, author of The Cornish Cream Tea Christmas *
Haunting... Emma's path to where the truth lies will carry the reader's soul along in both moving and compassionate ways. * Maxim Jakubowski, CRIME TIME *
Brilliant! Could not put it down. It's utterly gripping and beautifully written. * KATIE FFORDE *
Smart and compassionate, full of poetry and rage and shy hopes and shredded dreams and missing girls and family secrets. * TAMMY COHEN, author of Stop At Nothing *
This is a striking first novel, a chilling insight into an oppressive world, where bad thoughts and bad deeds ripple just below the surface, out of sight. * Alison Flood, OBSERVER *
Chilling and compulsive... a dazzling debut. * KATE HAMER, author of The Girl in the Red Coat *
Anna Bailey is a Sunday Times bestselling author from Gloucestershire. Their debut novel, Tall Bones, inspired by their experiences living in the Colorado Rocky Mountains, was nominated for the Theakstons Crime Novel of the Year and Goldsboro Glass Bell awards, as well as the Prix Nouvelles Voix du Polar. Their short stories, based on their travels through rural America, have been dramatised for BBC Radio 4, including ‘Long Way to Come For a Sip of Water’, which was shortlisted for the BBC National Short Story Award. They live in Bordeaux with their wife.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781529176452 |
| ISBN 10 | 152917645X |
| Title | Tall Bones |
| Author | Anna Bailey |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Transworld Publishers Ltd |
| Year published | 2022-03-03 |
| Number of pages | 352 |
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