Our Last Wild Days

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A propulsive, bold and brutal slice of Southern Gothic brilliance. Anna Bailey writes so beautifully about family, friendship, loyalty and betrayal, yet also delivers a tough and truly atmospheric thriller. * Chris Whitaker, author of All the Colours of the Dark and We Begin at the End * What lifts Anna Bailey's marvellous second novel is the hothouse lyricism of their writing, which is as lush as the setting. * THE TIMES Book of the Month * A sweltering fever dream of a novel - brimming with atmosphere, tension, and a truly unforgettable cast of characters. * Colin Walsh, author of Kala * A bewitching slice of southern Gothic, in Our Last Wild Days, Anna Bailey cements her reputation for writing thought provoking, character driven crime fiction. * Paula Hawkins * Sublime. The best thing I've read in ages. Beautifully written and utterly immersive. * Will Dean, author of The Chamber * Astonishingly brilliant...The prose sings, the storytelling is exquisite. A rare, extraordinary talent. * CJ Cooke, author of A Haunting in the Attic * Bailey does a remarkable job of conjuring up the haunted swamplands of southern Louisiana... A particularly spicy gumbo of a thriller * Mail on Sunday * Raw and unflinching, Anna Bailey's Our Last Wild Days is about the mystery of how anyone survives as much as it is the mystery of how one woman didn't. In a beautifully observed story brimming with singular characters, small-town Louisiana still manages to steal the show.... a stunner. * Ashley Winstead, author of Midnight is the Darkest Hour * With a setting as atmospheric as Where The Crawdads Sing, and characters as memorable as those in All The Colours of The Dark, this is a stunningly written thriller and I savoured single page. Congratulations Anna - another blistering triumph to follow Tall Bones. * Nikki Smith, author of Look What You Made Me Do * Our Last Wild Days has everything I love in a suspense novel: a vivid and gritty setting, characters with sharp edges, atmosphere that seeps through the pages, and a dark, gripping mystery. Best of all is Anna Bailey's exquisite prose, filled with lines worth tattooing and passages worth framing. This is a book that will sink into your bones. * Megan Collins, author of Cross My Heart and The Family Plot * A slow burn murder mystery that immerses readers in its dark and claustrophobic bayou setting * Culturefly * Anna Bailey is the master of things that move in the dark, with language so lush you feel like you could reach out and touch it. Our Last Wild Days is moody, visceral, stunning - don't miss it. * Hayley Scrivenor, bestselling author of Dirt Town and Girl Falling, and winner of CWA Debut Dagger * The author hit the Sunday Times bestseller list with their debut... and I'm certain this will follow . . . Written with such alluring prose, this would make a superb film. * Prima * A brooding, evocative novel * i Paper, 'The best new crime and thriller books to read in April 2025' * Compelling * Crime Monthly * Rich, atmospheric, and deeply evocative, this is an exquisitely written, emotionally resonant mystery * Heat * Writing beautifully, with a real feel for phrases and the colours of words, Anna Bailey captures life in the raw . . . A real triumph of atmospheric writing. * The Critic * Sublime. The best thing I've read in ages. Beautifully written and utterly immersive. * Will Dean, author of The Chamber *