Rattle
Published on 26. October 2023
Book
Paperback/Softback
512 pages
978-1-0350-2089-8 (ISBN)
Description
A serial killer to chill your bones.
A gripping and heart-pounding thriller that gives a glimpse into the mind of a psychopath even more terrifying than Hannibal Lecter. If you like Mo Hayder and Thomas Harris's Silence of the Lambs, you'll love Rattle and The Collector.
A SERIAL KILLER TO CHILL YOUR BONES. A FAMILY TO WARM YOUR HEART. A DETECTIVE WHO MUST HUNT HIM DOWN.
He has planned well. He leads two lives. In one, he's just like anyone else. But in the other he's the caretaker of his family's macabre museum.
Now the time has come to add to his collection. He is ready to feed his obsession, and he is on the hunt.
Jakey Frith and Clara Foyle have something in common. They have what he needs.
What begins is a terrifying cat and mouse game between the sinister collector, Jakey's father and DS Etta Fitzroy, a detective investigating a spate of abductions.
'It's a rare debut that has this much polish. Harrowing and horrifying, head and shoulders above most of the competition' - Val McDermid
A gripping and heart-pounding thriller that gives a glimpse into the mind of a psychopath even more terrifying than Hannibal Lecter. If you like Mo Hayder and Thomas Harris's Silence of the Lambs, you'll love Rattle and The Collector.
A SERIAL KILLER TO CHILL YOUR BONES. A FAMILY TO WARM YOUR HEART. A DETECTIVE WHO MUST HUNT HIM DOWN.
He has planned well. He leads two lives. In one, he's just like anyone else. But in the other he's the caretaker of his family's macabre museum.
Now the time has come to add to his collection. He is ready to feed his obsession, and he is on the hunt.
Jakey Frith and Clara Foyle have something in common. They have what he needs.
What begins is a terrifying cat and mouse game between the sinister collector, Jakey's father and DS Etta Fitzroy, a detective investigating a spate of abductions.
'It's a rare debut that has this much polish. Harrowing and horrifying, head and shoulders above most of the competition' - Val McDermid
Reviews / Votes
So good I read it twice. Trust me - Cummins is a keeper -- <b>Lee Child</b> An excellent read -- <b>Martina Cole</b> It's a rare debut that has this much polish. Harrowing and horrifying, head and shoulders above most of the competition -- <b>Val McDermid</b> Sharp, moving and wholly original. Rattle is a breath of fresh air -- <b>Tammy Cohen</b> A creepy crime debut with shades of The Babadook about it . . . I think it will be huge -- <b>Sarah Hilary</b> Gripping. A total page-turner. A rattling good read -- <b>D. E. Meredith</b> Cleverest and creepiest plot I've read in a long time. Left me breathless with fear . . . utterly brilliant -- <b>Michelle Davies</b> Vividly contrasts the apparent normality of suburbia with the awful truths it can conceal . . . A thriller that is capable of keeping you up all night - and then haunting your dreams. Creepy and accomplished, it is not quite as scary as Lecter, but close -- <b><i>Daily Mail</i></b> A highly original and creepy tale that rattles along with menace and does not let up until the cracking finale -- <b><i>Daily Express</i></b> Serial killers don't come much scarier than the monstrous creation who haunts this astonishingly assured debut, which transforms London's leafy suburb of Blackheath into a realm of mythic horror . . . as the tension and urgency escalates, Cummins takes you on a macabre but riveting thrill ride -- <b><i>Sunday Mirror</i></b> Original, gripping and beautifully written - I love this book -- <b>Alice Feeney</b> Tearing through Rattle. It's brilliant! -- <b>Tasha Kavanagh</b> Original, vivid, stunningly written with a plot that shocks and disturbs from the very first page. Leaves you holding your breath . . . a fantastic read -- <b>Debbie Howells</b> A chilling and inventive debut -- <b>Simon Beckett</b> Fast-paced, vivid and confident - you are in the hands of an accomplished storyteller. Not only does it smother with its horror, it startles and uplifts with its humanity -- <b>Julia Crouch</b> So here's a book to look forward to in 2017 . . . Rattle by talented Fiona Cummins. Chilling, original and beautifully written. Loved it! -- <b>Amanda Jennings</b> Taut, menacing and brilliantly written -- <b>Louise Millar</b> Seriously creepy and very well written. One that'll have you double-checking your doors are locked at night -- <b>Ali Land</b> Rattle is such an original thriller; a novel that plumbs the depths of evil yet stuns you with its humanity. The writing is never less than sublime -- <b>Colette McBeth</b> Amid the outpouring of crime novels centred on missing children, Rattle is up there with the best of them. Fiona Cummins has created an exceptionally creepy psychopathic killer . . . A gem of a scary debut -- <b>Marcel Berlins in <i>The Times</i></b>More details
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Pan Macmillan
Target group
Interest Age: From 18 years
Product notice
Paperback (UK-B)
Dimensions
Height: 192 mm
Width: 130 mm
Thickness: 37 mm
Weight
351 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-0350-2089-8 (9781035020898)
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Schweitzer Classification
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Additional editions
E-Book
01/2017
Macmillan
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Person
Fiona Cummins is an award-winning former journalist and a graduate of the Faber Academy Writing a Novel course. Rattle, her debut novel, was the subject of a huge international auction and has been translated into several languages. It received widespread critical acclaim from authors and reviewers. She has since written bestsellers The Collector, The Neighbour, When I Was Ten and Into the Dark, in which she introduces DC Saul Anguish, a brilliant young detective with a dark past. Fiona lives with her family in Essex.