
Then Things Went Dark
Bea Fitzgerald(Author)
Michael Joseph Ltd (Publisher)
Published on 5. September 2024
Book
Hardback
400 pages
978-0-241-69543-2 (ISBN)
Description
SIX PEOPLE LAND ON A DESERT ISLAND READY TO MAKE THEIR REALITY SHOW DEBUT
For fans of Lucy Foley's The Hunting Party and Taylor Jenkins Reid's Daisy Jones and the Six
'A delicious, murderous thriller that feels like you're watching a live episode of reality TV unfold in your living room. Fast-paced and addicting , I was gripped from the first page until the jaw-dropping conclusion' Lucinda Berry, bestselling author of If You Tell a Lie
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NO MURDER HAS EVER HAD MORE WITNESSES . . .
The contestants are hungry to prove themselves.
The stakes are high and losing is not an option.
But three weeks and eighteen episodes later, five of the six contestants sit in a Portuguese police station, and none of them are winners.
Because twelve million people were watching when Rhys Sutton died on camera, and someone must pay for the crime.
The best friend, the rival, the girlfriend, the lover, and the sworn enemy are left standing.
And of course, no-one is talking. But how do you keep secrets when the world has been watching?
Especially when, just a day before his murder, Rhys was the most hated man on television.
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Praise for Then Things Went Dark:
'Nothing is as it seems in this smartly plotted whodunnit, a complex game of scandals and scheming, alliances and betrayals that pops off the page' Kimberly Belle, internationally bestselling author of The Paris Widow
'Fitzgerald plays a scathing, thrilling game of worst-case scenario, poking fun and critiquing dystopian reality TV tropes while also forcing the reader to take a look at themselves and ask, 'Why am I still watching?' Iman Hariri-Kia, author of A Hundred Other Girls and The Most Famous Girl in the World
'A page-turner that's as addictive as the reality shows it satirizes. With her pitch-perfect commentary on fame, social media, and reality TV, Bea has written a novel that's as thoughtful as it is entertaining' Rebecca McKanna, author of Don't Forget the Girl
Bea Fitzgerald, Sunday Times bestseller, July 2023
For fans of Lucy Foley's The Hunting Party and Taylor Jenkins Reid's Daisy Jones and the Six
'A delicious, murderous thriller that feels like you're watching a live episode of reality TV unfold in your living room. Fast-paced and addicting , I was gripped from the first page until the jaw-dropping conclusion' Lucinda Berry, bestselling author of If You Tell a Lie
----
NO MURDER HAS EVER HAD MORE WITNESSES . . .
The contestants are hungry to prove themselves.
The stakes are high and losing is not an option.
But three weeks and eighteen episodes later, five of the six contestants sit in a Portuguese police station, and none of them are winners.
Because twelve million people were watching when Rhys Sutton died on camera, and someone must pay for the crime.
The best friend, the rival, the girlfriend, the lover, and the sworn enemy are left standing.
And of course, no-one is talking. But how do you keep secrets when the world has been watching?
Especially when, just a day before his murder, Rhys was the most hated man on television.
----
Praise for Then Things Went Dark:
'Nothing is as it seems in this smartly plotted whodunnit, a complex game of scandals and scheming, alliances and betrayals that pops off the page' Kimberly Belle, internationally bestselling author of The Paris Widow
'Fitzgerald plays a scathing, thrilling game of worst-case scenario, poking fun and critiquing dystopian reality TV tropes while also forcing the reader to take a look at themselves and ask, 'Why am I still watching?' Iman Hariri-Kia, author of A Hundred Other Girls and The Most Famous Girl in the World
'A page-turner that's as addictive as the reality shows it satirizes. With her pitch-perfect commentary on fame, social media, and reality TV, Bea has written a novel that's as thoughtful as it is entertaining' Rebecca McKanna, author of Don't Forget the Girl
Bea Fitzgerald, Sunday Times bestseller, July 2023
Reviews / Votes
Fast-paced and addicting, I was gripped from the first page until the jaw-dropping conclusion. * Lucinda Berry, bestselling author of If You Tell a Lie * True crime meets juicy reality TV * Kimberly Belle, internationally bestselling author of The Paris Widow * Fitzgerald plays a scathing, thrilling game of worst case scenario, poking fun and critiquing dystopian reality TV tropes * Iman Hariri-Kia, author of A Hundred Other Girls and The Most Famous Girl in the World * A true delight. * Rebecca McKanna, author of Don't Forget the Girl * Sharp, gripping, fun, and utterly brilliant. * Beth Reekles, author of The Kissing Booth * Shocking, addictive and utterly exquisite! * L.C. North, author of Clickbait * Then Things Went Dark is the perfect holiday thriller! * Natali Simmonds, author of Good Girls Die Last * Deliciously dark and moreish ... I could not put it down. * Lizzie Huxley Jones, author of Make You Mine This Christmas * It is such a tightly plotted thriller with plenty of twists and turns in store. * Reader Review * This is a twisting, psychological mine field that examines what people will really do for their five minutes of fame. * Reader Review *More details
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Penguin Books Ltd
Dimensions
Height: 240 mm
Width: 161 mm
Thickness: 38 mm
Weight
622 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-241-69543-2 (9780241695432)
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Bea Fitzgerald is a Sunday Times bestselling author and content creator who has swiftly become one of the UK's biggest YA stars. Her bestselling debut Girl, Goddess, Queen was shortlisted for the Waterstones Children's Book Prize, and won the Romantic Novelists' Association Fantasy Romance of the Year. Her follow-up, The End Crowns All, was an instant bestseller, and was shortlisted for the YA Book Prize 2025. Her third YA novel, A Beautiful Evil, was also an instant bestseller. Bea's work has been translated widely across the globe, and when she's not writing, she's entertaining her followers on TikTok and Instagram with her mythology-themed comedy account @chaosonolympus.