Five Bad Deeds
the DARK and TWISTY thriller longlisted for the CWA Twisted Dagger 2025
Published on 27. March 2025
Book
Paperback/Softback
416 pages
978-1-3985-2494-1 (ISBN)
Description
From the internationally bestselling author of Sweet Little Lies comes a dark and twisty thriller about secrets, lies and revenge. Perfect for fans of Liane Moriarty, Laura Marshall and T. M. Logan.
* LONGLISTED FOR THE CWA TWISTED DAGGER 2025 *
'A dark, addictive, suburban nightmare' Chris Whitaker
'Ferociously entertaining, spiky, bitchy, funny' Catherine Ryan Howard
'A page-gripping, nail-gnawing good read' Cara Hunter
'A deliciously dark story' Nikki Smith
Ellen Walsh has done something very, very bad. If only she knew what it was . . .
Teacher, mother, wife, and all-around good citizen Ellen is juggling non-stop commitments, from raising a teen and two toddlers to job-hunting, and renovating her dream home.
Amidst the chaos, a note arrives in the mail declaring:
Sooner or later everyone sits down to a banquet of consequences.
Ellen has no idea why someone would send this to her. She tells the occasional white lie, has a sharp tongue now and again, but she's done nothing to incur the wrath of an anonymous enemy.
As she races to discover who's set on destroying her life, Ellen receives more threatening messages, each one hitting closer to home and everything that she cherishes.
Could the five bad deeds that come back to haunt her explain why things have taken such a deadly turn?
Praise for Five Bad Deeds . . .
'This book is genius. Funny, authentic, keeps you guessing and gasping as you can't trust ANYONE' Jo Callaghan
'Deliciously waspish, twisty, and relatable' Claire McGowan
'Five Bad Deeds is an absolute scorcher with a moral message about the effect of our actions on others at its dark and thrilling heart' Victoria Selman
'Layered characters, gut-punching twists and beautifully written' Jo Spain
'An utterly compelling, superbly characterised, constantly fascinating mystery' Gytha Lodge
* LONGLISTED FOR THE CWA TWISTED DAGGER 2025 *
'A dark, addictive, suburban nightmare' Chris Whitaker
'Ferociously entertaining, spiky, bitchy, funny' Catherine Ryan Howard
'A page-gripping, nail-gnawing good read' Cara Hunter
'A deliciously dark story' Nikki Smith
Ellen Walsh has done something very, very bad. If only she knew what it was . . .
Teacher, mother, wife, and all-around good citizen Ellen is juggling non-stop commitments, from raising a teen and two toddlers to job-hunting, and renovating her dream home.
Amidst the chaos, a note arrives in the mail declaring:
Sooner or later everyone sits down to a banquet of consequences.
Ellen has no idea why someone would send this to her. She tells the occasional white lie, has a sharp tongue now and again, but she's done nothing to incur the wrath of an anonymous enemy.
As she races to discover who's set on destroying her life, Ellen receives more threatening messages, each one hitting closer to home and everything that she cherishes.
Could the five bad deeds that come back to haunt her explain why things have taken such a deadly turn?
Praise for Five Bad Deeds . . .
'This book is genius. Funny, authentic, keeps you guessing and gasping as you can't trust ANYONE' Jo Callaghan
'Deliciously waspish, twisty, and relatable' Claire McGowan
'Five Bad Deeds is an absolute scorcher with a moral message about the effect of our actions on others at its dark and thrilling heart' Victoria Selman
'Layered characters, gut-punching twists and beautifully written' Jo Spain
'An utterly compelling, superbly characterised, constantly fascinating mystery' Gytha Lodge
Reviews / Votes
'It is glorious. Every line is a pithy zinger and every character so well drawn. I'm normally a fast reader, but I'm taking my time to savour every word, it's that good' Michelle Davies'Had me holding my breath for the last fifty pages. Frear is a master at suspense, building it to breaking point. I didn't want to finish it' Celia Walden
'If there was ever a book that screamed "what the f**k is going on here?" then this is it. Incredible characters that drew me in and had me completely hooked, this book was tightly woven, so intriguing and utterly satisfying' S. J. I Holliday
'Caz Frear is a class act. A blistering read that will grab you by throat and not let you go' Cass Green
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Product notice
Paperback (UK-B)
Dimensions
Height: 193 mm
Width: 131 mm
Thickness: 32 mm
Weight
297 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-3985-2494-1 (9781398524941)
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E-Book
04/2024
Simon + Schuster LLC
€3.86
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Person
Caz Frear has a first class degree in History and Politics, and spent twelve years working as a headhunter before she started writing. She hasn't lost her enthusiasm for networking, and is a popular member of the crime fraternity. She lives in Coventry with her husband. Her debut, the number one bestseller Sweet Little Lies, was the winner of the Richard & Judy Search for a Bestseller Competition 2017 and went on to sell over 250,000 copies. It was followed by Stone Cold Heart and Shed No Tears, both of which feature her police detective Cat Kinsella. Five Bad Deeds is her first standalone thriller.