Claws Out!
Will be published approx. on 27. August 2026
Book
Hardback
368 pages
978-0-00-854558-1 (ISBN)
Description
PRAISE FOR BELLA MACKIE:
'Delicious' JOJO MOYES
'Super-sharp, lethally witty' NIGELLA LAWSON
'Wonderfully wicked'
RED
'You know Diana Leyland... she climbed the ladder by marrying a man on each rung! I think she gets rid of them when she's got what she needs... I wonder who's next?'
Diana's on the hunt again and has the perfect new target.
Finally, the type of wealth she's always dreamed of. A five-storey house in Hampstead, unfettered access to London's liberal elite and a bloated bank account. If she can ensnare David Farrand, then she really will have clawed her way right to the top.
And Diana's got form. Three husbands already under her belt, she knows exactly how to reel them in. Such a shame the silly old fools all died so quickly, but let's not blame the woman now.
The only snag? David's daughter, Cat. Entitled, suspicious and used to getting her own way. Diana might have got her claws into David, but Cat's not averse to a fight, and will stop at nothing to reveal the truth about her murky past...
Because to lose one husband is unlucky. To lose two is careless. But three?
Three must be murder.
'Delicious' JOJO MOYES
'Super-sharp, lethally witty' NIGELLA LAWSON
'Wonderfully wicked'
RED
'You know Diana Leyland... she climbed the ladder by marrying a man on each rung! I think she gets rid of them when she's got what she needs... I wonder who's next?'
Diana's on the hunt again and has the perfect new target.
Finally, the type of wealth she's always dreamed of. A five-storey house in Hampstead, unfettered access to London's liberal elite and a bloated bank account. If she can ensnare David Farrand, then she really will have clawed her way right to the top.
And Diana's got form. Three husbands already under her belt, she knows exactly how to reel them in. Such a shame the silly old fools all died so quickly, but let's not blame the woman now.
The only snag? David's daughter, Cat. Entitled, suspicious and used to getting her own way. Diana might have got her claws into David, but Cat's not averse to a fight, and will stop at nothing to reveal the truth about her murky past...
Because to lose one husband is unlucky. To lose two is careless. But three?
Three must be murder.
Reviews / Votes
PRAISE FOR BELLA MACKIE: 'Very funny' JOE LYCETT 'Taut, pacy, seamless... a huge pleasure to read' MARIAN KEYES WHAT READERS LOVE ABOUT BELLA MACKIE: 'Just when you think you're a step ahead, she pulls something out of the bag' ????? 'Caustic sarcasm... delivered with elegance' ????? 'Mackie's writing is sharp and funny' ????? 'Her sarcasm knows no bounds and I love it' ????? 'Sparky, slick, wildly compulsive' ????? 'Macabre, flippant, and darkly hilarious' ????? 'Her irreverent, withering put-downs and sharply observed comments' ?????More details
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
HarperCollins Publishers
Dimensions
Height: 240 mm
Width: 159 mm
Thickness: 21 mm
Weight
270 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-00-854558-1 (9780008545581)
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Bella Mackie is the author of three Sunday Times bestsellers - her nonfiction Jog On, her debut novel How to Kill Your Family, and her latest novel What a Way to Go. She has written for the Guardian, Vogue and Vice. In 2023 she judged the Women's Prize for Fiction and her work has twice been shortlisted for the British Book Awards.