Bright and Deadly Things
From the author of the 2022 Richard and Judy Book Club pick, How to Kill Your Best Friend
Published on 16. February 2023
304 pages
978-1-83895-049-1 (ISBN)
Description
A retreat doesn't always mean safety...
Following the death of her husband, Emily is happy to find herself surrounded by friends and fellow Oxford peers at the rustic Chalet des Anglais in the French Alps. With no electricity, running water, or access by car, surely this trip will offer her the time and space she needs to heal.
But before she makes it to the airport, Emily interrupts a break-in at her home, and on the first night at the chalet, she discovers an inappropriate sexual liaison between an undergrad and a colleague. When the student suddenly disappears, and Emily sees her deceased husband's number in her call history, she realizes she had better figure out who she can trust - or the next disappearance may be her own...
Following the death of her husband, Emily is happy to find herself surrounded by friends and fellow Oxford peers at the rustic Chalet des Anglais in the French Alps. With no electricity, running water, or access by car, surely this trip will offer her the time and space she needs to heal.
But before she makes it to the airport, Emily interrupts a break-in at her home, and on the first night at the chalet, she discovers an inappropriate sexual liaison between an undergrad and a colleague. When the student suddenly disappears, and Emily sees her deceased husband's number in her call history, she realizes she had better figure out who she can trust - or the next disappearance may be her own...
Reviews / Votes
Twists, turns, mind games - you'll be suspecting everyone * Women's Weekly on How to Kill Your Best Friend * Atmospheric, sinister and totally captivating * Alex Lake on How to Kill Your Best Friend * Uncannily creepy and grounded in the true horror of human evil. * The Observer on The Missing Years *More details
Edition
Main
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Atlantic Books
File size
2,20 MB
ISBN-13
978-1-83895-049-1 (9781838950491)
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Person
Lexie Elliott grew up in Scotland, at the foot of the Highlands. She graduated from Oxford University where she obtained a doctorate in theoretical physics. A keen sportswoman, she works in fund management in London, where she lives with her husband and two sons. The rest of her time is spent writing, or thinking about writing, and juggling family life and sport.
www.lexieelliott.com
www.lexieelliott.com
Content
- Intro
- Title
- Copyright
- 1
- Sofi
- 2
- 3
- 4
- Julie
- 5
- 6
- 7
- Akash
- 8
- 9
- Caleb
- 10
- 11
- 12
- Robert
- 13
- 14
- 15
- 16
- 17
- Caleb
- 18
- 19
- 20
- 21
- 22
- 23
- 24
- Official Chalet Chronicle
- 25
- 26
- 27
- 28
- Authorâ?Ts Note
- Acknowledgments
