Then Things Went Dark
The thrilling adult crime debut from the Sunday Times bestselling author of Girl Goddess Queen
Published on 5. September 2024
400 pages
978-1-4059-6650-4 (ISBN)
Description
Six Contestants. One Murder. Twelve Million Witnesses.
The reality show no one will ever forget.
'Fantastic, brilliantly characterised and completely addictive' 5* Reader Review
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Six people land on a desert island ready to make their reality show debut.
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.
The best friend, the rival, the girlfriend, the lover, and the sworn enemy are left standing. And 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.
The reality show no one will ever forget.
'Fantastic, brilliantly characterised and completely addictive' 5* Reader Review
--
Six people land on a desert island ready to make their reality show debut.
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.
The best friend, the rival, the girlfriend, the lover, and the sworn enemy are left standing. And 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.
Reviews / Votes
True crime meets juicy reality TV * Kimberly Belle, internationally bestselling author of The Paris Widow * A true delight. * Rebecca McKanna, author of Don't Forget the Girl * 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 * I loved every second of this sun-soaked nightmare. * Reader Review * This is a must read. * Reader Review * 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 *More details
Edition
New edition
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Edition type
New edition
File size
1,40 MB
ISBN-13
978-1-4059-6650-4 (9781405966504)
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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.
