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The Sick Rose
Erin Kelly
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Description for The Sick Rose
Paperback. The chilling second novel from the author of the critically acclaimed THE POISON TREE Num Pages: 368 pages, n/a. BIC Classification: FF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 24. Weight in Grams: 250.
'You kept my secret. I know yours now. That makes us even.'
A claustrophobic psychological thriller that doesn't let go.
'A tense and twisting novel of dark secrets and dangerous desires.' - Grazia
PAUL has been led into a life of crime by his schoolyard protector, Daniel. Now, at nineteen, he must bear witness against his friend to avoid imprisonment.
LOUISA, who years ago fled from her own dark secrets, spends her days renovating the grounds of a crumbling Elizabethan mansion.
A relationship develops between them, and Louisa starts to believe she can finally experience the happiness she had given up on; but it soon becomes apparent that neither of them can outrun their violent past . . .
STONE MOTHERS, the new novel by Erin Kelly, is available to buy now!
Product Details
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton
Number of pages
368
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
Number of Pages
352
Place of Publication
, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781444703856
SKU
V9781444703856
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Ref
99-50
About Erin Kelly
Erin Kelly is the Sunday Times bestselling author of The Poison Tree, The Sick Rose, The Burning Air, The Ties That Bind, He Said/She Said, Stone Mothers/We Know You Know, Watch Her Fall, The Skeleton Key and The House of Mirrors, as well as Broadchurch: The Novel, inspired by the mega-hit TV series. In 2013, The Poison Tree became a major ITV drama and was a Richard & Judy Summer Read in 2011. He Said/She Said spent six weeks in the top ten in both hardback and paperback, was longlisted for the Theakston's Old Peculier crime novel of the year award, and selected for both the Simon Mayo Radio 2 and Richard & Judy Book Clubs. The Skeleton Key was selected as a Waterstones Thriller of the Month in 2023, was a Sunday Times top ten bestseller and reached number one in the Times chart. Born in London in 1976, Erin lives in north London with her husband and daughters. erinkelly.co.uk twitter.com/mserinkelly
Reviews for The Sick Rose
It's unusual for a second novel to be even better than the first but Kelly has pulled off that difficult trick.
Literary Review
A compelling second novel from masterful storyteller Erin Kelly.
Good Housekeeping
Kelly's first novel, THE POISON TREE, earned her comparisons with Ruth Rendell and on the evidence of this second psychologically complex thriller, the accolade is entirely deserved. Like Rendell, Kelly is an expert in suburban macabre, relishing in the kind of domestic scenes we all recognise but giving them a satisfyingly chilly.
Psychologies
Erin Kelly's first thriller, THE POISON TREE, was widely praised, with some reviewers comparing her work to Daphne du Maurier. Her second, THE SICK ROSE, is nearer in spirit to Ruth Rendell's work . . . It's an elaborate narrative structure, but Kelly manages it with panache . . . this is an enormously readable novel and there is no denying Erin Kelly's talent. She's an author to watch.
Spectator
A real "can't put it down" mystery. This sick rose has got the grip of bindweed.
Independent
This claustrophobic psychological thriller is the second novel from the author of the brilliant THE POISON TREE. Just as good as her debut, it marks Kelly out as a formidable talent
Bella
A compelling suspense novel from crime fiction's freshest voice.
Red
'It is hard to find a more impeccably English writer than Erin Kelly, whose debut THE POISON TREE, marked her as a name to watch in British fiction... In trademark style the [THE SICK ROSE] flits between the 'then' and the 'now', playing with the magic and poison of memories, until the present intervenes with brutal and tragic consequences'.
The Times
Kelly writes perceptively and chillingly about the long shadows cast by tragic mistakes . . . she shows considerable promise.
Daily Telegraph
Thumbs up to . . . this leave-the-light-on thriller.
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Literary Review
A compelling second novel from masterful storyteller Erin Kelly.
Good Housekeeping
Kelly's first novel, THE POISON TREE, earned her comparisons with Ruth Rendell and on the evidence of this second psychologically complex thriller, the accolade is entirely deserved. Like Rendell, Kelly is an expert in suburban macabre, relishing in the kind of domestic scenes we all recognise but giving them a satisfyingly chilly.
Psychologies
Erin Kelly's first thriller, THE POISON TREE, was widely praised, with some reviewers comparing her work to Daphne du Maurier. Her second, THE SICK ROSE, is nearer in spirit to Ruth Rendell's work . . . It's an elaborate narrative structure, but Kelly manages it with panache . . . this is an enormously readable novel and there is no denying Erin Kelly's talent. She's an author to watch.
Spectator
A real "can't put it down" mystery. This sick rose has got the grip of bindweed.
Independent
This claustrophobic psychological thriller is the second novel from the author of the brilliant THE POISON TREE. Just as good as her debut, it marks Kelly out as a formidable talent
Bella
A compelling suspense novel from crime fiction's freshest voice.
Red
'It is hard to find a more impeccably English writer than Erin Kelly, whose debut THE POISON TREE, marked her as a name to watch in British fiction... In trademark style the [THE SICK ROSE] flits between the 'then' and the 'now', playing with the magic and poison of memories, until the present intervenes with brutal and tragic consequences'.
The Times
Kelly writes perceptively and chillingly about the long shadows cast by tragic mistakes . . . she shows considerable promise.
Daily Telegraph
Thumbs up to . . . this leave-the-light-on thriller.
Look