{"product_id":"black-thorn-by-sarah-hilary-9781035004317","title":"Black Thorn","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSarah Hilary, Theakston's Crime Novel of the Year winner and author of \u003cem\u003eFragile\u003c\/em\u003e, returns with \u003cem\u003eBlack Thorn\u003c\/em\u003e, another compulsive psychological thriller that questions how much you know about the people who live next to you.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e'An astonishingly gifted writer' Marian Keyes\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBlackthorn Ashes was meant to be their forever home. For the first six families moving into the exclusive new housing development, it was a chance to live a peaceful life on the cliffs overlooking the Cornish sea, safe in the knowledge that it had been created just for them.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBut six weeks later, paradise is lost. Six people are dead. And Blackthorn Ashes is left abandoned and unfinished, its dark shadows hiding all manner of secrets.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eOne of its surviving residents, Agnes Gale, is determined to find out the truth about what happened. Even if that truth is deadlier than she could have ever believed possible.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePraise for \u003cem\u003eBlack Thorn\u003c\/em\u003e:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'In \u003cem\u003eBlack Thorn\u003c\/em\u003e a small piece of the world collapses—metaphorically, literally, and emotionally. This novel is immersive, claustrophobic, unbearably tense and quite brilliant.' – Ann Cleeves\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'Nail-biting, heart-wrenching stuff. \u003cem\u003eBlack Thorn\u003c\/em\u003e has the atmosphere and drama of a modern-day du Maurier novel. Sarah Hilary's uncanny ability to make readers not just see through her characters' eyes but feel through their skin is unparalleled.' – Erin Kelly\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'A mesmerizing story of family and community, secrets and lies. Psychologically rich and captivatingly told.' – Megan Abbott\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'Exudes a tightly-controlled menace that ratchets up to full-blown claustrophobia as the pages turn. A book that oozes under your skin from the opening sentence.' – Vaseem Khan\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'Brilliant. Taking a really deep dive into some dark spaces that Sarah brings vividly to life, it's wonderful and unlike anything else I've read lately.' – Mick Herron\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'Multi-layered, unexpected, and carrying a strong emotional punch, \u003cem\u003eBlack Thorn\u003c\/em\u003e is refreshingly different. Sarah Hilary is an exceptionally gifted writer.' – Sharon Bolton\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'An absolute master of her craft. Beautiful writing. This book is fascinating on so many levels. Not your run-of-the-mill thriller. A haunting captivating book.' – Imran Mahmood\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'An \u003cem\u003eextraordinary\u003c\/em\u003e book. Beautifully written, densely plotted, with an uncanny insight into the best and worst of family relationships.' – Emma Flint\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'A stunning, haunting and often moving novel. I loved it.' – Anna Mazzola\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'Sarah Hilary has done it again with this tale of toxicity in all its forms. Excellent writing and tight plotting on top of shifting sands make \u003cem\u003eBlack Thorn\u003c\/em\u003e an unforgettable read with the most sympathetic protagonist I've read in years.' – Liz Nugent\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'Sarah Hilary is a writer with all the gifts: character and psychology, language and one-more-chapter suspense. In twisting, turning, ever-changing \u003cem\u003eBlack Thorn\u003c\/em\u003e, she shows us how very easily the wrong people can turn paradise into hell on earth.' – Lucie Whitehouse\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Macmillan Publishers New Zealand Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48240802627820,"sku":"9781035004317","price":27.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781035004317-black-thorn-1.jpg?v=1787926909","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.live\/products\/black-thorn-by-sarah-hilary-9781035004317","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}