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The Beautiful Dead

The Beautiful Dead

From the Sunday Times bestselling author of Snap

Summary

FROM THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR

'Crime novels don't get much better than this' C.L. Taylor

They wanted the same things. Death - and an audience.

Eve Singer makes her living from death. As a TV crime reporter, she'll go to any length to get the latest scoop.

But when a twisted serial killer starts using her to gain the publicity he craves, Eve must decide how far she's willing to go - and how close she'll let him get . . .
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'Evocative and disturbing' Shari Lapena, bestselling author of The Couple Next Door
'Excellent tension' The Times
'Spectacular' Sunday Times

Readers are gripped by The Beautiful Dead:
'A fast and thrilling story with twists and turns from start to finish.' *****
'Very well-written and extremely tense' *****
'A great thriller from a very talented author' *****

Reviews

  • Incredible. Just incredible. Belinda Bauer is a genius.
    Clare Mackintosh, author of I LET YOU GO

About the author

Belinda Bauer

Belinda Bauer grew up in England and South Africa and now lives in Wales. She worked as a journalist and a screenwriter before finally writing a book to appease her nagging mother.

For her debut, Blacklands, Belinda was awarded the CWA Gold Dagger for Crime Novel of the Year. She went on to win the CWA Dagger in the Library for her body of work. Her fourth novel, Rubbernecker, was voted Theakston Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year. Her eighth novel, Snap, was a Sunday Times bestseller. It was longlisted for the Man Booker prize and voted Crime & Thriller Book of the Year at the Specsavers National Book Awards.

Her books have been translated into twenty-five languages.
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