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For fans of All the Colours of the Dark and Where the Crawdads Sing, a beautiful atmospheric thriller from the Sunday Times bestselling author of Tall BonesTHE TIMES BOOK OF THE MONTH'Propulsive, bold and brutal...A truly atmospheric thriller.' Chris Whitaker, bestselling author of All the Colours of the Dark'Bewitching... thought provoking, character driven crime fiction.' Paula Hawkins, bestselling author of The Girl on the Train‘Sublime. The best thing I’ve read in ages.’ Will Dean, bestselling author of The Chamber_______The Labasques aren’t like other families.Living in a shack out in the swamps, they scrape a living hunting down alligators just to get by. To the good people of Jacknife, Louisiana, they are trouble-makers, outcasts, the kind of people you wouldn’t want living on your doorstep.So when Cutter Labasque is found face down in the muddy swamp, no one seems to care, not even her two rough-cut brothers. The only person who questions the official verdict of suicide is Cutter’s childhood friend, Loyal May, who has just returned home to care for her ageing mother.Loyal left town at the age of 18, having betrayed everything she valued most. Now, there may be no way for her to find forgiveness, but there may be restitution, if she can find out what really did happen to Cutter...Set against the haunting beauty of Southern Louisiana, Our Last Wild Days is a compulsive, evocative novel about a tight-knit community and the secrets they want to keep hidden.‘What lifts Anna Bailey’s marvellous second novel is the hothouse lyricism of their writing, which is as lush as the setting’ The Times Book of the Month‘A brooding, evocative novel’ i paper best new crime and thriller books‘The author hit the Sunday Times bestseller list with their debut… and I’m certain this will follow’ Prima‘A remarkable job of conjuring up the haunted swamplands of southern Louisiana…A particularly spicy gumbo of a thriller’ Daily Mail______WHAT READERS & AUTHORS ARE SAYING ABOUT OUR LAST WILD DAYS:'A masterpiece...you will be hooked!' 5-star reader review'A sweltering fever dream of a novel – brimming with atmosphere, tension, and a truly unforgettable cast of characters.' Colin Walsh, bestselling author of Kala'If you like Chris Whitaker (another Brit who does small-town America so well) this is for you' 5-star reader review'The heat and humidity sink into your bones as you are sucked into the lives of the people of the backwaters' 5-star reader review'With a setting as atmospheric as Where the Crawdads Sing...a stunningly written thriller' Nikki Smith, author of Look What You Made Me Do'A brooding atmosphere with loads of twists along the way that will keep you guessing' 5-star reader review'Exquisite. A rare, extraordinary talent' C.J.Cooke, bestselling author of The Lighthouse Witches'Every page is enthralling and to be read with your breath held against what's coming next.' 5-star reader review'Likely to be one of my books of the year' 5-star reader review'Filled with lines worth tattooing and passages worth framing.' Megan Collins, author of Cross my Heart'Anna Bailey is the master of things that move in the dark, with language so lush you feel like you could reach out and touch it' Hayley Scrivenor, bestselling author of Dirt Town 'Raw and unflinching...a stunner.' Ashley Winstead, author of Midnight is the Darkest Hour'I didn't want this one to end...a perfect crime thriller' 5-star reader review

The gripping Sunday Times bestseller, chosen as Book of the Month by the Guardian, Grazia and Observer, longlisted for the Theakston Old Peculiar Crime Novel of the Year'Anna Bailey's debut is irresistible, a compelling and nuanced psychological thriller suffused with small town prejudice and dark family secrets.' PAULA HAWKINS, author of bestselling The Girl on the Train'One of the most exciting debuts of the year' SUNDAY EXPRESS'With Tall Bones, Anna Bailey bursts onto the scene with a wonderfully haunting debut. Small-town intrigue, exquisitely drawn' JANE HARPER, bestselling author of The Dry'Conjuring up... Twin Peaks and Gillian Flynn's Sharp Objects' STYLIST'Compelling, beautifully nuanced, brilliant' SJ WATSON, bestselling author of Before I Go to Sleep________________________________________________When Emma leaves her friend Abi at a party in the woods, she believes that their lives are just beginning. Many things will happen that night, beneath the stark beauty of the stars, but Emma will never see her friend again.But what happens next in Whistling Ridge is so much more than the story of a missing girl.It's a spellbinding story that will keep you guessing, a story of surprises and secrets, regrets and rage, love and lies. Abi's disappearance cracks open the façade of this small town, peeling away the layers of its past.Even within Abi's own family there are questions to be asked - of the older brother whom Abi betrayed, of the shining younger sibling who hides his wounds, of her mother and her father - both in thrall to the fiery preacher who has an unsettling grasp on the whole town.And then there is Rat, the outsider, whose exciting presence is a catalyst for change.Anything could happen in a tinder-box like Whistling Ridge. All it will take is just one spark...the truth of what happened that night at the Tall Bones....______________________________________READERS AND REVIEWERS praise TALL BONES:'Spellbinding and darkly beautiful.... intricately plotted and exquisitely written, Tall Bones is a stunning debut' WOMEN & HOME'Tall Bones is as atmospheric as it gets... a stunning debut that delivers on every level. Reminded me of Jane Harper's The Dry' RENEE KNIGHT, bestselling author of Disclaimer'Its portrait of small-town intrigue is scarily credible. Bailey understands that the dynamics that drive small-town relationships are the same the world over' VAL McDERMID'A clever, twisting debut about the dark side of small town America. It is packed with secrets like firecrackers ready to ignite.' FRANCINE TOON, author of Pine'Will haunt you long after you race through its pages' Grazia'Bailey writes like a dream' EMMA FLINT, author of Little Deaths'One of my all-time favourite reads' 5-star reader review'I loved this book from the very first line' 5-star reader review'Wow!! This book was incredible! I never saw any of the twists coming' 5-star reader review'A gritty, haunting and intricately woven, explosive firecracker of a thriller' 5-star reader review____COMING SOON: OUR LAST WILD DAYS - the stunning new novel from Anna Bailey, published April 2025

A teenaged girl's disappearance brings her community's most devastating secrets to light in this "compelling and nuanced psychological thriller suffused with small town prejudice and dark family secrets" (Paula Hawkins, New York Times bestselling author) that is perfect for fans of Megan Miranda and Celeste Ng. The town of Whistling Ridge guards its secrets. When seventeen-year-old Abigail Blake disappears after a party, her best friend Emma is left with questions no one else can answer. The police initially believe Abi ran away, but Emma doesn't believe that her friend would leave without her, and when disturbing evidence is discovered nearby, the festering secrets and longstanding resentment of both Abigail's family and the people of Whistling Ridge begin to surface with devastating consequences. Among those secrets: Abi's older brother's passionate, dangerous love for a handsome Romanian immigrant who has recently made his home in the town's trailer park; her younger brother's feeling that he knows information he should tell the police, if only he could put it into words; her father's mercurial rages and her mother's silence. Then there is the rest of Whistling Ridge, where a charismatic preacher advocates for God with language that mirrors violence, all under the sway of the powerful businessman who rules the town. But Abi has secrets of her own, and the closer Emma grows to unraveling them, the further she feels from her friend. And in a tinderbox of small-town rage, all it will take is just one spark--the truth of what really happened that night--to change their community forever in this "intricate and compelling thriller, beautifully nuanced and wonderfully claustrophobic" (S.J. Watson, New York Times bestselling author).

From the author of the "irresistible" (Paula Hawkins, #1 New York Times bestselling author) Where the Truth Lies, an atmospheric novel about a young woman who searches for answers after her estranged friend is found dead in the bayou of their rural Louisiana hometown. The Labasques aren't like other families. Living in a shack out in the swamps, they made do by hunting down alligators and other animals. To the good people of Jacknife, Louisiana, they are troublemakers and outcasts, the kind of people you wouldn't want in your community. So, when Cutter Labasque is found face down in the muddy swamp, no one seems to care, not even her two brothers. The only person who questions the official verdict of suicide is Cutter's childhood friend, Loyal May, who has just returned home to care for her mother. When she left town at eighteen years old, she betrayed Cutter. Now with a ragtag group from the local paper where she works, Loyal goes in search of answers, uncovering a web of deceit and corruption that implicates those in town. It may be too late to apologize to Cutter, but Loyal has restitution in mind. Weaving through the swamps and bayous of rural Louisiana, Our Last Wild Days is an atmospheric, smoldering suspense about our darker impulses--and how to set things right.

»En isande inblick i en tryckande värld, där onda tankar och onda handlingar rör sig strax under ytan.« The Observer»Gillar man en deckargåta i kombination med tragiska levnadsöden och relationer så har man en underhållande lässtund framför sig.« Daniel Gustavsson, BTJ»En drabbande roman om hur ett samhälle påverkas av ett brott.« EpilogerNär sjuttonåriga Emma skiljs från sin vän Abigail på en fest ute i skogen tror hon - som de flesta tjejer i hennes ålder - att deras liv bara har börjat. Men mycket kommer att hända den natten, och hon kommer aldrig att få se Abigail igen. Försvinnandet skapar sprickor i fasaden i småstaden Whistling Ridge, som under ytan bubblar av bittra fejder och motsättningar. Även inom Abigails familj finns det många frågor att ställa - till Noah, den äldre bror som Abigail svikit; till deras yngre bror Jude, som fortfarande haltar efter ett övergrepp i barndomen; till mamma Dolly och pappa Samuel, med deras respektive relationer till den eldige predikant som håller staden i sitt grepp. Vad som helst kan hända i Whistling Ridge, denna krutdurk av småstadsilska. Det enda som behövs är en gnista - till exempel sanningen om vad som hände den där kvällen ute vid Tall Bones...I översättning av Boel Unnerstad.ANNA BAILEY är en brittisk kriminalförfattare vars debut Ond tro [Tall Bones] har gjort succé världen över. Bailey har själv bott vid Klippiga bergen i Colorado, där boken utspelar sig. Hon har också hämtat influenser från tv-serier som Twin Peaks och True Detective. Numera är hon bosatt i Frankrike.»Oemotståndlig spänning.« Paula Hawkins, författare till Kvinnan på tåget»Ond tro är en stark och välskriven debut som har alla ingredienser för att hålla kvar läsaren i ett fast grepp.« I min bokhylla»Flera oväntade vändningar ger ett bra framåtdriv. Allt man vill är att få veta vad som har hänt Abigail.« Stinas boksida

»En isande inblick i en tryckande värld, där onda tankar och onda handlingar rör sig strax under ytan.« The Observer»Gillar man en deckargåta i kombination med tragiska levnadsöden och relationer så har man en underhållande lässtund framför sig.« Daniel Gustavsson, BTJ »En drabbande roman om hur ett samhälle påverkas av ett brott.« EpilogerNär sjuttonåriga Emma skiljs från sin vän Abigail på en fest ute i skogen tror hon - som de flesta tjejer i hennes ålder - att deras liv bara har börjat. Men mycket kommer att hända den natten, och hon kommer aldrig att få se Abigail igen. Försvinnandet skapar sprickor i fasaden i småstaden Whistling Ridge, som under ytan bubblar av bittra fejder och motsättningar. Även inom Abigails familj finns det många frågor att ställa - till Noah, den äldre bror som Abigail svikit; till deras yngre bror Jude, som fortfarande haltar efter ett övergrepp i barndomen; till mamma Dolly och pappa Samuel, med deras respektive relationer till den eldige predikant som håller staden i sitt grepp. Vad som helst kan hända i Whistling Ridge, denna krutdurk av småstadsilska. Det enda som behövs är en gnista - till exempel sanningen om vad som hände den där kvällen ute vid Tall Bones... I översättning av Boel Unnerstad.ANNA BAILEY är en brittisk kriminalförfattare vars debut Ond tro [Tall Bones] har gjort succé världen över. Bailey har själv bott vid Klippiga bergen i Colorado, där boken utspelar sig. Hon har också hämtat influenser från tv-serier som Twin Peaks och True Detective. Numera är hon bosatt i Frankrike. »Oemotståndlig spänning.« Paula Hawkins, författare till Kvinnan på tåget»Ond tro är en stark och välskriven debut som har alla ingredienser för att hålla kvar läsaren i ett fast grepp.« I min bokhylla »Flera oväntade vändningar ger ett bra framåtdriv. Allt man vill är att få veta vad som har hänt Abigail.« Stinas boksida

For fans of All the Colours of the Dark and Where the Crawdads Sing, a beautiful atmospheric thriller from the Sunday Times bestselling author of Tall Bones THE TIMES BOOK OF THE MONTH 'Propulsive, bold and brutal...A truly atmospheric thriller.' Chris Whitaker, bestselling author of All the Colours of the Dark 'Bewitching... thought provoking, character driven crime fiction.' Paula Hawkins, bestselling author of The Girl on the Train ‘Sublime. The best thing I’ve read in ages.’ Will Dean, bestselling author of The Chamber ______ The Labasques aren’t like other families. To the good people of Jacknife, Louisiana, they are trouble-makers. Outcasts. The kind of people you don’t want living on your doorstep. So when Cutter Labasque’s body is found face down in the swamp, most people don’t care. Only Loyal May, once Cutter’s closest friend, isn’t like most people. She betrayed Cutter the day she left town. Now, perhaps she’s the only one who can find out her true story… _______ ‘What lifts Anna Bailey’s marvellous second novel is the hothouse lyricism of their writing, which is as lush as the setting’ The Times Book of the Month ‘A brooding, evocative novel’ i paper best new crime and thriller books ‘The author hit the Sunday Times bestseller list with their debut… and I’m certain this will follow’ Prima ‘A remarkable job of conjuring up the haunted swamplands of southern Louisiana…A particularly spicy gumbo of a thriller’ Daily Mail ______ WHAT READERS & AUTHORS ARE SAYING ABOUT OUR LAST WILD DAYS: 'A masterpiece...you will be hooked!' 5-star reader review 'A sweltering fever dream of a novel – brimming with atmosphere, tension, and a truly unforgettable cast of characters.' Colin Walsh, bestselling author of Kala 'If you like Chris Whitaker (another Brit who does small-town America so well) this is for you' 5-star reader review 'The heat and humidity sink into your bones as you are sucked into the lives of the people of the backwaters' 5-star reader review 'With a setting as atmospheric as Where the Crawdads Sing...a stunningly written thriller' Nikki Smith, author of Look What You Made Me Do 'A brooding atmosphere with loads of twists along the way that will keep you guessing' 5-star reader review 'Exquisite. A rare, extraordinary talent' C.J.Cooke, bestselling author of The Lighthouse Witches 'Every page is enthralling and to be read with your breath held against what's coming next.' 5-star reader review 'Likely to be one of my books of the year' 5-star reader review 'Filled with lines worth tattooing and passages worth framing.' Megan Collins, author of Cross my Heart 'Anna Bailey is the master of things that move in the dark, with language so lush you feel like you could reach out and touch it' Hayley Scrivenor, bestselling author of Dirt Town 'Raw and unflinching...a stunner.' Ashley Winstead, author of Midnight is the Darkest Hour 'I didn't want this one to end...a perfect crime thriller' 5-star reader review

Wasteland Girls is a collection of lyrical, incisive and luminous stories by the Sunday Times bestselling author of Tall Bones and Our Last Wild Days. These stunningly powerful stories explore the wildness and beauty of the American heartlands, a place where lives are lived on the margins, but also where there is dignity, hope, revenge and restitution. In 'Long Way to Come for a Sip of Water', which was shortlisted for the BBC National Short Story Award, Texan man Ready drives through a divided US to see his dying brother. Wasteland Girls, the title story, is a powerful tale of a family of hoarders, of magic and revenge. In Yukon 1940, a woman sits beside the body of her husband in a remote cabin, trapped by the frozen sea. The Girl in the Ground follows a woman who suddenly reappears after twenty years of absence, but for whom the past is a void. A widower meets a man who should died many times. Deeply atmospheric and soulful, the stories in Wasteland Girls are inspired by the author's experience of living amid the beautiful but often ferocious remote landscapes of the US, and among the wild and secretive people who inhabit them. In the vastness of the wilds, anything can happen...