Death of a Bookseller

THE INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER!
LONGLISTED FOR THE AUTHORS' CLUB BEST FIRST NOVEL AWARD 2024
WINNER OF DEBUT OF THE YEAR at the FINGERPRINT AWARDS WOULD YOU KILL FOR A GOOD STORY?
Roach - bookseller, loner and true crime fanatic- is not interested in making friends. She has all the company she needs in her serial killer books, murder podcasts and her pet snail, Bleep. That is, until Laura joins the bookshop. With her cute literary tote bags and sunny smile, she's everyone's favourite bookseller. But beneath the shiny veneer, Roach senses a darkness within Laura, the same darkness Roach possesses. And as curiosity blooms into morbid obsession, Roach becomes determined to be a part of Laura's story - whether Laura wants her in it or not. * Read the brilliant new novel from Alice Slater, LET THE BAD TIMES ROLL, available now! * 'A confident, sassy, pitch-black debut by someone who really knows her way around a bookshop, as well as our death-obsessed culture' Caroline Kepnes
'Fiercely original and deeply disturbing, Death of a Bookseller is a dark masterpiece of grief and obsession' Catriona Ward
'For avid readers, thrill-seekers and disgruntled employees alike; Death of a Bookseller is tense, arch and impossible to put down' Eliza Ward
'Savage, witty and all-consuming, it's both a love letter to bookselling and a thriller of the most unsettling variety' Abigail Dean
'A stunning debut' Jane Casey
'Utterly engrossing, atmospheric and deliciously dark. Hugely compelling' Will Dean

Alice Slater is a writer and ex-bookseller from London. She studied creative writing at MMU and UEA, and her debut novel, Death of a Bookseller, was an instant Sunday Times bestseller. It was awarded Debut Crime Book of the Year at Capital Crime's Fingerprint Awards 2024, shortlisted for CrimeFest's Specsavers Best Debut Crime Novel 2023 and longlisted for the Authors' Club Best First Novel Award 2024. She co-hosts literary podcast What Page Are You On? and lives with her husband, their dog Peachy, and a lot of books.