Little Deaths - Hardcover

Emma Flint

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1509826572 ISBN 13: 9781509826575

Publisher: Picador, 2017

Synopsis

Little Deaths

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About the Author

Emma Flint grew up in Newcastle and graduated from the University of St Andrews with an MA in English Language and Literature. She later completed a novel-writing course at the Faber Academy. Since childhood, she has read true-crime stories, developing an encyclopaedic knowledge of real-life murder cases. She lives in London.

Review

Even though Flint is British, she nails the voices with authority . . . Flint is scrupulous about centering this moody thriller in the facts, yet giving them a deeper psychological spin . . . atmospheric and plausible * Washington Post * Blowing apart stereotypes of mothers and femme fatales, Flint has marked herself out as one to watch * Stylist * Inspired by true events, this thrilling suspense story will make you question your loyalties at every turn * Harpers Bazaar * A pageturner . . . A terrifying, evocative read . . . compelling * Glamour * Accomplished . . . deftly done . . . finely observed . . . wonderfully written . . . excellent . . . gripping . . . Flint writes powerfully . . . absolutely riveting . . . a strong and confident addition to the growing trend of domestic dystopias * Guardian * Little Deaths convinces as a meticulously detailed period piece, a searching exploration of sexual hypocrisy and a twisty and enthralling murder mystery . . . Flint writes superbly . . . with something of the hallucinatory force of Eoin McNamee's Blue trilogy and the dark fire of Megan Abbott's early noirs . . . It's an absorbing, seductive read; I absolutely loved it * Irish Times * This is one writer who is definitely going places * Crime Scene magazine * Flint gives the femme fatale back her soul . . . an engaging read * Literary Review * Heart-pounding feminist thriller . . . a heady and haunting read * Elle * I absolutely believed the setting: the sleaze, the corruption and the glamour. The dialogue is pitch perfect and Ruth Malone is a complex and fascinating woman . . . This is a novel about sex, obsession and discrimination, but it's also a thriller that keeps us guessing until the last page -- Ann Cleeves * Big Issue * As dark as any period noir and simmering with tension * Express S Magazine * A hotly tipped debut destined to make waves this year . . . evocative * Daily Express * Guilt, loneliness and trial by tabloid are explored in this fascinating debut . . . Steaming with the heat of a New York July, Little Deaths is redolent of 60s noir . . . where Little Deaths excels is in its portrayals of different kinds of loneliness . . . this fascinating debut suggests [Flint's next novel] will be one to watch out for -- Observer Book of the Month There's plenty of buzz around Emma Flint's evocative debut thriller inspired by a true crime story and filled with murder, sex and obsession during a heatwave in Sixties New York * Daily Telegraph * An excellent debut . . . unsparing and convincing -- The Times Book of the Month Involving and atmospheric and immensely gripping -- Sophie Hannah Her writing is by turns gutsy, involving and vivid.The story left an overwhelmingly poignant impression on me . . . a wonderful book -- ?Janet Ellis, author of The Butcher's Hook? Emma Flint's debut is compelling and atmospheric. * Emerald Street * I absolutely believed in the setting: the sleaze, the corruption and the glamour. The dialogue is pitch perfect and Ruth Malone is a complex and fascinating character. This is a novel about sex, obsession and discrimination, but it's also a thriller that keeps you guessing until the last page -- Ann Cleeves Destined to make waves this year. In the evocative Little Deaths by Emma Flint, two young children are brutally killed in New York in 1965. Is their mother guilty of murder or simply guilty of defying society's norms? * Express * A gripping read that is at the same time deeply real. A beautifully written and realized debut. I absolutely loved it. * Kate Hamer, author of The Girl In The Red Coat * A stunning feat . . . Ruth Malone's descent into hell is a riveting tale of bad luck, heartbreak and prejudice, written with the pace of a thriller and the rich detail of a historical novel -- Jane Casey Wrenching and real and deeply moving. I fell fast and hard under the spell of this lush, moody, film noir of a novel -- Chris Bohjalian Utterly atmospheric and with style to burn, Emma Flint's Little Deaths is a novel that troubles and transfixes from its simmering first pages all the way to its searing final words -- Megan Abbott A phenomenal achievement. Little Deaths is one of those so-very-rare accomplishments: a lightning fast, heart-pounding, psychologically resonant crime novel that effortlessly transcends genre. If you believed that literary fiction can't be a one-sitting read, think again -- Jeffery Deaver

Edition details

• Publisher: Picador
• Publication date: 2017
• ISBN 10: 1509826572
• ISBN 13: 9781509826575
• Binding: Hardcover
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 311