Little Red Death (Paperback)

A.K. Benedict

ISBN 10: 1398543608 / ISBN 13: 9781398543607

Published by Simon & Schuster Ltd, London, 2025

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Paperback. ONCE UPON A TIME LIKE YOU'VE NEVER READ IT BEFORE . . . DI Lyla Rondell is on the case of a lifetime. Tasked with investigating a series of perplexing deaths, the only lead she has is that each appears to be based on a different classic fairy tale. Far from the stuff of bedtime stories, the press is having a field day with what they have named the Grimm Ripper Murders. But as the bodies stack up, Lylas whole world is about to flip on its head. Because the killers bloody trail stretches deep into her own origin story, and when she discovers the truth, nothing will ever be the same again. Faced with the fact that everything she knows is fiction, Lyla will have to take a little creative license of her own if shes going to turn the final page on the killings . . . Praise for A.K Benedict A. K. Benedict is snapping at the heels of Ben Aaronovitch as one of the new stars of the sub-genre of crime with a supernatural twist SUNDAY EXPRESS A K Benedict can write beautifully and has imaginative flair THE GUARDIAN One of the very best writers currently gracing our bookshelves DAD.INFO Some authors write beautifully, others can tell a great story. Not many can do both but A. K. Benedict achieves it HOWARD LINSKEY 'Once upon a time' gets a whole new twist in this bold, high-concept thriller - Stuart Turton meets Angela Carter, with a touch of Misery. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Little Red Death (Paperback)
• Publisher: Simon & Schuster Ltd, London
• Publication Date: 2025
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1398543608
• ISBN 13: 9781398543607
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: new

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Synopsis

ONCE UPON A TIME LIKE YOU'VE NEVER READ IT BEFORE . . .

DI Lyla Rondell is on the case of a lifetime. Tasked with investigating a series of perplexing deaths, the only lead she has is that each appears to be based on a different classic fairy tale. Far from the stuff of bedtime stories, the press is having a field day with what they have named the Grimm Ripper Murders.

But as the bodies stack up, Lyla’s whole world is about to flip on its head. Because the killer’s bloody trail stretches deep into her own origin story, and when she discovers the truth, nothing will ever be the same again.

Faced with the fact that everything she knows is fiction, Lyla will have to take a little creative license of her own if she’s going to turn the final page on the killings . . .