Breaking Dead: A Dark, Gripping, Edge-of-Your-Seat Debut Thriller - Softcover

Jackson, Corrie

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1785770454 ISBN 13: 9781785770456

Publisher: Twenty7, 2016

Synopsis

THE FIRST THRILLER FEATURING JOURNALIST SOPHIE KENT.

For fans of Kimberley Chambers and Jessie Keane, this compelling thriller uncovers the dark side of high fashion.

London Fashion Week. When a teenage model is found brutally murdered, journalist Sophie Kent is distraught. She failed to save the girl and now she wants justice.

Determined to catch the murderer, Sophie cuts through the industry's glittery surface to expose a toxic underworld of drugs, prostitution, blackmail and secrets. Then her personal life threatens to derail everything.

Battling her demons and her wealthy dysfunctional family, Sophie goes head to head with a sadistic killer - a killer who is only just getting started . . .

About this title

About the Author:

Corrie Jackson has been a journalist for fourteen years. During that time she has worked at Harper's Bazaar, the Daily Mail, Grazia and Glamour. Corrie now lives in New York state with her husband and two children. Breaking Dead, her debut novel, was the first in the journalist Sophie Kent series and was described by Glamour as 'Gripping . . . crime with a side order of chic' and by the Sun as 'Original, amazingly written and tense'.

Review:

Gripping . . . crime with a side order of chic * Glamour * It's original, amazingly written and tense. A cracker . . . * Sun * Crime meets couture in this gripping story * Marie Claire * A fast-paced, punchy, self-assured thriller from a writer who's bound to go from strength to strength * Red * The dark underbelly of the modelling world is a gritty setting . . . Breaking Dead rushes along at a feverish pace, with a feisty heroine * Good Housekeeping * If you like your holiday reads fast-paced and edge-of-your-sun lounger, this one's for you * Brides Magazine * Deliciously well drawn, intriguing . . . a pacy, intelligent and bang on thriller, darkly observant and grimly realistic . . . * lizlovesbooks.com * A gripping and intriguing read. There was lots of twists and turns and I had to keep turning the page to find out what happened. * Escapades of a Bookworm Blog * A really unique read . . . Sophie Kent is a great character and I already feel as if I want to see and read her about her again . . . a cracking plot - very grimly and grisly realistic . . . * The Book Trail Review * An absolutely perfect holiday read * Crime Worm Book Blog * It is a very good debut novel. I thoroughly recommend it, and am looking forward to the next in the series * The Crime Warp * It did NOT disappoint at all. I can't wait to read more from this author because she knows exactly how to write a gripping crime story, with real and believable characters and with one hell of a brilliant plot. Breaking Dead is an exciting and fresh read in a crowded genre . . . I cannot recommend it enough * Book Addict Shaun * A crime novel with a difference, told from the point of view of a tenacious reporter. Well written with sensitivity to horrific crimes and told in a way that will keep you guessing * Humble Tart Kitchen * Yay for an awesome new crime series. I love investigative reporter Sophie Kent. She is damaged, yet determined. Very much looking forward to the next book in this series! * Loud and Proud Book Junkie * A VERY SATISFYING CRIME DEBUT - 5 STARS . . . I found this to be a stylish, very readable crime thriller . . . The author's depiction of the sordid, drug and booze-addled underworld of the fashion industry is quite frighteningly realistic and the combination of this and the sometimes equally murky world of tabloid journalism works extremely well as a backdrop to what is a very good crime story in its own right * Breakaway Reviewers * Crime meets couture in this gripping story * Marie Claire Magazine * A fast-paced, punchy, self-assured thriller from a writer who's bound to go from strength to strength * Red Magazine * This twisty crime debut is gripping...Set during London Fashion Week it's as glam as it is gruesome, and the unveiling of the killer is a total WTF?! moment * Glamour Magazine * An edge of your seat thriller from debut author Corrie Jackson * Hello Magazine * Strongly plotted, brilliantly character driven crime thriller with a difference... This is a very hard hitting book... For me what made this book rise head and shoulders above others was Sophie herself. I just loved her attitude and her honesty which combined to make her one of the most endearing heroines I have ever met. She was flawed and impulsive but she never gave up in her request for the truth... A well deserved 5 star review for this debut novel and highly recommended by me * My Chestnut Reading Tree * Breaking Dead is well-written, easy to follow, and fast moving. Sophie's character is well-defined * Bella Magazine * This is not your typical crime thriller, it is fresh, bold and brazenly original... Breaking Dead is gritty, nerve-tingling and completely relentless. The pace does not give up at all; it is truly breath-taking! * Emma The Little Bookworm * Breaking Dead has the feel of a noir movie, with up-market hotels, seedy flats and the brightly-lit newsroom. It's tightly-plotted, fast-moving and I devoured it greedily in two sittings * Crime Review * Breaking Dead is the first book in a dark, powerful and enthralling series featuring young newspaper reporter Sophie Kent...there is true style, flair and finesse in this gripping opener ... Jackson hits the ground not just running, but sprinting in a fast-paced, atmospheric story. But what makes this debut so impressive is the stunning authenticity of the characters, the clever, fast-paced plot and Jackson's understanding of the grim realities of working in both the hard-nosed fashion industry and amidst the endless tensions and demands of a busy newspaper. Brimming with angst, anger, anguish and action, this is just the start of what promises to be an enthralling new crime series... * Lancashire Evening Post * Do you like your crime fiction how you like your fashion: chic, seamless and well put together? Then this could be the perfect fit for you this fall... addictive and absorbing crime debut...vividly glamorous settings and her twisty, tightly woven plot. Corrie has created a memorably strong, complex and flawed female protagonist in Sophie Kent - and given her a killer storyline to boot. Impossible to put down (I stayed up till 2am to finish it) Breaking Dead is in equal parts glamorous, gripping and gruesome... go get it now * Triple Melt * What makes this debut so impressive is the stunning authenticity of the characters, the fast-paced plot and Jackson's understanding of the grim realities of working in both the hard-nosed fashion industry and amidst the endless demands of a busy newspaper. Brimming with angst, anger, anguish and action this is just the start of what promises to be an enthralling new crime series... -- Pam Norfolk * Lancashire Evening Post *

About this edition

• Publisher: Twenty7
• Publication date: 2016
• ISBN 10: 1785770454
• ISBN 13: 9781785770456
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 370