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Daisy Darker

From The Sunday Times bestselling Author Of Beautiful Ugly And His & Hers

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Daisy Darker

By: Alice Feeney
Narrated by: Stephanie Racine
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Every family has a story. But some families have a body count.

'Clever, compelling, and absolutely delicious' – Lisa Jewell, author of None of This is True

The internationally bestselling author of His & Hers, Alice Feeney, returns with an all-consuming tale of psychological suspense . . . and a spectacular twist.


Isolated on their private island in Cornwall, the Darker family have come together for the first time in over a decade. When the tide comes in, they'll be cut off from the rest of the world for eight hours. When the tide goes back out, nothing will ever be the same again. Nothing – because one of the family is a killer . . .

As the leaves of autumn fall, Daisy Darker arrives at her grandmother’s house for eightieth birthday celebrations. Seaglass, the Darker’s ancestral home, is a crumbling Cornish house perched upon its own tiny private island.

Every member of the family has their secrets. Nana, alone for so long. Daisy's absent father, Frank. Her cold-hearted mother, Nancy. Her siblings, Rose and Lily, and her niece, Trixie, full of questions and without a father of her own. Daisy has never had an easy relationship with her family, but some secrets are much darker than others. This will be a gathering that some of them won't remember.

'I was on the edge of my seat the whole time' – Taylor Jenkins Reid, author of Daisy Jones and the Six

'I devoured this in record time... Alice Feeney is one of my absolute favourites' – Samantha Downing, author of My Lovely Wife

'Clever, compelling, confounding and absolutely delicious' – Lisa Jewell

READERS LOVE DAISY DARKER:


'I devoured this in one day and to say it's amazing is an understatement'

'This book might have been a psychological thriller, but it had me crying at the end'

'If you love Agatha Christie you will love this book'

'OMG WHAT A STORY. I just had to keep on reading'

'This book is FANTASTIC! I know it’s one that I WILL re-read'

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Critic reviews

Daisy Darker is clever, compelling, confounding and absolutely delicious. (Lisa Jewell, bestselling author of The Family Upstairs )
Wow! Echoes of Christie's And Then There Were None but turned into something wonderfully original and wrapped in a genuinely creepy dysfunctional family fairy tale of a novel, this takes Feeney to the next level. LOVED IT! (Sarah Pinborough)
Wow, I absolutely loved it. I was on the edge of my seat the whole time. It was an absolute thrill (Taylor Jenkins Reid, bestselling author of The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo)
Clever, sinister, claustrophobic, beguiling and utterly compelling. I was totally hooked from the first sentence. (Peter James)
This book is all kinds of twisty, and it's SO much fun
What a book! A dysfunctional family meets Agatha Christie's And Then There Were None with a truly gasp-inducing twist. Exceedingly clever, stylish and emotionally astute, your visit to Seaglass is one you won't soon forget. This is the book you've been looking for. (Catherine Ryan Howard)
So many nasty secrets. And that's before the bodies start to pile up! I've always been an Alice Feeney fan - but I think she's outdone herself with this startling murderfest! (R.L. Stine)
Daisy Darker is a first-rate, gripping thriller. Alice Feeney's gorgeous writing will sweep you up like a runaway train. Hold on for the ride! (Sarah Pekkanen )

Daisy Darker is an astonishing book, packed with incredible characters and a lot of surprises. I devoured this in record time because I had to know what happened next. Alice Feeney is one of my absolute favourites.

(Samantha Downing, bestselling author of For Your Own Good)
With an overarching sense of doom and danger lurking at every turn, Feeney has created something both entirely creepy and completely riveting in Daisy Darker. I couldn't put it down! A thrilling locked room mystery. (Mary Kubica, bestselling author of Local Woman Missing)
A sinisterly satisfying play on Agatha Christie’s And Then There Were None.
Alice Feeney is back with another gritty, twisty thriller that’s impossible to put down.
Evocative prose, fully realized characters, and an intimate, insightful first-person narrative. Flashbacks add depth while expanding the suspect list, and twists abound.
A dark, twisty tale about a dysfunctional family…Feeney’s nod to Agatha Christie’s classic mystery And Then There Were None adds a delightful twist to this quirky thriller. Aficionados of locked-room stories and family dramas (plus Feeney’s large fan base) will enjoy this highly recommended title.
This is definitely Alice Feeney’s best yet with an ending that you will never see coming.
You could not find a more perfect tribute to Agatha Christie’s And Then There Were None.
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Sadly the book lacked any real substance. There are some nice messages and quotes but the plot is filled with holes and obvious twists. I made it to the end out of sheer determination and hope that it would deliver something more than the obvious. Sadly it didn't.

Disappointingly Overhyped

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This book, beautifully narrated, is splendid. Reels you in getting. To know the characters then the plot thickens. Loved it

Daisy Darker

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A truly gripping and original storyline!
Felt as though I was in the plot with every character!

Didn’t want it to end

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What a wonderful book! A story so unlike any I have read before, this is written so beautifully, bringing the characters to life whilst weaving through the events of the plot. Travelling backwards and forwards on time, the story is held together brilliantly, and you just want to keep listening. Even when parts are repeated (a few times), it is so necessary to the plot and written so well that it isn't boring.
And as for the narrator, Stephanie Racine, she is perfect at bringing the characters to life, she just brings the whole book together.
I like detective novels with a few psychological thrillers thrown in, and I would definitely recommend this book to anyone similar, or even someone who just wants to try something different. You won't be disappointed!

Outstanding!

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This story was beautifully written, it took me to a very unusual situation and the ending was a total surprise, great read.

Word pictures, unusual story line, gripping story

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