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Eleni Kyriacou

A Beautiful Way to Die

From the author of BBC Between the Covers pick The Unspeakable Acts of Zina Pavlou.
'Gripping and compelling.' LAURA MARSHALL
'A magnificent melodrama, full of glamour and grit.' THE TIMES

THREE WOMEN. ONE SHOT AT REVENGE.

Hollywood, 1954. At night, before we're strapped to our beds, the nurses let us watch a film. We're allowed a moment of make believe, as the faces of stars fill the screen.
Tonight, though, I recognise the man on screen. His name is written large above the title on the opening credits. Everyone knows him.
But I know him. I know that he likes his coffee strong and his women weak. I know that he owns the world yet is terrified of losing it. I know what happened on the night of the Oscars party.
And it's time for me to get out of here and tell the world what he did.

Following the story of three women in the orbit of the same insidious man, A Beautiful Way to Die is a true-crime-inspired thriller perfect for fans of The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo, Bright Young Women and The Silent Patient.

'Deeply atmospheric… I couldn't put this down.' LOUISE HARE

'Dark and gripping.' NIKKI SMITH
'Evocative, tense, seductive.' TAMMY COHEN

'I was utterly gripped.' LESLEY KARA

'Both dazzling and devastating.' CLARE WHITFIELD
Readers love A Beautiful Way to Die!
'A tragic story… knocked me backwards' *****
'I raced through this' *****
'Fantastic… hard to put down once I'd started' *****
'One of those books that grabs you from the first page' *****
'Exceptional storytelling!' *****

Praise for Eleni Kyriacou:
'Impressive… worthy of Sarah Waters' THE TIMES
'Enthralling and wholly original' CLARE MACKINTOSH
'Immersive, gripping, authentic' ERIN KELLY
'Hugely powerful' EMMA CHRISTIE
'Compelling' GUARDIAN
329 printed pages
Publication year
2025
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Impressions

  • jhaniyabell15shared an impression4 months ago
    👎Give This a Miss
    💩Utter Crap
    💀Spooky
    🙈Lost On Me
    💤Borrrriiinnng!
    💧Soppy

Quotes

  • tasiahas quoted4 months ago
    And now here I am, in this place of wild women, where the rats grow fat as my hope wastes away.
  • tasiahas quoted4 months ago
    That one word: H-O-L-L-Y-W-O-O-D. Promising so much, stealing everything.
  • jebotezivot24has quoted5 months ago
    and when he dropped down heavily,

    a kada se on teško spusti pored nje

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