“Gothic horror for the ages…Combining shiver-inducing horror with sharp-fanged social commentary, this more than merits comparison to Dracula and other genre titans.” – Publishers Weekly, Starred Review

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“I’m in your blood, and you are in mine…”

The Netherlands, 1887. Lucy’s twin sister Sarah is unwell. She refuses to eat, mumbles nonsensically, and is increasingly obsessed with a centuries-old corpse recently discovered on her husband’s grand estate.

The doctor has diagnosed her with temporary insanity caused by a fever of the brain. To protect her twin from a terrible fate in a lunatic asylum, Lucy must unravel the mystery surrounding her sister’s condition, but it’s clear her twin is hiding something. Then again, Lucy is harbouring secrets of her own, too.

Then, the worst happens. Sarah’s behaviour takes a turn for the strange. She becomes angry…and hungry.

Lucy soon comes to suspect that something is trying to possess her beloved sister. Or is it madness? As Sarah changes before her very eyes, Lucy must reckon with the dark, monstrous truth – or risk losing her forever.

A haunting gothic tale for fans of all things supernatural, Blood on Her Tongue is refreshingly biting and unashamedly chilling, taking its place as a horror story for the ages.

Tropes
Gothic Horror
Sapphic Love
LGBTQ+
Supernatural Books

‘A great romp and an acute satire’ NIGELLA LAWSON ‘Such wicked fun. A darkly delicious mystery and sharply observed satire in one wildly entertaining package. Bella Mackie has outdone herself’ LUCY FOLEY ‘Bella Mackie’s books are salacious, gripping and very funny’ JOE LYCETT Meet Diana Leyland. Widowed three times, but let’s not blame the woman now…

Diana’s on the hunt and has the perfect new target.

Finally, the type of wealth she’s always dreamed of. A five-storey house in Hampstead, unfettered access to London’s liberal elite and a bloated bank account.

If she can ensnare David Farrand, then she really will have clawed her way to the top.

The only snag? David’s daughter, Cat.

Diana might have got her claws into David, but Cat is sharpening her own. Entitled, suspicious and used to getting her own way, she’s been digging into Diana’s past.

And it turns out Diana’s last three marriages have one thing in common: the silly old fools are all six feet under.

To lose one husband is unlucky. To lose two is careless. But three? Three must be murder.

‘Ingeniously plotted… deliciously spiky’ SUNDAY TIMES ‘Bella Mackie’s books are a sharp magnificence; witty, biting and delicious’ KATHERINE RUNDELL ‘A gleefully black-hearted satire of well-heeled North London life’ MAIL ON SUNDAY ‘Incisive social satire and expert pacing will keep you laughing’ GUARDIAN

Named one of the TIME100 Most Influential People of 2026

“I enjoy Freida McFadden…The books are engrossing and her sense of humour is sharp and dark. Vengeance comes with a twist and is satisfying” – STEPHEN KING

“McFadden is a writer at the top of her game—and the undisputed mistress of the psychological thriller.” – E.L. James

“Take the propulsive darkness of Gone Girl, the prolific output of Colleen Hoover, and the addictive twists of Harlan Coben, and you have something close to Freida McFadden.” – The Independent

“Intimidatingly prolific” – The Sunday Times

From #1 Sunday Times and international bestselling author Freida McFadden comes a biting, subversive thriller about what happens when women finally choose to take justice into their own hands – with killer results.

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Sometimes, enough is enough…

Debbie Mullen is losing it. For years, she has compiled all her best advice into her column, Dear Debbie, where the wives of New England come for sympathy and neighbourly advice. Through her work, Debbie has heard from countless women who are ignored, belittled, or even abused by their husbands. And Debbie does her best to guide them in the right direction.

Or at least, she did.

These days, Debbie’s life seems to be spiralling out of control. She just lost her job. Something strange is happening with her teenage daughters. And her husband is keeping secrets, according to the tracking app she installed on his phone. Now, Debbie’s done being the bigger person. She’s done being reasonable and practical. It’s time to take her own advice.

And now it’s time for payback against all the people in her life who deserve it the most.

A brand new, twisted psychological thriller that will have you cheering “good for her!” from the #1 Sunday Times bestselling and global sensation Freida McFadden, the iconic author of The Housemaid.

Tropes
Psychological Thriller
Suspense
Domestic Thriller
Suburban Noir
Feminist Revenge

Also by Freida McFadden:
The Intruder
The Tenant
The Crash
The Boyfriend
The Teacher
The Coworker
Ward D
Never Lie
The Inmate
The Housemaid
The Housemaid’s Secret
The Housemaid is Watching
Do You Remember?
Do Not Disturb
The Locked Door
Want to Know a Secret?
One by One
The Wife Upstairs
The Perfect Son
The Ex
The Surrogate Mother
Brain Damage
Dead Med

*Dear Debbie made the Sunday Times Bestsellers list shortly after release in February 2026

As part of our exciting King reissue programme (2020-2024), we are relaunching his paperbacks with a stunning new cover look. END OF WATCH is a captivating CRIME THRILLER.

The final stand-alone novel in King’s wonderful Hodges trilogy, also featuring Holly Gibney, is now released with a stunning new cover look.

The cell rings twice, and then his old partner in his ear . . . ‘I’m at the scene of what appears to be a murder-suicide . . . Come and take a look. Bring your sidekick with you.’

Bill Hodges, who now runs a two-person agency called Finders Keepers with partner Holly Gibney, is intrigued by the letter Z written with a marker at the scene of the crime.

As similar cases mount up, Hodges is stunned to discover the evidence points to Brady Hartsfield, the notorious ‘Mercedes Killer’. It should be impossible: Brady is confined to a hospital room in a seemingly unresponsive state.

But Brady Hartsfield has lethal new powers. And he’s planning revenge not just on Hodges and his friends, but on an entire city.

The clock is ticking in unexpected ways . . .

BRADY IS BACK
AND SO IS HODGES