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May is Thriller Month
WE ARE HAPPY TO FEATURE AN AMAZING BREAKOUT AUTHOR
Lorna Dounaeva
Lorna Dounaeva is a quirky British crime writer who once challenged a flamenco
troupe to a dance-off. She is a politics graduate and worked for the British
Home Office for a number of years. Her debut novel, FRY, is a chick-lit
psychological thriller which combines romantic suspense with an intriguing crime
mystery that will keep you guessing until the very last page. Her influences
include Single White Female, The Girl with The Dragon Tattoo, The Exorcist and
American Psycho. She has two active toddlers who keep her busy wiping food off
the ceiling and removing mints from USB sockets. She is addicted to coffee and
anticipates an intervention any day now. She is not thought to be dangerous.
troupe to a dance-off. She is a politics graduate and worked for the British
Home Office for a number of years. Her debut novel, FRY, is a chick-lit
psychological thriller which combines romantic suspense with an intriguing crime
mystery that will keep you guessing until the very last page. Her influences
include Single White Female, The Girl with The Dragon Tattoo, The Exorcist and
American Psycho. She has two active toddlers who keep her busy wiping food off
the ceiling and removing mints from USB sockets. She is addicted to coffee and
anticipates an intervention any day now. She is not thought to be dangerous.
What if your new best friend is really a deadly enemy?
When Isabel Anderson nearly runs over mysterious Alicia McBride, she is ridden with guilt.
She helps Alicia get a job at the supermarket where she works, and soon, Alicia is acting like
her new best friend. But then strange fires start to break out all over the small seaside town of Queensbeach, including at the caravan park where Alicia is staying. Isabel suspects Alicia
knows more than she's letting on and grows increasingly nervous when her friend Deacon
invites Alicia to stay with him. But it's Isabel the police suspect. Determined to confront Alicia,
Isabel bursts into her room and sees the word 'FRY' branded across her back in capital letters.
From then on, she sees the word 'FRY' everywhere she goes: in graffiti, on toilet walls, even
on car registration plates. Then her beloved cat, Fluffy, disappears and Isabel is convinced Alicia
is behind it. She puts up posters all over her neighbourhood, but as fast as she puts them
up, someone takes them down. Soon, a whole spate of fires is breaking out and Isabel must stay
one step ahead of the flames and the police. In order to survive, she must question her own
innocence, her sanity and the very fabric of her morality. Can she win back Deacon? And will she
ever find Fluffy?
FRY is a fast-paced psychological thriller in the tradition of Mark Edwards, Sophie Hannah and Julia Crouch.
When Isabel Anderson nearly runs over mysterious Alicia McBride, she is ridden with guilt.
She helps Alicia get a job at the supermarket where she works, and soon, Alicia is acting like
her new best friend. But then strange fires start to break out all over the small seaside town of Queensbeach, including at the caravan park where Alicia is staying. Isabel suspects Alicia
knows more than she's letting on and grows increasingly nervous when her friend Deacon
invites Alicia to stay with him. But it's Isabel the police suspect. Determined to confront Alicia,
Isabel bursts into her room and sees the word 'FRY' branded across her back in capital letters.
From then on, she sees the word 'FRY' everywhere she goes: in graffiti, on toilet walls, even
on car registration plates. Then her beloved cat, Fluffy, disappears and Isabel is convinced Alicia
is behind it. She puts up posters all over her neighbourhood, but as fast as she puts them
up, someone takes them down. Soon, a whole spate of fires is breaking out and Isabel must stay
one step ahead of the flames and the police. In order to survive, she must question her own
innocence, her sanity and the very fabric of her morality. Can she win back Deacon? And will she
ever find Fluffy?
FRY is a fast-paced psychological thriller in the tradition of Mark Edwards, Sophie Hannah and Julia Crouch.