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Claws Out!
- Author
- Bella Mackie
- Narrator
- Laura Kirman
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Publish Date
- 27 August 2026
- Run Time
- 11 hours 16 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
- Genre
- Modern and contemporary fiction: literary and general, Crime and / or mystery fiction, Comical (humorous) crime and mystery, Family life fiction / Stories about family, Satirical fiction and parodies, Crime and mystery: women sleuths / detectives, Narrative theme: interior life / psychological fiction, Narrative theme: death, grief, loss, Narrative theme: love / relationships, Narrative theme: coming of age
- Rating
- 3.0 (1 review)
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What to expect
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' GUARDIANCritics Review
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PRAISE FOR BELLA MACKIE:
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‘Few can compete with Bella Mackie’ GUARDIAN
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‘Lethally witty' NIGELLA LAWSON
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‘Very funny’ JOE LYCETT
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‘Taut, pacy, seamless… a huge pleasure to read’ MARIAN KEYES
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WHAT READERS LOVE ABOUT BELLA MACKIE:
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‘Just when you think you're a step ahead, she pulls something out of the bag’ FIVE STARS
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‘Caustic sarcasm… delivered with elegance’ FIVE STARS
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‘Mackie’s writing is sharp and funny’ FIVE STARS
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‘Her sarcasm knows no bounds and I love it’ FIVE STARS
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‘Sparky, slick, wildly compulsive’ FIVE STARS
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‘Macabre, flippant, and darkly hilarious’ FIVE STARS
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‘Her irreverent, withering put-downs and sharply observed comments’ FIVE STARS
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Details
- Author
- Bella Mackie
- Narrator
- Laura Kirman
- Duration
- 11 hours 16 minutes
- Release Date
- 27 August 2026
- ISBN
- 9780008545611
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Genre
- Modern and contemporary fiction: literary and general, Crime and / or mystery fiction, Comical (humorous) crime and mystery, Family life fiction / Stories about family, Satirical fiction and parodies, Crime and mystery: women sleuths / detectives, Narrative theme: interior life / psychological fiction, Narrative theme: death, grief, loss, Narrative theme: love / relationships, Narrative theme: coming of age
- Rating
- 3.0(1 review)
- Narration
- 3.0(1 review)
Synopsis
'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
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