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Daisy Darker
- Author
- Alice Feeney
- Narrator
- Stephanie Racine
- Publisher
- Pan Macmillan
- Publish Date
- 18 August 2022
- Run Time
- 10 hours 55 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
- Genre
- Psychological thriller, Crime and / or mystery fiction, Narrative theme: sense of place, Narrative theme: love / relationships
- Rating
- 4.5 (4 reviews)
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What to expect
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
‘I was totally hooked from the first sentence’ – Peter James, author of the Roy Grace series
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’
‘OMG WHAT A STORY’
‘This book is FANTASTIC! I know it’s one that I WILL re-read’
Critics Review
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Daisy Darker is clever, compelling, confounding and absolutely delicious.
Lisa Jewell, bestselling author of The Family Upstairs
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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
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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
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Clever, sinister, claustrophobic, beguiling and utterly compelling. I was totally hooked from the first sentence.
Peter James
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This book is all kinds of twisty, and it's SO much fun
Cosmopolitan
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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A sinisterly satisfying play on Agatha Christie’s And Then There Were None.
Booklist, starred review
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Alice Feeney is back with another gritty, twisty thriller that’s impossible to put down.
BuzzFeed
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Evocative prose, fully realized characters, and an intimate, insightful first-person narrative. Flashbacks add depth while expanding the suspect list, and twists abound.
Publisher's Weekly
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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.
Library Journal
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This is definitely Alice Feeney’s best yet with an ending that you will never see coming.
Fiction Addiction
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You could not find a more perfect tribute to Agatha Christie’s And Then There Were None.
The Novel Neighbour
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Looking for an eerie, atmospheric thriller set on a remote island, where a family reunion turns murderous? Told in hauntingly lyrical prose, this deliciously dark tale had me completely mesmerized. I loved Feeney’s clever twist on Christie’s And Then There Were None.
Copper Dog Books
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So nuanced and cleverly written that once I’d read the last page I immediately had to go back and re-read the first. One minute my heart raced, the next it was breaking. Twisted, chilling, unpredictable and so vivid that I felt I was there with the family at Seaglass. DAISY DARKER, is a story I’ll never forget and Alice Feeney’s best book yet. Amazing!
Claire Douglas
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[Alice Feeney's] crowning achievement
Teen Vogue
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To say that Feeney breaks the rules of mystery-writing would be an understatement.
Washington Post
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Completely riveting
Good Housekeeping
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If you like a novel with tons of delicious twists and secrets [then] Alice Feeney is an author you need to check out
Harlan Coben, author of Stay Close
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Deliciously clever
Red Online
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Details
- Author
- Alice Feeney
- Narrator
- Stephanie Racine
- Duration
- 10 hours 55 minutes
- Release Date
- 18 August 2022
- ISBN
- 9781529089844
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Pan Macmillan
- Genre
- Psychological thriller, Crime and / or mystery fiction, Narrative theme: sense of place, Narrative theme: love / relationships
- Rating
- 4.5(4 reviews)
- Narration
- 4.8(4 reviews)
Synopsis
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 TrueThe 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‘I was totally hooked from the first sentence’ – Peter James, author of the Roy Grace seriesREADERS 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’‘OMG WHAT A STORY’‘This book is FANTASTIC! I know it’s one that I WILL re-read’
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