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What to expect

The addictive killer debut novel of 2026.

It's a sweet feeling, finally having some control…

'The blistering thriller taking the literary world by storm' VOGUE

'Might well be the standout debut of the summer' MARIE CLAIRE

PICKED AS A BOOK TO LOOK OUT FOR BY VOGUE, ESQUIRE, MARIE CLAIRE, THE NEW YORKER, STYLIST, ELLE AND GLAMOUR

‘The best kind of campus novel, satirical and razor-sharp, crossed with a crime story’ GUARDIAN

'It's just so clever' LOUISE O'NEILL

'Impossible to predict' ERIN KELLY

‘A beautiful, relentless novel’ ABIGAIL DEAN

'Wow, basically' HARRIET TYCE

'Worryingly relatable' SOPHIE DUKER

The first time, Yrsa doesn’t intend to kill.

But the Cambridge professor sitting opposite has manipulated her friend, stolen her research. When she flicks the bee into his Sanpellegrino, she thinks he’ll get a nasty sting.

Then he’s dead. And Yrsa, who – let’s face it – has been bored for a while, is alive.

It’s a sweet feeling, finally having some control.

Comic, sexy, addictive, unpredictable, Honey is about the not-always-righteous path of taking justice into your own hands.

The essential next read for fans of Butter, Yesteryear, My Sister the Serial Killer, Fundamentally or Boy Parts.

‘Yrsa serves up the unhinged hot girl homicide I didn’t know I needed’ SOPHIE DUKER

‘Juicy, dark, addictive, and truly clever. Yrsa is the antihero we've been waiting for’ SILVIA SAUNDERS

'A marvel of a novel, a story that breathes beyond its pages' ORE AGBAJE-WILLIAMS

'A twisted comeuppance story … Wow. Think Fleabag' KIRKUS

'The hotly-anticipated debut … a dark tale which throws light on the intersections between politics, race, sex, violence and love through the eyes of a female serial killer' MARIE CLAIRE

'Dark, thrilling and undeniably hot' GLAMOUR

'Brilliant' SERVICE95

'Sexy, scary, this debut became compulsive reading for me' BELFAST TELEGRAPH

'Thompson writes with wit and precision' IRISH TIMES

'Imani is a writer to watch and Honey is the entertaining (and quietly damning) read you'll need to kick off spring' ELLE

Critics Review

‘The best kind of campus novel, satirical and razor-sharp, crossed with a crime story: Thompson is an exciting new voice’ Guardian
'With her dark, adrenaline-soaked debut, Imani Thompson arrives as Britain's brightest young novelist … the blistering thriller taking the literary world by storm' Vogue
'Dark, thrilling and undeniably hot, this novel will leave you gasping for air' Glamour
‘Honey might be the most-anticipated debut novel of the year’ Esquire
'Imani is a writer to watch and Honey is the entertaining (and quietly damning) read you'll need to kick off spring' Elle
‘A serial-killer thriller with a side of feminist theory, Thompson’s alchemical fusion of racial politics and “weird girl” fiction feels genuinely fresh’ Guardian
'The hotly-anticipated debut from British author Imani Thompson, Honey is a dark tale which throws light on the intersections between politics, race, sex, violence and love through the eyes of a female serial killer' Marie Claire
‘Clever and brilliantly gripping … As I shut it for good, I found myself buzzing with adrenaline’ The Standard
‘A worryingly relatable, deliciously dark debut – Yrsa serves up the unhinged hot girl homicide I didn’t know I needed’ Sophie Duker
‘A wonderfully sticky debut, impossible to predict or to forget’ Erin Kelly
'Phenomenal. The voice is utterly singular, the writing is stunning … It reminded me of Promising Young Woman (except it didn't pull *any* punches) with a touch of Such a Fun Age' Louise O'Neill
'Wow, basically. It’s a cracking read, crackling with energy and wit … A one-sit read' Harriet Tyce
'A marvel of a novel, a story that breathes beyond its pages' Ore Agbaje-Williams, author of The Three of Us
‘This is a beautiful, relentless novel, twisting away from easy answers, arcs, or redemption’ Abigail Dean, author of The Death of Us
'A twisted comeuppance story, a campus-life spoof, and a look at the dating-app generation of women … Wow. Think Fleabag channeled by Valerie Solanas' Kirkus

User Reviews

Book 3.0
Narration 3.0
Author Imani Thompson
Narrator Chloë Sommer
Duration 10 hours and 55 minutes
Release Date
ISBN 9780008759803
Format Audiobook
Publisher HarperCollins Publishers
Genre FXT, Modern and contemporary fiction, Narrative theme: Displacement, exile, migration, Narrative theme: Identity / belonging, Thriller: serial killers
Collections Summer Holiday Listens
Availability AU, GB, IE
Rating
3.0 (2 reviews)
Narration
3.0 (2 reviews)

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