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The Four

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'A dark, compelling and beguiling novel of revenge, guilt and love – Ellie Keel is a dazzling new voice’ Kate Mosse

‘An intensely gripping, thrilling and darkly beautiful debut. I was hooked’ Karin Slaughter

THE DARKEST DEBUT OF THE YEAR.

Unsettling, Uncomfortable, Unputdownable.

‘Dark, compelling and beguiling’ Kate Mosse

‘An engrossing read' The Sunday Times

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Rose is sixteen when she arrives at High Realms boarding school, excited for the beginning of the rest of her life.

By the time she leaves, she and the three other scholarship students will have made the choices that decide their future.

Each one as heartbreaking and tragic as the last.

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‘Intensely gripping’ Karin Slaughter

'Sharp, powerful, tragic, addictive' Chris Whitaker

Reader reviews:

'A shockingly powerful debut… raw and unflinching, not for the faint of heart' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

'Beautifully written and utterly brutal' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

'Complex and heart wrenching and oh so gripping' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Praise for The Four:

'Suspenseful… an engrossing read' The Sunday Times

‘Addictive debut… sharp, compelling’ Adele Parks, Platinum

'Darkly disturbing and deeply atmospheric' Heat

‘One warning: clear your diary before you pick up this novel, as once you’ve read a handful of pages you will be hooked' I News

Critics Review

‘Haunting and tragic, a tale revealing the ugliness of adolescence – and humanity’ Cecelia Ahern

‘A dark, stylish debut, it hooks you until the final denouement’ Sunday Independent

‘Poignant and tragic, visceral and cruel, it’s about the best and the worst of what makes us human’ Emma Flint

‘Dark academia fans rejoice: this should be on your to-be-read pile… At times bittersweet, at others extremely sad, this is a tragically beautiful tale that embraces everything that adolescence offers’ Belfast Telegraph

‘Very stylishly done and chilling too’ Georgina Moore

‘The Four shakes up A Secret History with Mallory Towers to concoct a horrifically thrilling, emotionally gripping story of adolescent fear, pride, and loyalty’ Louisa Young

‘This dark, intense novel is hugely addictive’ Fabulous

‘Immersive academic noir set in a boarding school dominated by a toxic ruling cadre, with four teens striving for survival in the baroque horror of that claustrophobic world’ Harriet Tyce

‘The Four is a dark, thrilling and deeply atmospheric thriller. Impossible to put down!’ Lucy Clarke

‘One of the best debuts I’ve read in a long time’ Caroline Corcoran

‘An enjoyable melodramatic romp’ Gloss

‘A spellbinding story’ Glamour




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