Author:C. J. Tudor

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If you see the Burning Girls something bad will befall you...

'A mesmerising and atmospheric page-turner, with plenty of shocks and a surprise twist for a finale. Her best novel yet' SUNDAY EXPRESS

'Hypnotic and horrifying . . . Without doubt her best yet, The Burning Girls left me sleeping with the lights on' CHRIS WHITAKER

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500 years ago: eight martyrs burned

30 years ago: two teenagers vanished

Two months ago: a vicar died mysteriously

Welcome to Chapel Croft.

For Rev Jack Brooks and teenage daughter Flo it's a fresh start. New job, new home. But in a close-knit community old superstitions and a mistrust of outsiders mean treading carefully.

Yet right away Jack has more frightening concerns.

Why did no one say the last vicar killed himself? Why is Flo plagued by visions of burning girls? And who is sending them threatening messages?

Old ghosts with scores to settle can never rest. And Jack is standing in their way . . .

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'Tudor operates on the border between credulity and disbelief, creating an atmosphere of menace' Sunday Times

'A gothic, spine-tingling roller-coaster of a story . . . CJ Tudor is a master of horror' C.J. COOKE, author of The Nesting

'The best book yet from C. J. Tudor' Best

Praise for C. J. Tudor:

'C. J. Tudor is terrific. I can't wait to see what she does next' Harlan Coben

'Britain's female Stephen King' Daily Mail

'A mesmerizingly chilling and atmospheric page-turner' J.P. Delaney

'Her books have the ability to simultaneously make you unable to stop reading while wishing you could bury the book somewhere deep underground where it can't be found. Compelling and haunting' Sunday Express

'Some writers have it, and some don't. C. J. Tudor has it big time' Lee Child

'A dark star is born' A. J. Finn

Reviews

Hypnotic and horrifying, C. J. Tudor held me captive with another truly terrifying tale. Without doubt her best yet, The Burning Girls left me sleeping with the lights on

—— Chris Whitaker, bestselling author of Waterstones Thriller of the Month We Begin at the End

Combines crime fiction with elements of gothic horror . . . Tudor operates on the border between credulity and disbelief, creating an atmosphere of menace

—— Sunday Times

A mesmerising and atmospheric page-turner, with plenty of shocks and a surprise twist for a finale. Her best novel yet

—— Sunday Express

The best book yet from C. J. Tudor

—— Best

A gothic, spine-tingling roller-coaster of a story that expertly weaves the tale of eight martyrs from 500 years ago with a contemporary narrative about a priest coming to terms with their past, The Burning Girls adds yet more evidence to the fact that C. J. Tudor is a master of horror

—— C. J. Cooke

It's definitely the best of Tudor's books to date, which says a lot. This is one talented author and her international reputation is well-deserved . . . This is a great novel for a dark night in a snowstorm

—— Margaret Cannon , The Globe & Mail

This creepy, tense thriller, packed with twists and turns, keeps the reader immersed until the shocking conclusion

—— Candis

Chilling . . . Mixes real historical events with fictional horror and mystery

—— Herald

Best-selling author C. J. Tudor returns with another page-turner

—— Sunday Express

Mesmerising page-turner

—— Daily Record

A brilliantly twisty read

—— Crime Monthly

A real page-turner

—— Bella

Pacey, spooky . . . the twists keep coming

—— Literary Review

Creepy . . . Tudor throws everything at her reader in a complex plot

—— Choice Magazine

Chilling

—— Hello

Fun, entertaining, and hard to put down, a twisty whodunit with a satisfying conclusion

—— New York Journal of Books

Very twisty. Very clever.

—— R. L. Stine

Whip smart, very sharp, thrillingly sassy. What a refreshing take on the psychopath. And how much did I enjoy learning about the evolution of such a personality disorder from grassroots level... A brilliant read; unusual, clever and one-of-a-kind. Just like Chloe.

—— J. M. Hewitt, author of The Night Caller

A razor-sharp, brilliantly plotted and utterly gripping page-turner. I couldn't put Never Saw Me Coming down. Takes us to the darkest of places, with a lightness of touch and a keen intelligence: Vera Kurian's debut deserves to be a huge hit.

—— Sanjida Kay, author of One Year Later

Excellent pacing, sprightly narrative voices, and judicious dabs of wry humor make this a highly entertaining tale. Kurian's refreshingly different slant on psychopathy marks her as a writer to watch

—— Publishers Weekly

Impossible to put down

—— Louise O'Neill

A sharp debut, and ant-heroine Chloe is darkly entertaining throughout.

—— Irish Independent

Kurian expertly threads revenge and cat-and-mouse story arcs with Chloe's frank, show-stealing narration...Kurian's highly anticipated thriller will undoubtedly lead fans of Gone Girl, Dexter and Patricia Highsmith's Tom Ripley novels to hope for Chloe's return.

—— Booklist, starred review

Electrifying and entirely unpredictable.

—— Woman's Own

Delivered with panache and wit

—— New York Times Book Review

This book was like a refreshing can of something fizzy - the interactions between the program members are a joy, and the plot full of sharp turns and surprises. I quickly became quite fond of this disparate gang of plotting, scheming young monsters. Can't remember reading something I enjoyed so much in ages. Highly recommended.

—— Helen Callaghan, author of the Sunday Times bestseller Dear Amy

Readers won't want to put down this fast and engaging debut novel, and they'll root for the characters who've been cast as villains

—— Library Journal

A powerful puzzle of a murder mystery, as impossible to solve as it is to put down. What starts as a delicious thriller becomes a fascinating investigation of amorality, vengeance, and redemption. A powder keg of a debut.

—— Robin Wasserman, author of Girls on Fire

Stick a bunch of devious psychopaths together and what could possibly go wrong? (...) a completely original, clever whodunit from a talented new arrival to the world of psychological suspense.

—— Mary Kubica, New York Times bestselling author of The Other Mrs.

Sharp, original and extremely entertaining. The portrayal of psychopathy is nuanced and sensitive - something you don't see enough of in thriller fiction.

—— Nancy Tucker, author of The First Day of Spring

Truly original. Vera's main characters are believable and likeable, despite their nature. A very intriguing read.

—— Joy Kluver, author of Broken Girls

Shocking, moving, full of heart ... deeply layered and intricately plotted ... A Slow Fire Burning shows a writer at the height of her powers

—— The Observer

This tense and irresistible read is best binged in one sitting

—— Heat

Intricately interwoven plots and subplots, propulsive twists and a neat finale, a deliciously easy psycho drama to hungrily tear through.

—— Evening Standard

A brilliant read

—— Bella magazine

A psychological thriller that begins with a death on a canal boat and involves a cadre of shifty, damaged characters.

—— The i Paper

A multi-layered mystery simmering with secrets, resentments and griefs.

—— WOMAN

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