Author:Nicola Williams,Bernardine Evaristo
'Impressive and unique. As relevant today as it was over two decades go' Bernardine Evaristo, from the Introduction
A gripping, propulsive courtroom thriller following barrister Lee Mitchell as she uncovers the dark secrets of London's obscenely rich
Lee Mitchell is a thirty-year-old barrister from a working-class Caribbean background: in the cut-throat environment of the courtroom, everything is stacked against her.
After she takes on the high-profile case of notorious millionaire playboy Clive Omartian - arrested along with his father and stepbrother for eye-wateringly exorbitant fraud - the line between her personal and professional life becomes dangerously blurred.
Spiralling further into Clive's trail of debauchery and corruption, she finds herself in alarmingly deep waters.
Can she survive her case, let alone win it?
Selected by Booker Prize-winning author Bernardine Evaristo, this series rediscovers and celebrates pioneering books depicting black Britain that remap the nation.
An exciting legal thriller . . . [Williams] interweaves a textured social commentary
—— Bad FormA brilliantly clever thriller from a brilliantly clever writer.
—— Richard OsmanMurray should be commended for going into the nitty-gritty of how his post-disaster society functions[…] What really distinguishes the book, though, is the creative energy of its world-building: it demonstrates the virtue of using the future as a playground for the imagination rather than trying to second-guess it.
—— Telegraph: the best thrillers and crime fiction of 2020A taut, thrilling runaround... The Last Day is an impressive dystopian techno-thriller. Murray paints a grim picture of a draconian isolationist Britain, with some vivid descriptions of a much-changed London, and the novel’s climax has a neat twist.
—— Guardian Books of the MonthA brilliant debutwhich blends apocalyptic drama with a tale of espionage, keeping readers on tenterhooks […] Fans of Robert Harris will love it.
—— Daily ExpressA stunningly original thriller set in the world of tomorrow that will make you think about what’s happening today.
—— HARLAN COBENA fresh take on the dystopian thriller, to say it’s gripping is an understatement - I cancelled all my weekend plans to finish it
—— SARA PASCOE[A]n atmosphere reminiscent of PD James’s dystopian classic The Children of Men and alternative history thrillers such as Len Deighton’s SS-GB. As with those novels, The Last Day investigates the “boiled frog” nature of totalitarianism, with Hunter Murray imagining what Britain succumbing to it would look and feel like. The result is a beautifully realised and thought provoking-thriller.
—— The Times, Thriller of the MonthDark, believable and brilliantly written
—— JENNY COLGANA thrilling page-turner, and a reminder to treasure our sunsets and sunrises while we still have them. I couldn’t put this book down!
—— Christina Dalcher, author of VOX[A]n intriguing and unusual set-up […] enthralling sci-fi world building.
—— Sunday TimesIn addition to masterfully painting a world on the brink of extinguishment […] Hunter Murray provides a top-notch plot that proves riveting until the very end.
—— Hot PressAn irresistible post-apocalyptic thriller.
—— Apple BooksA hugely atmospheric novelpowered by character rather than incident as Hopper is drawn deeper into a world she doesn’t understand… this has got a four part BBC Sunday night thriller written all over it.
—— Starburst MagazineDeliciously sinister. I defy any reader to work out exactly what these two spectacularly unreliable narrators are up to
—— Reader's DigestA blackly comic and original novel with a fascinatingly complex heroine in Rose Gold - you will be both horrified by and rooting for her
—— HeatA stunning exploration of love, revenge, and the devastating impact of childhood trauma. It's dark, disturbing and utterly gripping
—— CrimeSquadI absolutely devoured it! It's right up my street and I couldn't get enough of Patti and Rose Gold, alternating my opinion of them at the same speed that I was turning the pages! A fabulous read!
—— Sandie Jones, author of The Other WomanSuperb! And seriously twisted. This book will play with your mind...then STAY on your mind. Compelling and very, very clever
—— Teresa Driscoll, bestselling author of I Will Make You Pay.Two extraordinary narrators drive the nail-biting action in this sensational, compulsively readable debut. A tour de force of captivating psychological suspense
—— Gilly MacmillanAn original, stunning debut! Masterful crafting of a split time-frame and utterly compelling characters will hook readers from the very first page until they finally learn the truth hiding within this chilling mother-daughter relationship. An intelligent, beguiling read that should be at the top of every reader's list
—— Wendy WalkerMore than a page-turner-although it's undoubtably that - The Recovery of Rose Gold plumbs the depths of this poisoned mother-daughter relationship, asking probing questions about why we all hurt the ones we love. An explosive debut from a thrilling new voice
—— Kirsten Chen, author of Bury What We Cannot TakeA blackly comic and original novel with a fascinatingly complex heroine in Rose Gold - you will be both horrified by and rooting for her
—— HeatWrobel has crafted two gloriously complex characters who will swing the reader between horrified disbelief and empathy in the turn of a single page. Wrobel uses witty writing and clever plotting to ensure the reader will fly through the pages in search of the truth. It takes profound skill to craft such a twisty and darkly entertaining read, and Wrobel does it in her debut as deftly as only the best thriller writers can do
—— Amy Stuart, #1 bestselling author of Still Mine and Still WaterIntelligent. Highly disturbing
—— Literary ReviewVery rarely does a book like The Recovery of Rose Gold come along . . . this is a book that wastes no time in enticing in a reader and keeping them guessing until the very last page
—— CultureflySinister and chilling . . . The writing flows beautifully and I felt like each character was confiding in me, trusting me with their secrets. I loved every bit of this thrilling story and the ending was brilliant and perfect. It's an amazing debut looking at the tangled web of a controlling mother/daughter relationship and a must read in my opinion
—— NB MagazineTaut, twisted and with two terrifically toxic narrators, this thriller offers a wonderfully wicked perspective on complicated mother-daughter relationships. Gripping
—— PsychologiesStriking. Unsettling yet compelling reading
—— Oxford TimesIt will make you laugh on one page, exhibiting the darkest of humour, and then make you shudder at the very next
—— Chat SpecialA gritty story of truth and fantasy
—— Sainsbury's MagazineMust read
—— HelloI haven't come across two more unbalanced characters in books than this mother and daughter
—— PrimaHorribly riveting. At times I wanted to, but I could not put it down
—— Saga MagazineWrobel's claustrophobic debut explores the sinister subject of parents who deliberately make their children ill . . . Find out who's manipulating who in this clever chiller
—— Sunday ExpressDeliciously icy. Wrobel's cleverly constructed plot twists and turns, undermining any sense of integrity the minute you catch a glimpse of it
—— Irish NewsIn vivid detail, Hope Adams illuminates life in convict quarters on a stinking, storm-soaked ship, and delves into the lives of individual women and the small tragedies that have condemned them to be sent far away, with little hope of return
—— Jewish ChronicleA well-paced page-turner illuminating a forgotten story that reminds us how far we have come
—— Jewish ChroniclePulls you into the heart of its story, while celebrating redemption, rehabilitation and the good in people. All set to the backdrop of a truly fascinating slice of history
—— Phase Eight Book ClubHistorical events and characters are cleverly blended into a thought-provoking tale
—— CandisAdams disguises a social-history lesson on women's rights as a gripping period drama
—— Cosmopolitan