Shortlisted for the Center for Fiction First Novel Prize 2023
‘A hugely impressive debut’ SARAH WATERS
‘[A] haunting and moving story’ SUNDAY TIMES
‘A powerful and inspired achievement. This one is not to be missed’ NATHAN HARRIS
’A haunting, powerful and utterly unforgettable read’ RACHEL HENG
‘Brimming from start to finish with sly humour and gothic mischief’ SARAH WATERS
‘Beguilingly clever, very sexy and seriously frightening’ GUARDIAN
‘Atmospheric, sexy, creepy…totally addictive’ KATE DAVIES, author of In At The Deep End
‘A gloriously over-the-top queer romp’ I PAPER
‘Brimming from start to finish with sly humour and gothic mischief’ SARAH WATERS
‘Beguilingly clever, very sexy and seriously frightening’ GUARDIAN
‘Atmospheric, sexy, creepy…totally addictive’ KATE DAVIES, author of In At The Deep End
‘A gloriously over-the-top queer romp’ I PAPER
‘Brimming from start to finish with sly humour and gothic mischief’ SARAH WATERS
‘Beguilingly clever, very sexy and seriously frightening’ GUARDIAN
‘Atmospheric, sexy, creepy…totally addictive’ KATE DAVIES, author of In At The Deep End
‘A gloriously over-the-top queer romp’ I PAPER
‘Utterly gripping’ Karin Slaughter‘Impossible to put down’ Booklist‘Undeniable, brilliantly written’ Theodore Wheeler‘Thrilling’ Lydia Kang
‘Moving … refreshingly original’ Guardian‘Utterly gripping’ Karin Slaughter‘A searing, deeply moving story’ Daily Mail‘Gripping’ Grazia
‘Utterly gripping’ Karin Slaughter‘Impossible to put down’ Booklist‘Undeniable, brilliantly written’ Theodore Wheeler‘Thrilling’ Lydia Kang
‘Philosophical, funny, cleverly structured, unpredictable’ Gabrielle Zevin
If a machine could offer a prescription for happiness but you might not like the results would you take the test?
‘The best fictional treatment of the possibilities and horrors of artificial intelligence that I’ve read’ Guardian
In 1997 Laura Bow invented Organon, a rudimentary artificial intelligence.
It all started when we found the body.Then nothing was ever the same.
The Dry meets Stand by Me and True Detective in this stunningly written tale of the darkness at the heart of a small mid-Western town and the four kids who uncover it.
SHORTLISTED FOR THE INAUGURAL ORWELL PRIZE FOR POLITICAL FICTION
‘Intense, beautifully crafted . . . Her talent is electric. Get ready for a shock’ Guardian
This is a work of fiction. Keep telling yourself that.
A wickedly caustic tale of a student who stumbles on a literary treasure.
‘Philosophical, funny, cleverly structured, unpredictable’ Gabrielle Zevin
If a machine could offer a prescription for happiness but you might not like the results would you take the test?
