A gripping, dark and outrageously funny thriller

The new sizzler in the Mad, Bad and Dangerous to Know trilogy! 
 
'Revenge will be sweet - and in this case, extremely funny' New 
 
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She stole the life she wanted. Now someone wants to steal it back . . . 
 
Alvie Knightly may be waking up in the Ritz, but her life is no bed of roses. 
 
Firstly, she has the mother of all hangovers. 
 
Secondly, her beautiful, spoiled twin sister Beth has just been found dead in Sicily - and the police want Alvie for questioning. 
 
And thirdly, Alvie's hot new boyfriend has vanished with every penny of the millions they stole from Beth . . . 
 
But he picked the wrong girl to mess with. 
 
Alvie will pursue her ex to Rome in a game of cat and mouse that only one of them can survive. 
 
Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned . . . But can Alvie get revenge before her crimes catch up with her? 
 
Readers LOVE Bad: 
 
'I couldn't put it down' 
 
'This is the most fun you'll have with a book this summer. I loved it.' 
 
'I fell straight into the story. I loved the chase, the thrill, the ending . . . just all of it.' 
 
Loved Bad? Why not read more about Alvie in Dangerous to Know . . .

Revenge will be sweet - and in this case, extremely funny

Packed with glamour, murder, sex and oodles of humour - an ideal beach read

This fast-paced novel is a deadly game of cat and mouse . . . Multi-faceted, funny Alvie comes in hot, bringing with her a whole new level of hot, wicked, crazy awesome . . . Readers will fly through this book, and anxiously await the conclusion to the trilogy

The must-have beach read this summer

A fast-paced tale of sex, lies and murder . . . Sex and the City dialled up several notches

A summer read to make you hotter than the weather outside . . . you'd be mad not to find room for this in your case

Gone Girl plus . . . Esposito has added a dollop of Bridget Jones to the mix

So begins this caper that has Alvina up to her neck in designer labels, hot sex and trouble . . . outrageous

I just read Mad in one go. I bloody LOVED it. Like Gone Girl, if Amy Schumer had written it. SUCH fun

Allergic to chick lit? Meet Alvie Knightly . . . Insane as its title promises

Trust us when we say that you won't ever have encountered a character quite like Alvie Knightly . . . A brilliantly bonkers read

Like The Devil Wears Prada - fast-paced, but funnier and more readable

Independent, 10 Best Debut Novels by Women Authors

If you loved [Paula Hawkins'] Into the Water, try Mad

She's an evil hot mess is what she is, and I kinda like it!

bestselling author of The Life-Changing Magic of Not Giving a F**k

Pure, unadulterated entertainment. There is nothing Chloé Esposito's Alvie won't do. Strap in for a fun, fast and fresh read

Sunday Times bestselling author of Good Me Bad Me

Chloe Esposito introduces a compelling and uncensored antiheroine

Using Sicily as a backdrop with its gorgeous architecture, villas and sexy men, Esposito pens an unforgettable summer debut headed by a no-holds-barred protagonist

Deliciously over-the-top, with a protagonist you'll never forget

Chloe [has] a fantastic natural vibrancy and humour in her work

Richard Skinner, Director of Fiction at the Faber Academy

Chloé Esposito is from Cheltenham and now lives in London. She has a BA and MA in English from Oxford University, where her dissertation focused on 19th-century feminist writers. She has been a senior management consultant, an English teacher at two of the UK's top private schools and a fashion stylist at Condé Nast. She is a graduate of the Faber Academy and is now writing full-time.

Alvie Knightly worked hard for her money. Some might disagree - but it isn't easy to cheat your way to a fortune. 
 
So when she wakes up one morning to discover that every penny has disappeared - and that her hot new boyfriend, Nino, has disappeared with it - she's furious. 
 
Tracking Nino to Rome, Alvie's determined to do whatever it takes to get her money back... and take sweet revenge on Nino in the process. 
 
But can she win back her perfect life before her crimes catch up with her?

The first book in an addictive, shocking and hilariously funny series

'A fast-paced tale of sex, lies and murder' Stylist 
 
What if you could take the life you'd always wanted? 
 
Alvie has always been in the shadow of her glamorous sister Beth. 
 
So when she's invited to her identical twin's luxurious Sicilian villa, Alvie accepts. 
 
Who wouldn't want seven days in the sun? 
 
With Beth's hot husband, the cute baby, the fast car and of course, the money. 
 
The thing is it's all too good to let go . . . and her sister Beth isn't the golden girl she appears. 
 
It's Alvie's chance to steal the life that she deserves. 
 
If she can get away with it. 
 
 
'The must-have beach read' Telegraph 
 
'Sizzlingly glamorous' Guardian 
 
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Can't get enough of Alvie? Why not read her next book, Bad?

This summer's raciest read . . . The must-have beach read for millennials this summer

So begins this caper that has Alvina up to her neck in designer labels, hot sex and trouble . . . outrageous - it kept me reading

One of the most compelling and hilarious characters we've come across in a long time. Warning: this brilliant and dark book is not for the faint-hearted

Trust us when we say that you won't ever have encountered a character quite like Alvie Knightly - the often-drunk, sex-mad, always-sassy heroine . . . A brilliantly bonkers read

author of Sunday Times bestseller Good Me Bad Me

Mad is deliciously over-the-top, with a protagonist you'll never forget and an ending that promises more chaos to come

What readers are saying about Mad

A page-turner, compelling and delightfully crazy. I can't wait for books two and three

Chloé Esposito has broken the mould.  The unconventional heroine and plot breaks so many conventions leading to an enjoyable, fast-paced read, which manages to be well-written and funny.  It is perfect for the beach or a long journey

Absolutely loved this book, a real page turner and I didn't want to come to the end

Whoa! Yeah I started my review like that . . . but that's what this book is whoooaaa! it truly is M.A.D. . . . Mental Addictive

Insane for all the right reasons - once you meet Alvie Knightly you won't want to turn your back on her, no way!

This novel cracks along with frenetic, addictive style, beautifully descriptive in hot and heavy fashion . . . highly recommended

Mad is certainly mad! I was hooked on our hero, Alvie

Beth has always been the golden girl, leaving her twin Alvie in her shadow. Beth has everything Alvie ever wanted - the money, the hot husband, the cute baby, the fast car. 
 So when Beth invites Alvie for seven sun-drenched days at her lavish villa in Sicily, Alvie accepts. Just because she can't stand Beth doesn't mean she can't enjoy a slice of her decadent lifestyle. 
 But her usually goody-two-shoes sister has a hidden agenda. And when the twins swap identities for a day, it ends badly for Beth. Very badly. 
 It's Alvie's chance to steal the life she deserves . . . if she can get away with it. 
 But what if having it all really means risking everything?

Chloé Esposito

Every bit as darkly delicious as you might hope . . . Glamour, murder, oodles of humour and revenge with a capital R

Praise for Mad and Bad

This caper has Alvina up to her neck in designer labels, hot sex and trouble . . . outrageous

Allergic to chick lit? Meet Alvie Knightly . . . Insane as its title promises

Like The Devil Wears Prada - fast-paced, but funnier and more readable

If you loved Paula Hawkins's Into the Water, try Mad

Pure, unadulterated entertainment. There is nothing Chloé Esposito's Alvie won't do. Strap in for a fun, fast and fresh read

A compelling and uncensored antiheroine

A new, dark and shockingly funny thriller that you won’t be able to put down

Once, serial killer Alvie Knightly was living the dream. Unlimited cash. An Italian getaway. A hot new boyfriend... 
 
How the mighty fall. 
 
One year - and one unfortunate incident with a shotgun - later, Alvie is living in a London hostel, living off meal deals and counting her dwindling pennies. 
 
So far, she's kept her head down. But when a cop shows up at her home, Alvie freaks out. 
 
It's time for action, and if anyone can pull off one last hit - in six inch heels - it's Alvie. But if she's to succeed in her mission to avenge her ex, win back her money and secure her future, she'll have to face her most terrifying enemy yet: her past.

Chloé Esposito

Praise for Dangerous to Know

Every bit as darkly delicious as you might hope . . . Glamour, murder, oodles of humour and revenge with a capital R

Praise for Mad and Bad

Sizzlingly glamorous

Every bit as darkly delicious as you might hope . . . Glamour, murder, oodles of humour and revenge with a capital R

Praise for Mad and Bad

Sizzlingly glamorous

Every bit as darkly delicious as you might hope . . . Glamour, murder, oodles of humour and revenge with a capital R

Praise for Mad and Bad

Sizzlingly glamorous

Books by Chloé Esposito

Series by Chloé Esposito

Mad, Bad and Dangerous to Know Trilogy

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