Four new friends. Four dead bodies. One big problem . . .

The Best Way to Bury Your Husband

'A darkly comedic story . . . I loved it' JESSE SUTANTO 
&lsquo;Poignant and funny, dark and searing&rsquo; ANDREA MARA 
'Perfect for those who like feminism with their dead bodies' JULIE COHEN 
'Tense, funny, moving and strangely cosy' HOLLY BOURNE 
 
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Four new friends. Four dead bodies. One big problem . . . 
Sally never meant to cave her husband's head in with a skillet. Or at least she didn't until suddenly, she did. 
 
But Sally isn't the only woman in town being pushed to breaking point. When coincidence brings four strangers together, a surprising solidarity is formed. 
 
So can they find the best way to bury their husbands - and get away with it? 
 
Darkly funny and with a big beating heart, The Best Way to Bury Your Husband combines four very different women, one unexpected friendship and several spades in this irresistible page-turner.

Darkly comedic... Heartbreaking and hilarious

Perfect for those who like feminism with their dead bodies

Casale’s book goes beyond the statistics to tell four very human stories

A sharp, entertaining, and fast-paced story that’s as much about revenge as it is about sisterhood and liberation

Alexia Casale is a Senior Lecturer in Creative Writing at Bath Spa University, as well as a script consultant and specialist human rights editor. Her young adult novel, The Bone Dragon, was shortlisted for the Waterstone's Children's Book Prize and her first adult novel, The Best Way to Bury Your Husband, set the darkly comic stage for her adult fiction. This is her second adult novel.

Four new friends. Four dead bodies. One big problem . . . 
Sally never meant to cave her husband's head in with a skillet. Or at least she didn't until suddenly, she did. 
 
But Sally isn't the only woman in town being pushed to breaking point. When coincidence brings four strangers together, a surprising solidarity is formed. 
 
So can they find the best way to bury their husbands - and get away with it? 
 
Darkly funny and with a big beating heart, The Best Way to Bury Your Husband combines four very different women, one unexpected friendship and several spades in this irresistible page-turner.

Alexia Casale

Verity can’t seem to stop breaking the rules. 
 
 Whether it’s her landlord, her employer, or the court-issued restraining orders that demand she stops investigating her sister’s disappearance. However hard she tries, life just keeps unravelling. 
 
 Pru has always abided by the rules. Well, almost. 
 
 Her retirement plan hinges on finding a new recruit for The Sisterhood of Invisible Murders. Verity is the perfect candidate – and only Pru knows why. 
 
 Keeping secrets is all part of the business. But what exactly are Verity and Pru hiding from one another?

Alexia Casale

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