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A Beautiful Evil

The End Crowns All

A Hades and Persephone fantasy romance from a growing TikTok superstar

Girl, Goddess, Queen

Then Things Went Dark

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True crime meets juicy reality TV

Kimberly Belle, internationally bestselling author of The Paris Widow

Rebecca McKanna, author of Don’t Forget the Girl

Shocking, addictive and utterly exquisite!

Then Things Went Dark is the perfect holiday thriller!

Natali Simmonds, author of Good Girls Die Last

Deliciously dark and moreish ... I could not put it down.

Lizzie Huxley Jones, author of Make You Mine This Christmas

It is such a tightly plotted thriller with plenty of twists and turns in store.

This is a twisting, psychological mine field that examines what people will really do for their five minutes of fame.

I loved every second of this sun-soaked nightmare.

Fitzgerald plays a scathing, thrilling game of worst case scenario, poking fun and critiquing dystopian reality TV tropes

Iman Hariri-Kia, author of A Hundred Other Girls and The Most Famous Girl in the World

Sharp, gripping, fun, and utterly brilliant.

Beth Reekles, author of The Kissing Booth

Fast-paced and addicting, I was gripped from the first page until the jaw-dropping conclusion.

Lucinda Berry, bestselling author of If You Tell a Lie

Six people land on a desert island ready to make their reality show debut. But three weeks and eighteen episodes later, five of the six contestants sit in a Portuguese police station, and none of them are winners. 
 
Because twelve million people were watching when Rhys Sutton died. The best friend, the rival, the girlfriend, the lover, and the sworn enemy are left standing. And no-one is talking. But how do you keep secrets when the world has been watching? 
 
Especially when, just a day before his murder, Rhys was the most hated man on television.

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Six people land on a desert island ready to make their reality show debut. 
 
But three weeks and eighteen episodes later, five of the six contestants sit in a Portuguese police station, and none of them are winners. 
 
Because twelve million people were watching when Rhys Sutton died. 
 
The best friend, the rival, the girlfriend, the lover, and the sworn enemy are left standing. And no-one is talking. But how do you keep secrets when the world has been watching? 
 
Especially when, just a day before his murder, Rhys was the most hated man on television.

Bea Fitzgerald is the award-winning author of the instant Sunday Times bestselling novel, GIRL, GODDESS, QUEEN. THEN THINGS WENT DARK is her adult debut. Before becoming a writer, she worked in publishing for a number of years. Bea is passionate about stories and fascinated by the way they endure. She shares her love of Greek mythology - and ancient tragedy - on TikTok and Instagram at @chaosonolympus.

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