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Maneater

Revenge is tough to swallow...

Things for Renee Landis are finally looking up. She just quit her dead-end job at a chicken shop after landing the coveted role of junior chef at London’s pristine NOVA restaurant.

But it’s not the restaurant that draws Renee in – it’s the executive chef. Gracie Fitzgerald is as legendary as she is secretive; she’s known not only for her succulent, signatures dishes, but also the notorious way she guards her kitchen.

When Renee stays late after work one night, she stumbles across something horrific in the walk-in freezer. Something, according to Gracie, she wasn’t supposed to see – yet. As Gracie takes Renee through her plans for the restaurant, the young chef will have to decide if she’s going to eat – or be eaten.

About Ellie Graves

Ellie Graves has always been drawn to the darker side of life, be it through human psychology or the supernatural. She has had a life-long love affair with the written word, be it writing, reading or teaching. She has lived in and around Portsmouth all of her life, and currently lives there now with her family. She can’t imagine living anywhere else; the sea is in her bones. She also likes to collect rocks, draw fantastical creatures and watch horror movies. Ellie also writes psychological thrillers under the name Claire Lunn.
Details
  • Imprint: Bantam
  • ISBN: 9780857508324
  • Length: 320 pages
  • Price: £16.99