MAGPIE

“I raced through Magpie. Magpie is a very elegant, tense and literary thriller that’s full of misdirection and unreliable witnesses, motherhood madness, rage, as well as the most heartbreaking account of infertility that I’ve ever read. It’s both comforting and sinister, absurd but grounded, and has a plot twist that will make you wonder if Magpie even exists in this world. It’s the book that’s missing.’ LISA TADDEO – AUTHOR of THREE WOMEN and ANIMAL. Magpie is a suspenseful, clever read with a brilliant pivot and a keen eye on relationships, even the unhealthy ones. It’s a compelling and interesting read. Sublime’SARA Collins, AUTHOR of THE CONFESSIONS FRANNIE LANGTON’This is the most amazing book I have ever read.JOANNA CANNON (AUTHOR of THE TROUBLE with GOATS and SHEEP AND THREE THINGS ABOUT ELSIE)Magpie is tightly written, filled with tension and has an unexpected twist that you won’t believe. This is a brilliant thriller. Clever, well-written, gripping, and warm: I read it all in one sitting. KATE MOSSE, THE AUTHOR of THE CITY OF TEARS Elizabeth Day is the author five novels and Sunday Times bestseller, How to Fail. The Betty Trask Award was won for her debut Scissors Paper Stone, and Home Fires was named the Observer book award of the year. Paradise City was her third novel. It was also named as one of the top novels of 2015. The Evening Standard also named it as a Best Book of 2015. The Party was also a bestseller on Amazon and a Richard & Judy pick. She is an award-winning journalist who has written extensively for Elle, Harper’s Bazaar, The Times, The Telegraph, The Guardian, The Observer, Harper’s Bazaar, and the Guardian. She is currently a columnist at Mail on Sunday’s You magazine, and hosts the iTunes-charting podcast How to Fail with Elizabeth Day.
‘Completely and terrifyingly BRILLIANT” Marian Keyes, author of Grown Ups. ‘I didn’t want it to stop’ Lisa Taddeo author of Three Women and Animal. ‘Magnificent, I read it in one sit’ Kate Mosse author of The City of Tears. Everything falls into place when Marisa meets Jake. Then Kate, their new lodger, arrives. There is something wrong with Kate. It’s her way she looks at Jake and keeps her toothbrush next to theirs. She also asks endless questions about the baby they’re trying for. Maybe Marisa is just imagining it. Jake believes that. She trusts him. Marisa is certain that something is wrong and is determined to discover why. ‘A very elegant, tense, literary thriller ‘ Sarah Vaughan, author of Anatomy of a Scandal ‘Utterly engrossing, a thick sense of dread unfurling from every page’ Refinery29 ‘I literally couldn’t put this down ‘ Sara Collins, author of The Confessions of Frannie Langton ‘A compelling, twisting read’ Matt Haig, author of The Midnight Library ‘Sharp, twisty … Impossible to put down’ Daily Mail ‘A pulse-quickening tale ‘ Stylist ‘Sharp and sinister’ Mail on Sunday ‘A pacy, stylish thriller’ Observer ‘Scintillating’ The Sunday Times , Thriller of the Month ‘A compassionately crafted psychological drama’ Harper’s Bazaar ‘I couldn’t turn the pages fast enough’ Prima Magazine ‘Be prepared for a sleight-of-hand-twist that will leave you gasping ‘ Red Magazine Sunday Times bestseller 06/09/2021