Let the Bad Times Roll: The dark and deadly new novel from the author of Death of a Bookseller

The darkly brilliant new thriller from the author of instant Sunday Times bestseller Death of a Bookseller.

Everyone knows Daniel. But no one knows where he is ...

THEN

Alone in New Orleans, Selina is struggling to fit in until a charismatic stranger invites her for a drink. It feels like fate, but who is Daniel, and what does he want from her? Just as the humidity and the hangovers start to take their toll, Daniel vanishes

NOW

Daniel is missing. No one has seen or heard from him in weeks. Beside herself with worry, his sister Caroline hosts an intimate gathering in her London home so those closest to Daniel can come together and compare notes. But what should have been five courses of a Cajun-style feast has now become an interrogation. Those left behind must piece together their shared understanding of the man they thought they knew.

And all isn''t quite as it seems: Caroline has invited a stranger to the table, an accomplished psychic who claims to have met Daniel four thousand miles away in New Orleans. As evening turns to night, the dark truth of what really happened begins to emerge...

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• | Author: Alice Slater
• | Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton
• | Publication Date: Jul 10, 2025
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• | Binding: Hardback
• | ISBN-13: 9781529385380
• | ISBN-10: 1529385385