Bad Fruit: The unforgettable, gripping and highly acclaimed new crime thriller debut novel from a hot literary fiction voice of 2023

EVERY FAMILY HAS ITS SECRETS . . . ‘A beautiful, bewitching, unsettling and unputdownable dream of a book . . . .I genuinely loved this, it will stay with me for a long time’ LISA JEWELL ‘A blistering thriller’ NEW YORK TIMES ‘Impossible to put down’ CHRIS WHITAKER ____________________________________________________________ Seventeen-year-old Lily has a loving, normal family. So why does it suddenly feel like secrets are stirring? Like Mama is about to crack? As a storm of memories builds over one stifling summer, Lily must recast everything. What if her house isn’t a home – but a prison? What if her mother isn’t a protector – but a monster . . . Bold, beautifully told, and bound to keep you turning this pages, this is an unforgettable story about a family gone bad . . . _________________________________________________________________ Readers love getting a taste of BAD FRUIT: ‘Best book I have read in a long long time. Intelligently written, really well paced. I devoured this’ Reader review ????? ‘A powerful, hard-hitting and exquisitely written novel’ CLARE MACKINTOSH ‘Paring-knife sharp . . . Mama is a terrifying, masterful creation’ ABIGAIL DEAN ‘I devoured this, was completely gripped. Beautiful, astounding for a debut novel’ Reader review ????? ‘This is a cracker’ HARRIET TYCE ‘Disturbing, poignant and memorable all at once’ OBSERVER ‘A riveting novel exploring how family ties can both make us and break us’ RED ‘Beautifully captures your imagination from start to finish’ Reader review ????? ‘Beautiful, disturbing, impossible to put down. Bad Fruit heralds a seriously impressive new talent in Ella King’ CHRIS WHITAKER ‘Masterful in its evocation of the complexity of mother-daughter relationships . . . a writer to watch’ HARPER’S BAZAAR In this literary masterpiece, Ella King masterfully weaves a tale of suspense and psychological thrillers, making Bad Fruit a top pick among readers. The coming of age story, filled with life's complexities, is a testament to her prowess in fiction. For fans of Jessica Knoll (Luckiest Girl Alive), Andrea Mara (No One Saw a Thing), John Marrs (Keep It in the Family), Liz Nugent (Unravelling Oliver), and Ruth Ware (Zero Days). HarperCollins 2022