Once More From The Top: A simmering new novel about music, coming of age and the cost of fame – your perfect summer read

A propulsive novel about music, coming of age and the cost of fame, for fans of Megan Abbott and Daisy Jones and the Six. 'The secrets simmer in this atmospheric, powerful novel' KATIE BISHOP 'You won't be able to put it down' RUFI THORPE THIS IS MY STORY. NOT MY DEAD BEST FRIEND'S STORY. Dylan Read, the legendary country pop star, has spent fifteen years learning to craft the perfect good-girl image. But Dylan is privately haunted by the loss of her best friend Kelsey, who went missing the year before Dylan’s meteoric rise to fame. When Kelsey’s body is found at the bottom of a New England lake, Dylan is drawn back to her hometown where she must revisit their ill-fated teenage friendship and reckon with secrets that have stayed hidden for decades… ‘A beautifully written, nuanced thriller, and an unflinching look at a celebrity culture and a loneliness of superstardom’ RED MAGAZINE In this mystery fiction by the Sunday Times bestselling author, Dylan is drawn back to her small, rural roots. As she becomes an unwilling detective, the stories of her past begin to intertwine with the present in unexpected ways. For fans of Lauren Ling Brown (Society of Lies), Paula Hawkins (The Blue Hour), Rufi Thorpe (The Knockout Queen), Jen Beagin (Big Swiss), and Marian Keyes (Again, Rachel). HarperCollins 2024