The Dead Friend Project (Hardback)
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The new gripping and witty thriller from the author of You'd Look Better as a Ghost, winner of the Crime Fiction Lover Best Debut Novel 2023.
'A fresh new voice in crime fiction' - JANICE HALLETT
'A tragicomic banger' - HARRIET TYCE
'Funny, sad, witty and very engaging' - EMMA CURTIS
Everyone needs a hobby...
Things haven't been going well for Beth. Her husband has left her for one of her friends. Her fellow school mums judge her for swearing too much and not shifting the baby weight. And now she's stuck in A&E after her son fell off the climbing wall on the first day of school.
In fact, things haven't been going well for Beth since Charlotte died - her best friend, a favourite at the school pick-ups and the only person to ever run an interesting PTA meeting. But after being hit by a car while on an ill-timed evening jog, Charlotte is no longer there to help Beth pick up the pieces of her increasingly difficult life.
That is, until Beth discovers that Charlotte left her toddler alone in the house during that fatal run. The Charlotte she knew would never do something so irresponsible, and suddenly Beth is questioning whether Charlotte's death was really an accident. With a newfound purpose and a glass of wine in hand, it's time for Beth to uncover what really happened to her best friend. And what better place to start than the circle of chatty school mums, who can't be as perfect as they pretend. But which of them is hiding something? Beth's determined to find out. Once she's put the kids to bed, of course...
'Darkly funny and deftly plotted' - ALICE CLARK-PLATTS
'Riotously funny and searingly observed' - KATE SIMANTS
'A twisty-turny mystery that drew me in from the opening lines' - PHILIPPA EAST
The Dead Friend Project (Ebook)
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The new gripping and witty thriller from the author of You'd Look Better as a Ghost, winner of the Crime Fiction Lover Best Debut Novel 2023.
'Motherland meets Girl on the Train' - WOMAN & HOME
'A fresh new voice in crime fiction' - JANICE HALLETT
'A tragicomic banger' - HARRIET TYCE
The school run can be murder...
Beth is having a bad day. Her husband has left her. Her fellow school mums judge her. And now she's stuck in A&E after her son fell off the climbing wall on the first day of school.
In fact, it's been nothing but bad days since her best friend Charlotte died in a tragic accident, hit by a car while out jogging. But when Beth learns that Charlotte's toddler was left home alone that night, she begins to question why her friend would do something so uncharacteristically irresponsible. Was Charlotte's death an accident? It's time for Beth to discover what really happened. Once she's put the kids to bed, of course...
'Darkly funny and deftly plotted' - ALICE CLARK-PLATTS
'Riotously funny and searingly observed' - KATE SIMANTS
'You'll never look at school-gate parents the same way again' - D.V. BISHOP
The Dead Friend Project (Audiobook)
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The new gripping and witty thriller from the author of You'd Look Better as a Ghost, winner of the Crime Fiction Lover Best Debut Novel 2023.
'A fresh new voice in crime fiction' – JANICE HALLETT
'A tragicomic banger' – HARRIET TYCE
'Funny, sad, witty and very engaging' – EMMA CURTIS
Everyone needs a hobby…
Things haven't been going well for Beth. Her husband has left her for one of her friends. Her fellow school mums judge her for swearing too much and not shifting the baby weight. And now she's stuck in A&E after her son fell off the climbing wall on the first day of school.
In fact, things haven't been going well for Beth since Charlotte died – her best friend, a favourite at the school pick-ups and the only person to ever run an interesting PTA meeting. But after being hit by a car while on an ill-timed evening jog, Charlotte is no longer there to help Beth pick up the pieces of her increasingly difficult life.
That is, until Beth discovers that Charlotte left her toddler alone in the house during that fatal run. The Charlotte she knew would never do something so irresponsible, and suddenly Beth is questioning whether Charlotte's death was really an accident. With a newfound purpose and a glass of wine in hand, it's time for Beth to uncover what really happened to her best friend. And what better place to start than the circle of chatty school mums, who can't be as perfect as they pretend. But which of them is hiding something? Beth's determined to find out. Once she's put the kids to bed, of course…
'Darkly funny and deftly plotted' – ALICE CLARK-PLATTS
'Riotously funny and searingly observed' – KATE SIMANTS
'A twisty-turny mystery that drew me in from the opening lines' – PHILIPPA EAST
The Dead Friend Project (Paperback)
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The new gripping and witty thriller from the author of You'd Look Better as a Ghost, winner of the Crime Fiction Lover Best Debut Novel 2023.
'Motherland meets Girl on the Train' - WOMAN & HOME
'A fresh new voice in crime fiction' - JANICE HALLETT
'A tragicomic banger' - HARRIET TYCE
The school run can be murder...
Beth is having a bad day. Her husband has left her. Her fellow school mums judge her. And now she's stuck in A&E after her son fell off the climbing wall on the first day of school.
In fact, it's been nothing but bad days since her best friend Charlotte died in a tragic accident, hit by a car while out jogging. But when Beth learns that Charlotte's toddler was left home alone that night, she begins to question why her friend would do something so uncharacteristically irresponsible. Was Charlotte's death an accident? It's time for Beth to discover what really happened. Once she's put the kids to bed, of course...
'Darkly funny and deftly plotted' - ALICE CLARK-PLATTS
'Riotously funny and searingly observed' - KATE SIMANTS
'You'll never look at school-gate parents the same way again' - D.V. BISHOP
Joanna Wallace
Joanna Wallace studied Law at Birmingham University before working as a commercial litigation solicitor in London. She now runs a family business and lives in Buckinghamshire with her husband, four children and dog. She was partly inspired to write You'd Look Better as a Ghost, her debut, following her father's diagnosis of early onset dementia. Joanna's second novel, The Dead Friend Project, was published by Viper in 2024.
