9781804181904
Zaffre
Paperback
400pp
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Marie Tierney Zaffre FFD|FFS|FH Paperback 2024

Marie Tierney's debut will rock you back on your heels. Deadly Animals is a dark excursion into the horrifyingly credible
VAL McDERMID

Beautiful and atmospheric. Ava is a strikingly original heroine, wise beyond her years
NEW YORK TIMES

A remarkable debut. It is funny, creepy, gory and moving
The Times

[Tierney's] exceptional talent shines through in this dark, engrossing drama
DAILY MAIL

A crime novel I wish I had written
LYNDA LA PLANTE

Utterly mesmerising . . . This writer has huge talent
PETER JAMES

Exceptional in every way, Deadly Animals is a shockingly beautiful, rare and heartbreaking gem. A story both harrowing and exquisitely told. I really can't recommend it highly enough.
CHRIS WHITAKER

An incredible debut – original, epically dark and with such a strong voice. Damn near perfect.
SUSI HOLLIDAY

Marie's writing is beautiful
BELINDA BAUER

With writing as sharp as a canine's claw and an unforgettable protagonist, this is a dark glittering gem of a book
LISA GRAY

Gloriously dark, deadly and deathly . . . Gobbled it up – and it was absolutely delicious
C. J. SKUSE

A masterpiece. Bold, daring, beautifully written and utterly chilling.
WILLIAM HUSSEY, author of KILLING JERICHO

Feisty Ava and her sidekick John are just the heroes we need as they track down a serial killer in eighties Birmingham. Original, and as fascinating as it is macabre, Tierney is a name to watch.
SAM HOLLAND, author of The Echo Man

As beautiful as it is chilling. The characters are flawlessly believable and the sense of time and place is wonderful. It's a devastating, all-consuming thriller with an unexpectedly kick-ass protagonist, and I thought it was amazing
HELEN FIELDS

Wonderfully imagined
SAINSBURY’S MAGAZINE

Atmospheric, fabulously grisly and has one of the best female protagonists I've read in a long time
JULIE MAE COHEN

The writing is dark and visceral, the plot fiendish, and the main character a complex, yet lovable creation. I adored this novel.
JENNIE GODFREY, Sunday Times bestselling author of THE LIST OF SUSPICIOUS THINGS

This extraordinary book is told through the unflinching eyes of Ava, a thirteen year old who helps solve the murder mystery. It is very dark, but beautifully written and captures perfectly what it was like to grow up in '80s Birmingham. Highly recommended.
JO CALLAGHAN, award winning author IN THE BLINK OF AN EYE