Bad Blood: the biggest debut of 2025 - an explosive psychological crime thriller with a triple twist

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Sarah Hornsley

Bad Blood

the biggest debut of 2025 - an explosive psychological crime thriller with a triple twist

Sarah Hornsley

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Hodder & Stoughton
27 March 2025

Crime & Mystery; Thriller & suspense

'An intricate, clever thriller that delves beautifully into family dynamics and small-town politics. I loved it ? Jennie Godfrey, No. 1 Sunday Times bestselling author of THE LIST OF SUSPICIOUS THINGS

A FAMILY FULL OF SECRETS

Justine Stone left her small, claustrophobic hometown in Essex eighteen years ago, turning her back on her family and what happened that terrible night.

A HOUSE FULL OF LIES

But when her childhood sweetheart, Jake, is accused of a horrific double murder, Justine's world begins to crumble. And when her brother disappears in the wake of the deaths, Justine is forced to open the door to the past again - a door that she's kept shut for years.

A NIGHT THAT CHANGED EVERYTHING

What has her mother been hiding all this time? Why does nobody ever talk about the death of her father? And what did her brother know about the couple Jake is accused of killing?

WHEN EVERYONE HAS A REASON TO LIE, HOW DO YOU UNCOVER THE TRUTH?

'Incredibly gripping. A triumph' - Claire Douglas, #1 bestselling author of THE COUPLE AT NO. 9

By: Sarah Hornsley
Imprint: Hodder & Stoughton
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 162mm, Spine: 40mm
Weight: 565g
ISBN: 9781399725873
ISBN 10: 1399725874
Pages: 352
Publication Date: 27 March 2025
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Sarah Hornsley started her career in publishing in 2012 at Orion Books, followed by a short stint in script development before becoming a literary agent in 2015, joining PFD in 2021. She was selected for The Bookseller Rising Star list in 2019. She lives in Essex with her family, and writes alongside working as an agent. Bad Blood is her first novel. Rights have sold in multiple territories and it has been optioned for television.

Reviews for Bad Blood: the biggest debut of 2025 - an explosive psychological crime thriller with a triple twist

Incredibly gripping. A triumph * Claire Douglas, #1 bestselling author of THE COUPLE AT NO 9 * A page-turner in every sense of the word, BAD BLOOD is a masterclass in pacing * Anstey Harris, author of WHEN I FIRST HELD YOU * BAD BLOOD is a twisty, gripping, fresh take on a legal thriller, deftly weaving an intricate plot that keeps you guessing. Criminally good! * Amy McCulloch, author of BREATHLESS * I thoroughly enjoyed it, a satisfyingly complex twisty and twisted thriller that takes you in all manner of unexpected directions. Sarah draws her characters with great skill and a knack for pacing that would put many a seasoned writer to shame, let alone a debut . . . A plot that delights in defying expectations at every turn * James Oswald, author of the Inspector McLean series *