ReadThe Portobello Bookshop Gift Guide 2025

The 50/50 Killer

Alex North author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Penguin Books Ltd

Publishing:12th Mar '26

£9.99

This title is due to be published on 12th March, and will be despatched as soon as possible.

The 50/50 Killer cover

PRE-ORDER NOW! A CHILLING THRILLER FROM THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF INTERNATIONAL PHENOMENON, THE WHISPER MAN

The 50/50 killer preys on couples.

He manipulates their love for each other and makes them play a game.
He stalks them, tortures them and then forces them to choose.
What is going to break first? Their will or their love for each other?
Only two things are certain:
One of them will die.
And the other will have killed them.

Praise for Alex North
'The best crime novel of the decade' Steve Cavanagh
'A thriller that is both terrifying and utterly heartbreaking. Mesmerising and masterful' Mark Billingham
'This is a true skin-crawler' Guardian
'Shades of Thomas Harris and Stephen King but brilliant in its own right' C.J. Tudor
'First it's spooky. Then it's scary. Then it's terrifying' A.J. Finn

Praise for Alex North -- :
The best crime novel of the decade -- Steve Cavanagh
A dark, creepy thriller with a huge amount of heart -- Stuart MacBride
A thriller that is both terrifying and utterly heartbreaking. Mesmerising and masterful -- Mark Billingham
First it's spooky. Then it's scary. Then it's terrifying -- A.J. Finn
Shades of Thomas Harris and Stephen King but brilliant in its own right -- C.J. Tudor

ISBN: 9781405964852

Dimensions: 198mm x 129mm x 35mm

Weight: 500g

400 pages