The Shark
Format:Hardback
Publisher:Little, Brown Book Group
Publishing:12th Mar '26
£22.00
This title is due to be published on 12th March, and will be despatched as soon as possible.
Every monster has a weakness.
At the height of Australian summer, a serial killer dubbed The Shark stalks a beachside suburb, targeting young female swimmers whose bodies are later found on the shoreline.
Disempowered and angry at the failures of the police to protect them, two young women are hell-bent on revenge. Raych has lost someone and will go to any length to discover what happened to her, while Carmen suspects her own disturbing connection to the killer.
Together they form an uneasy alliance and, in a moment that changes the trajectory of their lives, Carmen and Raych abduct and imprison the prime suspect. Do they think they can save the day, or are their intentions darker? Can they trust one another's agenda? And when another young woman goes missing, what stops them from going to the police?
A dark and voice-led serial killer thriller that subverts the tropes of crime fiction at every turn, The Shark is an unforgettably propulsive novel about victimhood, power and autonomy.
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Reader reviews of No Country for Girls
'What an incredible, high octane, thrilling ride this book is!'
'I desperately wanted to know what happens next'
'I loved the characters and the setting, which was described with vivid and rich imagery'
'Incredibly well plotted'
'Tense and thrilling . . . Highly recommended, there are absolutely no slow bits to this story'
Uniquely Australian and packed with atmosphere, The Shark follows Raych and Carmen, both affected by loss and guilt, as they track down a serial killer in their community. Bursting with tension, this is riveting reading -- SAM HOLLAND, author of THE COUNTDOWN KILLER
PRAISE FOR NO COUNTRY FOR GIRLS * - *
Bold and badass, No Country For Girls is the kind of searingly stylish, unrelenting page-turner I just adore. I burned through the twisting plot -- CHRIS WHITAKER, author of ALL THE COLOURS OF THE DARK
Styles's first novel starts with a bang . . . There are decided echoes of films such as Shallow Grave and Thelma & Louisein this bumpy road trip . . . The real star is the desolate outback * THE TIMES *
A thrilling cross-country chase through remote Australia * SUNDAY POST *
Razor-sharp wit meets pumping action, with twists and turns to keep the pages turning! No Country for Girls is the road trip for our time; relevant, powerful and unrelentingly entertaining . . . Welcome Emma Styles. We didn't know how much we needed you until you came -- FEMI KAYODE, author of LIGHTSEEKERS
ISBN: 9781408722411
Dimensions: 240mm x 156mm x 22mm
Weight: unknown
352 pages