The Dead Friend Project

Had me rolling around with laughter on one page, and filled with empathy the next. The Dead Friend Project is hilariously brilliant, and Joanna Wallace is a rare talent -- J.M. Hewitt, author of THE LIFE SHE WANTS
Joanna Wallace harnesses the inner monologue of every parent who's suffered at the hands of the unrelenting tiger mother. The Dead Friend Project is Fleabag meets Absolutely Fabulous and everything in between. Darkly hilarious and 2024's must-read -- Marion Todd, author of OLD BONES LIE
A tragic accident, a dead friend and a fresh new voice in crime fiction... This vivid, witty story is expertly told in mesmerising detail and with boundless energy, but there's a proper murder mystery at its heart. Joanna Wallace draws you into a deceptively ordinary world before she revels in the delicious horror beneath. Pure class -- Janice Hallett, author of THE APPEAL
Motherland with murder! I haven't laughed so much in ages, then been struck speechless with horror... Funny, sad, wicked and very engaging -- Emma Curtis, author of ONE LITTLE MISTAKE
Darkly funny and deftly plotted -- Alice Clark-Platts, author of THE FLOWER GIRLS
A twisty-turny mystery with a brilliantly-relatable protagonist, characters that leap of the page and a narrative voice that drew me in from the opening lines. This is a brilliantly-entertaining and engaging read -- Philippa East, author of LITTLE WHITE LIES
Supremely well plotted and often hilariously funny -- Leonora Nattrass, author of BLUE WATER
Come for the murder and stay for the errant labradors and the Sweaty Betty mums. The Dead Friend Project had me snorting out loud one moment then covering my mouth with my hands the next. Witty, smart and terrifyingly well-observed -- Sam Holland, author of THE ECHO MAN
Riotously funny, dark as anything, heartfelt and searingly observed -- Kate Simants, author of FREEZE
A brilliant romp of a murder mystery; fast-paced, darkly funny, and utterly captivating. Can't recommend this highly enough -- Sarah Bonner, author of HER PERFECT TWIN
An enthralling tale of secret obsessions and shocking revelations, shot through with Wallace's trademark dark humour. You'll never look at school gate parents the same way again -- D.V. Bishop, author of CITY OF VENGEANCE
Wallace may have invented a new genre. Not cosy crime or comic crime, but clever crime -- Abbie Frost, author of THE GUESTHOUSE
A cast of well-crafted characters, the blackest of humour and a mystery that twists and turns its way to a very satisfying ending -- Chris Frost, author of THE KILLER'S CHRISTMAS LIST
Brilliantly plotted, and dark and funny -- J.B. Mylet, author of THE HOMES
Darkly funny and touchingly observant, The Dead Friend Project is a page turner of an emotional thriller -- Alison Stockham, author of THE CUCKOO SISTER