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Beautiful People - by Amanda Jennings (Paperback)

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Highlights

  • Shortlisted for the CWA Twisted Dagger 2025 Award.
  • About the Author: Amanda Jennings has written seven novels, and numerous short stories for anthologies and magazines, and is published both in the UK and abroad.
  • 352 Pages
  • Fiction + Literature Genres, Thrillers

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About the Book



Shortlisted for the CWA Twisted Dagger 2025 Award. The captivating new thriller, perfect for fans of Saltburn...

'Perfect for fans of tales in which the rich and entitled get their comeuppance... deliciously twisty' Daily Mail

'Flawless, beautiful, moving, shocking and wildly compelling... I wish I could read it all over again' Lisa Jewell



Book Synopsis



Shortlisted for the CWA Twisted Dagger 2025 Award. The captivating new thriller, perfect for fans of Saltburn...

'Perfect for fans of tales in which the rich and entitled get their comeuppance... deliciously twisty' Daily Mail

'Flawless, beautiful, moving, shocking and wildly compelling... I wish I could read it all over again' Lisa Jewell

*****

As the champagne flows at a glittering society wedding, one guest isn't celebrating.

It's been years since Victoria fell in love with Nick and was welcomed into his circle of privileged friends at university. Then life took a darker turn...

Now old friends are reuniting to toast the ruthlessly well-connected Julian Draper's marriage to Hollywood darling, Ingrid Olsson. As painful memories resurface, Victoria can't shake the feeling that some people seem to get away with everything.

But maybe not this time. Maybe this time, someone will pay the ultimate price.

*****

Praise for Beautiful People:

'A masterpiece... as heart thumping as a thriller should be... but also emotional and intelligent with a sensitive understanding of human frailty' My Weekly

'Saltburn meets quintessential crime thriller' i News

'I inhaled this tense and twisty page-turner... A dark, dazzling masterpiece' Claire Douglas

'Fans of Saltburn will devour this slow-burning exploration of obsession, identity and revenge, which is as glamorous as it is devastating' Crime Monthly

'Deliciously dark and decadent... The uber rich behaving badly at a fabulously over-the-top wedding, overshadowed by toxic secrets from the past' Tammy Cohen

'A well-put-together and gripping thriller' The Observer

'A captivating tale that exposes the dark underbelly of the elite' Isabelle Broom

'A glamorous and haunting journey through identity, obsession and revenge' Closer

'Compelling' Woman & Home

'Her best yet... Dark, unsettling, and at the same time completely recognisable angst about fitting in and finding yourself' Jane Casey

'Champagne, pain, secrets and drama. I was swept up by this dark and decadent tale of elitism, toxicity and survival' Anna Mazzola

'Absolutely brilliant, so clever and propulsive' Laura Marshall

'An addictive page-turner with lavish settings and some brilliantly awful characters' Catherine Cooper

'Devoured this immersive tale of privilege, class and #metoo' S E Lynes

'A richly gripping exploration of privilege and deceit - and what it really means to be on the outside looking in. A belter of a page-turner!' Isabel Ashdown

****

Readers give Beautiful People five stars!

'Powerful, emotive and utterly brilliant. Highly recommended by me'

'An absolutely gripping novel that I devoured in one weekend. beautifully written, emotionally charged, and utterly unforgettable'

'Bitingly wicked'

'Dark and delicious - and maybe one of the best books I've read this year... read in two sittings, and I entirely loved it'

*****

Praise for Amanda Jennings:

'Another mesmerising, gripping and evocative read from the Queen of Cornish Noir' Lisa Jewell

'A dark delight ... I absolutely loved it' Eve Chase

'A masterly unravelling of a utopian dream that gradually becomes a nightmare. Lyrical descriptions and utterly believable characters' Elly Griffiths

'Hypnotic' Financial Times

'A deliciously dark and tense exploration of human nature. There's trouble brewing in paradise' Emma Haughton

'A beautifully written story with vividly drawn, believable characters I really cared about' Sarah Stovell

'A compelling, brilliant story' Gytha Lodge



Review Quotes




Praise for Amanda Jennings:

'Another mesmerising, gripping and evocative read from the Queen of Cornish Noir' Lisa Jewell

'A dark delight ... I absolutely loved it' Eve Chase

'A masterly unravelling of a utopian dream that gradually becomes a nightmare. Lyrical descriptions and utterly believable characters' Elly Griffiths

'Hypnotic' Financial Times

'A deliciously dark and tense exploration of human nature. There's trouble brewing in paradise' Emma Haughton

'A beautifully written story with vividly drawn, believable characters I really cared about' Sarah Stovell

'A compelling, brilliant story' Gytha Lodge

Readers give Amanda Jennings five stars!

'The tension is so sharp, you read it with your heart in your mouth... masterful'

'I stayed up far too late one night reading the end of this, it was so tense... another brilliant book by one of my favourite authors'

'Totally mesmerising... gripping, immersive and completely entertaining'

'This is a fabulous read, it is a thriller that gradually increases the suspicions and doubt... There are some shocks and some twists... excellent right from the start to the finish'

'I have read all of Amanda's books and each new one is my new favourite book ever, and this is no exception'




About the Author



Amanda Jennings has written seven novels, and numerous short stories for anthologies and magazines, and is published both in the UK and abroad. She is a contributor to BBC Radio Berkshire and a long-standing judge for the Henley Youth Festival literary competition, has taught writing workshops, and enjoys appearing at literary festivals. Before becoming an author, Amanda worked at the BBC as a researcher, and studied History of Art at Cambridge University. She lives in a cottage in the middle of the woods in Oxfordshire with her family and a varied assortment of animals.

Dimensions (Overall): 7.81 Inches (H) x 5.06 Inches (W) x .88 Inches (D)
Weight: .53 Pounds
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Number of Pages: 352
Genre: Fiction + Literature Genres
Sub-Genre: Thrillers
Publisher: HQ
Theme: Psychological
Format: Paperback
Author: Amanda Jennings
Language: English
Street Date: December 9, 2025
TCIN: 1002522546
UPC: 9780008696887
Item Number (DPCI): 247-49-7587
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported

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Estimated ship dimensions: 0.88 inches length x 5.06 inches width x 7.81 inches height
Estimated ship weight: 0.529 pounds
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