Fragile - by Sarah Hilary (Paperback)

Book Synopsis

From Sarah Hilary, winner of the Theakston's Crime Novel of the Year Award, comes a standalone novel, Fragile, a psychological thriller about loneliness, desire, passion and revenge.

Review Quotes

"A Gothic joy. Think Barbara Vine writing Entertaining Mr Sloane." --IAN RANKIN

"Absolutely STUNNING. [Sarah Hilary is] an astonishingly gifted writer, with an almost scalpel-like ability to dissect human motivation and convey it deliciously devoid of sentimentality. I was GRIPPED by Fragile, it took me into a whole other world and I was sorry to leave it." --MARIAN KEYES

"A swirling, corrosive tale of death and deceit, as unsettling as it is beguiling." --LUKE JENNINGS, author, KILLING EVE

"Sah Hilary's first standalone is everything you'd expect from such a gifted writer. It's beautifully crafted, smart and unsettling - a dark river of a book, with a chilling undertow." --MICK HERRON

"Perfectly plotted, beautifully written modern gothic. Timeless, tense and tender, Fragile will worm its way deep into your heart, just as the characters insinuate themselves into each others' lives. I absolutely loved it." --ERIN KELLY

"Fans of Val McDermid and Ian Rankin will love this tremendous debut." - Julia Spencer-Fleming, New York Times bestselling author, on Someone Else's Skin

"[Hilary] skilfully interweaves multiple viewpoints on the way to the mystery's unsettling conclusion." - Publishers Weekly on Someone Else's Skin

"Hilary's sense of plot and subtle character building will make the DI Marnie Rome series one to watch." - Shelf Awareness on Someone Else's Skin

About the Author

Sarah Hilary's debut novel, Someone Else's Skin, won the 2015 Theakston Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year and was a UK World Book Night selection. The Observer's Book of the Month ('superbly disturbing') and a Richard and Judy Book Club bestseller, it has been published worldwide. No Other Darkness, the second in the series, was shortlisted for a Barry Award. Her D.I. Marnie Rome series continues with Tastes Like Fear, Quieter Than Killing, Come and Find Me, and Never Be Broken. Fragile is her first standalone novel.