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Bonehead
On sale
9th May 2024
Price: £22
**THE FINAL NOVEL FROM THE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER MO HAYDER, WITH A FOREWORD FROM KARIN SLAUGHTER**
A terrifying accident . . .
Alex Mullins knows she is one of the lucky ones. When a fatal coach crash at her school reunion killed several of her classmates, she was saved from a grisly fate.
She is haunted by what she thinks she saw that night – a vision of a skeletal woman, known by the locals as the Bonehead – a woman who brings bad luck to all that see her.
A mystery waiting to be solved . . .
Now a police officer in Gloucestershire, Alex fights to overcome the past by helping other people. But when her path crosses with someone who was there that fateful night, her new life begins to unravel at the seams.
What really happened the night of the crash? And what does she have to do for the petrifying Bonehead to finally leave her be?
A new crime thriller from the Queen of Fear – prepare to be terrified by Bonehead . . .
PRAISE FOR MO HAYDER:
‘Hayder has a profound ability to shock and surprise her readers’ Karin Slaughter
‘Oozes sinisterness from the first page’ Entertainment Weekly
‘With Mo Hayder you never know where you are going until you get there’ Times
‘A first-class shocker . . . a frightening mix of forensics, thrills, analytical police work and poetic images’ Guardian
‘Wickedly constructed . . . The detail, if you can stomach it, is fascinating’ Daily Telegraph
‘Lacerating’ Independent
‘Stomach-churning, fast-paced, top-notch’ Sunday Express
‘Haunting, lyrical, disturbing, important, suspenseful and wonderfully written’ Harlan Coben
‘This is writing of breathtaking power and poetry’ Tess Gerritsen
‘An authentically disturbing, gripping winner’ Financial Times
A terrifying accident . . .
Alex Mullins knows she is one of the lucky ones. When a fatal coach crash at her school reunion killed several of her classmates, she was saved from a grisly fate.
She is haunted by what she thinks she saw that night – a vision of a skeletal woman, known by the locals as the Bonehead – a woman who brings bad luck to all that see her.
A mystery waiting to be solved . . .
Now a police officer in Gloucestershire, Alex fights to overcome the past by helping other people. But when her path crosses with someone who was there that fateful night, her new life begins to unravel at the seams.
What really happened the night of the crash? And what does she have to do for the petrifying Bonehead to finally leave her be?
A new crime thriller from the Queen of Fear – prepare to be terrified by Bonehead . . .
PRAISE FOR MO HAYDER:
‘Hayder has a profound ability to shock and surprise her readers’ Karin Slaughter
‘Oozes sinisterness from the first page’ Entertainment Weekly
‘With Mo Hayder you never know where you are going until you get there’ Times
‘A first-class shocker . . . a frightening mix of forensics, thrills, analytical police work and poetic images’ Guardian
‘Wickedly constructed . . . The detail, if you can stomach it, is fascinating’ Daily Telegraph
‘Lacerating’ Independent
‘Stomach-churning, fast-paced, top-notch’ Sunday Express
‘Haunting, lyrical, disturbing, important, suspenseful and wonderfully written’ Harlan Coben
‘This is writing of breathtaking power and poetry’ Tess Gerritsen
‘An authentically disturbing, gripping winner’ Financial Times
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Reviews
Mo Hayder has a profound ability to shock and surprise her readers. She's the bravest writer I know
Hayder's work and characters are worth the unending nightmares they will inspire
Hayder is one of the most skilled crime writers at escalating unbearable tension . . . nothing short of brilliant
Haunting, lyrical, disturbing, important, suspenseful and wonderfully written
Left me stunned and haunted. This is writing of breathtaking power and poetry
An authentically disturbing, gripping winner
With Mo Hayder you never know where you are going until you get there. A chiller to the very end
PRAISE FOR MO HAYDER
PRAISE FOR BONEHEAD -
Bonehead is a triumph, with Mo Hayder's customary sleight of hand, attention to detail, and brilliantly authentic character creation. It perfectly wraps urban myths within the frailty of men's follies, and weaves a tale that unfolds piece by piece until you can bear it no more and rush through to the final, extraordinary pages. If this had to be Mo Hayder's legacy, then it's a fitting one. I inhaled this book.
Deliciously dark and horrifying, perfectly balanced and plotted. Stayed with me long after I'd finished reading
A rivetingly dark read; I was sucked in by its python-like coils and taken somewhere very dark; I ended up racing to the end, knowing something terrible was coming. A powerful story with memorable characters, not least the glowering forest, and a terrific back story.
Mo Hayder's final hurrah is truly chilling, a dark and gripping read that left me guessing at every turn. I'm privileged to have received this very special read.
This is everything you expect from a Mo Hayder: a little bit weird, a little bit nasty, with characters you love from the off. Creepy as hell. And an ending that made my blood run cold