Claws Out‪!‬

'Such wicked fun. A darkly delicious mystery and sharply observed satire in one wildly entertaining package. Bella Mackie has outdone herself' LUCY FOLEY

Diana's on the hunt for her fourth husband. Such a shame the others all died so quickly, but let's not blame the woman now…

'Bella Mackie's books are salacious, gripping and very funny' JOE LYCETT

Diana’s on the hunt and has the perfect new target.

Finally, the type of wealth she’s always dreamed of. A five-storey house in Hampstead, unfettered access to London’s liberal elite and a bloated bank account.

If she can ensnare David Farrand, then she really will have clawed her way to the top.

The only snag? David’s daughter, Cat.

Diana might have got her claws into David, but Cat is sharpening her own. Entitled, suspicious and used to getting her own way, she’s been digging into Diana’s past.

And it turns out Diana’s last three marriages have one thing in common: the silly old fools are all six feet under.

To lose one husband is unlucky. To lose two is careless. But three? Three must be murder.

'Bella Mackie’s books are a sharp magnificence; witty, biting and delicious' KATHERINE RUNDELL

Reviews

PRAISE FOR BELLA MACKIE:

‘Few can compete with Bella Mackie’ GUARDIAN

‘Lethally witty' NIGELLA LAWSON

‘Very funny’ JOE LYCETT

‘Taut, pacy, seamless… a huge pleasure to read’ MARIAN KEYES

WHAT READERS LOVE ABOUT BELLA MACKIE:

‘Just when you think you're a step ahead, she pulls something out of the bag’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

‘Caustic sarcasm… delivered with elegance’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

‘Mackie’s writing is sharp and funny’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

‘Her sarcasm knows no bounds and I love it’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

‘Sparky, slick, wildly compulsive’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

‘Macabre, flippant, and darkly hilarious’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

‘Her irreverent, withering put-downs and sharply observed comments’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

About the author

BELLA MACKIE is the author of three Sunday Times bestsellers – her runaway debut novel How to Kill Your Family, her second novel What a Way to Go and her nonfiction Jog On. Her books have sold over two million copies. She has written for the Guardian, Vogue and Vice. In 2023 Bella judged the Women’s Prize for Fiction and her work has twice been shortlisted for the British Book Awards.