Follow Me
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4.1 • 19 Ratings
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Publisher Description
**'We've been waiting for a novel that shows just how creepy and scary social media actually is and this is it. Angela Clarke knows exactly which buttons to press. #creepedmeout’ TANIA CARVER**
LIKE. SHARE. FOLLOW . . . DIE
The ‘Hashtag Murderer’ posts chilling cryptic clues online, pointing to their next target. Taunting the police. Enthralling the press. Capturing the public’s imagination.
But this is no virtual threat.
As the number of his followers rises, so does the body count.
Eight years ago two young girls did something unforgivable. Now ambitious police officer Nasreen and investigative journalist Freddie are thrown together again in a desperate struggle to catch this cunning, fame-crazed killer. But can they stay one step ahead of him? And can they escape their own past?
Time's running out. Everyone is following the #Murderer. But what if he is following you?
ONLINE, NO ONE CAN HEAR YOU SCREAM …
**Amazon RISING STAR Debut of the Month in January 2016!**
Readers everywhere can’t stop talking about FOLLOW ME:
‘Written in the sharpest style, the story races along … there’s a verve to it that’s impossible to resist. Clarke is certainly someone to watch!’ DAILY MAIL
‘A disturbing narrative … a very contemporary nightmare, delivered with panache’ INDEPENDENT
‘An original idea…Freddie is a magnificently monstrous character’ SATURDAY REVIEW, BBC Radio 4
‘Slick and clever’ SUN
‘A chilling debut’ HELLO!
‘Compelling, a proper page-turner’ EMERALD STREET
‘Smart, snappy and addictive: Angela Clarke is #killingit’ Holly Williams, INDEPENDENT ON SUNDAY
‘An appealing flawed female lead [for] readers who enjoyed THE GIRL ON THE TRAIN … with a dark and filthy wit.’ CRIME SCENE MAGAZINE
'Pacey, gripping, and so up-to-the-minute you better read it quick!’ CLAIRE McGOWAN
‘Follow Me is literally gripping – the tension levels were forcing me to clutch the book so hard that my hands hurt!’ Daisy Buchanan, GRAZIA
‘Clarke brings dazzling wit and a sharp sense of contemporary life to a fast-paced serial killer novel with serious style’ JANE CASEY
About the author
Angela Clarke is an author, playwright, columnist, screenwriter and broadcaster. Her debut crime thriller Follow Me was named Amazon’s Rising Star Debut of the Month January 2016, long listed for the Crime Writer’s Association Dagger in the Library 2016, and short listed for the Dead Good Reader Page Turner Award 2016. Watch Me is the second instalment in the Social Media Murder Series. Angela’s memoir Confessions of a Fashionista is an Amazon Fashion Chart bestseller. Her play, The Legacy, enjoyed it's first run and rave reviews at The Hope Theatre in June 2015. She hosted the current affairs show Outspoken on Radio Verulam for six months in 2014, and has appeared on the BBC World Service, BBC Radio 4, BBC Three Counties and more. Her journalist contributions include: The Guardian, Independent Magazine, The Daily Mail, Cosmopolitan, and Writing magazine. In 2015 Angela was awarded the Young Stationers' Prize for achievement and promise in writing and publishing. She volunteers with Womentoring, and the RSA Meet a Mentor scheme, and others, to help encourage and support marginalised artists into the industry. A Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts, Angela lives with her husband and far too many books.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Set in London, British author Clarke's exciting debut and series launch boasts a terrific premise: a serial killer targets trolls on the internet and then develops an ever-growing Twitter following because of the publicity surrounding the murders. The first to figure out what's going on is Freddie Venten, a part-time journalist and full-time barista, who happens into the investigation of the first murder through a chance encounter with a childhood friend, Nasreen Cudmore, now a police sergeant. Freddie nearly compromises the case and Nasreen's career by interfering. Making matters worse, the two had a falling-out as teenagers over a mysterious incident, which adds a layer of tension in the incident room when Freddie joins the team as the social media adviser. She's needed because the police turn out to be hapless at social media and in making connections between what happens there and the murders a bit too hapless to be plausible. Freddie's too-frequent explanations of Twitter and social media are made up for by a riveting finale that pays homage to Agatha Christie. Readers will look forward to Freddie and Nasreen's further adventures.
Customer Reviews
Follow me
I really enjoyed this, I went to find another book after reading the stand alone thriller On My Life which was amazing!! I read Follow Me and then Watch Me
All brilliantly written, very clever and loved all the characters
Would recommend all of them! Just on the third in the Social Media series - can’t wait!!!
Follow Me
Brilliant! A superb mix of high quality, intelligent writing with a modern, fresh plot that keeps you guessing until the very end. Cannot wait for the next one!
Follow me...
I read this book all the way through and overall I enjoyed it. But I wasn't completely into the story as I have been with other reads. An average read but forgettable