Cat Fight
A brilliantly twisty and addictive summer read full of secrets and suspense
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- 12,99 €
Publisher Description
A gripping and suspenseful debut, perfect for fans of Liane Moriarty, Jane Fallon and Tiger King!
'Original, sharp, clever, and wonderfully observed' Andrea Mara
'A sharply written debut' The Times
'Twisty, sharp (clawed) and deliciously unhinged' Catherine Ryan Howard
'Like a British Liane Moriarty. . . a perfectly plotted suspense debut' Jess Bull
When the peace shatters in suburbia, the claws come out . . .
Coralie King, Emma Brooks and Twig Dorsett are friends. Sort of. They're neighbours on an exclusive Sevenoaks estate who get along. It's convenient.
But one May bank holiday, Coralie's husband insists he saw a panther on the bonnet of his car. And cracks between the elite of the Briar Heart Estate begin to emerge.
As the summer wears on and there are more sightings, the big cat frenzy reaches a fever pitch. Tensions between neighbours threaten to boil over. Everyone is watching their back. But is the real predator a seventy-kilo cat with razor-sharp claws? Or is the actual danger of a much more domestic variety?
Readers love Cat Fight
'I loved every page of this novel . . . such a unique concept' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐
'Sharp and suspenseful . . . I couldn't put it down' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐
'A fabulous page turner. The characters felt alive!' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐
'Fresh and humorous with a brilliant take on the trials of the women of suburbia' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐
'A rip-roaring thrill of a story... Bold and brilliant, and truly original' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Conway debuts with a witty social thriller set in the wealthy English town of Sevenoaks. At a backyard dinner party, zoologist Coralie King and her husband, Adam, host their friends Twig and Blake Dorsett, founders of the once popular band Pineapple Punk, and Emma and Matt Brooks, who've become notorious among Sevenoaks' residents for their extravagant home renovations. Adam briefly steps away from the festivities, then returns claiming he saw a panther on the hood of his car. His declaration sounds insane to most of his friends, who assume his vision is tied to the joint he was smoking. The group half-heartedly agrees to keep the situation quiet so as not to cause panic, but word spreads quickly. In the coming days, online posts from concerned mothers about dangerous beasts roaming the English countryside get picked up by the national press, and journalists descend on Sevenoaks. Meanwhile, each member of the main cast—Coralie, Twig, and Emma share narration duties—exploits the situation to their own ends, hoping all the while that their individual secrets stay buried. More crime-tinted suburban satire than straightforward mystery, Conway's twisty narrative is populated by three-dimensional characters and dagger-sharp renderings of middle-aged malaise. This is an auspicious first effort.
