Cat Fight
A brilliantly twisty and addictive summer read full of secrets and suspense
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One rumour. Three women. A summer where nothing stays hidden...This gripping, suspenseful debut is the perfect beach read for fans of Liane Moriarty!
When the peace shatters in suburbia, the claws come out…
Welcome to the Briar Heart Estate - where the lawns are perfectly manicured, friendships are fragile, and everyone knows everyone else's business.
Coralie, Emma and Twig are neighbours. They smile. They judge. And they always keep up appearances.
Then Coralie's husband swears he saw a panther on the bonnet of his car. And one sweltering summer descents into a frenzy of paranoia, gossip and rivalry. But it's not the wild cat the estate should be worried about.
It's the women next door…
Readers LOVE Cat Fight
'Original, sharp, clever, and wonderfully observed' Andrea Mara
'A sharply written debut' The Times
'Twisty, sharp (clawed) and deliciously unhinged' Catherine Ryan Howard
'A British Liane Moriarty. . . a perfectly plotted suspense debut' Jessica Bull
'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.
