Longlisted for the CWA John Creasey (New Blood) Dagger 2011.
The Poison Tree, by former Cosmopolitan writer Erin Kelly, tells the story of strait-laced student Karen whose life is upended when she meets Biba, a charming yet troubled aspiring actress. They spend a decadent summer together until tragedy strikes. Better than chick lit, this is a really great read.
The Poison Tree has now been adapted into TV Drama to be shown on ITV1 towards the end of 2012.
| Primary Genre | Modern and Contemporary Fiction |
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It is the sweltering summer of 1997, and Karen is a strait-laced, straight-A university student. When she meets the impossibly glamorous Biba, a bohemian orphan who lives in a crumbling old mansion in Highgate with her enigmatic brother Rex, she is soon drawn into their world -- but something terrible is about to happen, and someone's going to end up dead. Already drawing comparisons to Barbara Vine, Tana French and Sophie Hannah, Erin Kelly is an extraordinarily talented new author.
The Poison Tree features in the following genres: Modern and Contemporary Fiction, eBooks of the Month, General Fiction, Fiction, Recommendations
The Poison Tree is available in Paperback, Hardback
The Poison Tree was written by Erin Kelly and published by Hodder Paperback an imprint of Hodder & Stoughton General Division
The Poison Tree has 340 pages
£8.99
