"Dark, delicious, debut psychological thriller consumed with revenge and shared on the social media stage."
The prologue to The Hive opens with main character Charlotte Goodwin looking directly at the camera and confessing to killing her ex boyfriend’s new partner and revealing her bleeding body. And all of this is being live streamed on The Hive.
Attached to the Hive’s Instagram story is a poll - Charlotte wants the viewers to decide whether Lincoln Jackson, the famous boxer should live or die.
Now that is an opening to a book and I was hooked.
It's a read-in-one-sitting, on the edge of your seat page-turner.
With a powerful sisterhood by her side, Charlotte struggles through the highs and lows of the social media juggernaut. It's a fascinating, and chilling take on the power of social media and the link between social media and mental health.
Throughout the text is peppered with extracts from The Hive's social media feed and we get to see the reactions of the public to the plot unfurling.
It's fast-paced, fresh and full of feist. Whose side will you be on, #TeamLive or #TeamDie?
| Primary Genre | Thriller and Suspense |
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Closing date: 02/08/2026
Charlotte Goodwin looks directly at the camera and reveals a chilling truth to the thousands watching her Instagram Live broadcast. She has killed her ex-boyfriend's new partner in cold blood. But she is not finished yet. The viewers must now vote to decide whether he should live or die.
The public display sends shockwaves rippling through the online community and the numbers of viewers skyrockets. But as Lincoln's past is revealed, how will he be judged?
The Hive explores our darkest fears of the relationship between social media and mental health, but, most importantly, the strength of sisterhood against all the odds.
The Hive features in the following genres: Thriller and Suspense, Psychological thriller, Technothriller, Fiction
The Hive is available in Paperback, Hardback
The Hive was written by Scarlett Brade and published by Zaffre
The Hive has 352 pages
£8.09
