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Author: Bartz, Julia

Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

Published on 26 October 2023 by Oneworld Publications (Magpie) in the United Kingdom.

Paperback | 320 pages
129 x 197 x 26 | 280g

‘A five-star read that’s intelligent, accomplished and exciting. I dare you to put it down.’ Janice Hallett, author of The AppealThe dark, atmospheric, feminist offspring of Squid Game, The Hunting Party and MiseryA book deal to die for. Five attendees are selected for a month-long writing retreat at the remote estate of Roza Vallo, the controversial high priestess of feminist horror. Alex, a struggling writer, is thrilled.

Upon arrival, they discover they must complete an entire novel from scratch, and the best one will receive a seven-figure publishing deal. Alex’s long-extinguished dream now seems within reach.

But then the women begin to die.

Trapped, terrified yet still desperately writing, it is clear there is more than a publishing deal at stake at Blackbriar Estate. Alex must confront her own demons – and finish her novel – to save herself.

This unhinged, propulsive, claustrophobic closed-door thriller will pull you in and spit you out…