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Beautiful People by Amanda Jennings
£9.99
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9780008696887
Published:
14 Aug 2025
Format:
Paperback
Number of pages:
400 pages
Dimensions:
198x129x25mm
Weight:
0.270kgs
Author:
The captivating new thriller, perfect for fans of Saltburn…'Perfect for fans of tales in which the rich and entitled get their comeuppance… deliciously twisty' Daily Mail 'Flawless, beautiful, moving, shocking and wildly compelling… I wish I could read it all over again' Lisa Jewell
The captivating new thriller, perfect for fans of Saltburn…
'Perfect for fans of tales in which the rich and entitled get their comeuppance… deliciously twisty' Daily Mail
'Flawless, beautiful, moving, shocking and wildly compelling… I wish I could read it all over again' Lisa Jewell
****
When Victoria escapes her broken home for university in London, she is determined to reinvent herself and make a fresh start. She falls in love with Nick, who welcomes her into his privileged circle of friends, opening her eyes to a world she only ever dreamt of.
Then life takes a darker turn.
Twenty-five years later, the circle is reunited alongside a host of glittering guests to celebrate the wedding of Hollywood darling Ingrid Olsson to ruthlessly well-connected Julian Draper. Victoria has spent years trying to forget Nick and put the horror of what happened behind her. Now she has to face the past she tried so hard to bury.
As the champagne flows and painful memories resurface, Victoria can't shake the feeling that some people seem to get away with everything.
But maybe not this time.
Maybe this time, someone will pay the ultimate price.
****
Praise for Beautiful People:
'A masterpiece… as heart thumping as a thriller should be… but also emotional and intelligent with a sensitive understanding of human frailty' My Weekly
'Saltburn meets quintessential crime thriller' i News
'I inhaled this tense and twisty page-turner… A dark, dazzling masterpiece' Claire Douglas
'Fans of Saltburn will devour this slow-burning exploration of obsession, identity and revenge, which is as glamorous as it is devastating' Crime Monthly
'Deliciously dark and decadent… The uber rich behaving badly at a fabulously over-the-top wedding, overshadowed by toxic secrets from the past' Tammy Cohen
'A well-put-together and gripping thriller' The Observer
'A captivating tale that exposes the dark underbelly of the elite' Isabelle Broom
'A glamorous and haunting journey through identity, obsession and revenge' Closer
'Compelling' Woman & Home
'Her best yet… Dark, unsettling, and at the same time completely recognisable angst about fitting in and finding yourself' Jane Casey
'Champagne, pain, secrets and drama. I was swept up by this dark and decadent tale of elitism, toxicity and survival' Anna Mazzola
'Absolutely brilliant, so clever and propulsive' Laura Marshall
'An addictive page-turner with lavish settings and some brilliantly awful characters' Catherine Cooper
'Devoured this immersive tale of privilege, class and #metoo' S E Lynes
'A richly gripping exploration of privilege and deceit - and what it really means to be on the outside looking in. A belter of a page-turner!' Isabel Ashdown
****
Praise for Amanda Jennings:
'Another mesmerising, gripping and evocative read from the Queen of Cornish Noir' Lisa Jewell
'A dark delight … I absolutely loved it' Eve Chase
'A masterly unravelling of a utopian dream that gradually becomes a nightmare. Lyrical descriptions and utterly believable characters' Elly Griffiths
'Hypnotic' Financial Times
'A deliciously dark and tense exploration of human nature. There's trouble brewing in paradise' Emma Haughton
'A beautifully written story with vividly drawn, believable characters I really cared about' Sarah Stovell
'A compelling, brilliant story' Gytha Lodge
About the Author: Amanda Jennings has written seven novels, and numerous short stories for anthologies and magazines, and is published both in the UK and abroad. She is a contributor to BBC Radio Berkshire and a long-standing judge for the Henley Youth Festival literary competition, has taught writing workshops, and enjoys appearing at literary festivals. Before becoming an author, Amanda worked at the BBC as a researcher, and studied History of Art at Cambridge University. She lives in a cottage in the middle of the woods in Oxfordshire with her family and a varied assortment of animals.
| Number of pages | 400 |
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