This taut psychological thriller begins when Karen and her nine-year- old daughter, Alice, pick up Rex from a ten-year stint in prison for murder. The surprises don't end until the last page of this twisted tale with its wonderfully evocative London atmosphere. The Poison Tree by Erin Kelly

From an incredible new voice in psychological suspense, a novel about the secrets that remain after a final bohemian summer of excess turns deadly.

'A terrific suspense debut, reminiscent of Du Maurier's Rebecca.

I wish I had written it.'-Stephen KingWith its hip London backdrop and expert pacing.

As Karen embarks on this friendship, she collects all kinds of new experiences along the way. The Poison Tree by Erin Kelly - Reading Guide: 9780143120414 - : Books 'A terrific suspense debut, reminiscent of Du Maurier's Rebecca. But then she meets Biba, who opens doors to a world she's never seen before, and to the type of intense friendship that she's never experienced either. Though melodrama looms, including a double homicide, the tension never wanes, and the ensuing horror comes as a major shock. The Poison Tree by Erin Kelly Karen is ending her university years and has her future mapped out. Erin Kelly The Poison Tree: A Novel Paperback Januby Erin Kelly (Author) 2,283 ratings See all formats and editions Kindle 8.99 Read with Our Free App Audiobook 0.00 Free with your Audible trial Hardcover 24.90 39 Used from 1.75 2 New from 20.89 6 Collectible from 5.00 Paperback 17.00 46 Used from 1.59 4 New from 9. The three throw disorderly parties that enrage the neighbors, but they succeed in creating their own Edenic existence until the unwanted intrusion of Biba's hostile lover. Karen joins sister and brother at the grand but deteriorating Capel family house in Highgate, with its several unconventional tenants. In 1993, the naïve yet brilliant Karen receives a scholarship to London's Queen Charlotte's College, where she's beguiled by Biba Capel, an iconoclastic and edgy drama student, who soon introduces Karen to her strange older brother, Rex. British author Kelly deftly weaves past and present in her highly satisfying debut novel of psychological suspense, which reveals how a convicted murderer came to be released after serving 10 years in prison.

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