Our Kind of Cruelty

<p>_________________________________<br><b>LOVE. OBSESSION.</b><br><b>DANGER.</b><br><br>'Simply one of the most disturbing thrillers I've read in years. In short I loved it, right down to the utterly chilling final line' <b>GILLIAN FLYNN, author of <i>GONE GIRL</i></b><br><br><b><i>Our Kind of Cruelty </i></b>is:<br>'Astonishingly dark.'<br>'Chilling. Disturbing. Addictive.'<br>'Gripping, unsettling, and brilliantly constructed.'<br><b><i>'The year's best thriller.'</i></b><br>_________________________________<br><b>VERITY</b><br>Things were difficult with Mike by the end. He was too much, too controlling - sometimes, I was afraid of him. But I've moved on now. I'm getting married to the man of my dreams - he looks after me, but he doesn't stifle me. Mike and the games we used to play - that's all in the past now.<br><br>It's time to move on.<br>Mike and I are finished.<br><br><br><b>MIKE</b><br>It was just a matter of time until she came back to me. After what I did, maybe she's right to make me wait. But Verity knows how sorry I am. And the messages she sends me, the way she calls me, the way she acted last time I saw her - no-one acts like that if they've stopped caring.<br><br>She'll be mine again.<br>No matter who stands in my way.<br>_________________________________<br>'A propulsive and addictive study of <b>the darkness of obsessive love</b>. I was completely gripped from the first word to the last.' LISA JEWELL<br><br>'As merciless a thriller as I've ever read. <b>Astonishingly dark and sensationally accomplished</b>.' AJ FINN, author of <i>The Woman in the Window</i><br><br><i>'</i>A tense intelligent thriller that <b>kept me gripped and guessing until the last page</b> - and thinking long after that.<i>' </i>ERIN KELLY<br><br><b>'A searing, chilling sliver of perfection...</b> may well turn out to be<b> the year's best thriller.' </b><i>NEW YORK TIMES</i> SUMMER READING ISSUE<br><br>'Readers of weary of domestic noir should pick up <i>Our Kind of Cruelty</i>, a <b>splendidly written</b> novel that gives the genre a <b>shot in the arm</b> ... pacily written and hugely involving...<b> I was gripped until the last pages</b>.' <i>DAILY EXPRESS</i><br><br><i>'</i>A taut, fascinating psychological thriller. <b>Original and powerful</b>. Be prepared for questions to linger in your head for a long time afterward.' JULIA HEABERLIN<br><br><b><i>'</i></b>Toxic love, obsession, and the unflinching unravelling of a mind. <b>Scarily plausible, a great read</b>.' ALI LAND<br><br><b><i>'</i>Chilling. Disturbing. Addictive</b>. I couldn't put this down.' EMMA FLINT<br><br><b>'Like watching a slow motion car-crash through splayed fingers'</b> TAMMY COHEN<br><br><b><i>'</i></b>An addictive dive into dangerous, extreme obsession. <b>A must-read</b>' JULIA CROUCH<br><br>'the orchestration of suspense is <b>masterly</b>' <i>FINANCIAL TIMES</i><br><br>'<b>disturbing and thrilling</b>' <i>DAILY MAIL</i><br><br>'This <b>brilliant</b>, thought-provoking thriller <b>will keep you up at night</b>' <i>BEST </i>MAGAZINE<br><br>'<b>Darkly addictive</b>, this is set to be one of the <b>most talked-about thrillers of the year</b>' <i>HEAT </i>MAGAZINE<br><br>'I devoured this <b>gripping, unsettling</b>, and brilliantly constructed thriller <b>in one gulp</b>' <i>WOMAN AND HOME</i></p> <p>_________________________________<br><b>LOVE. OBSESSION.</b><br><b>DANGER.</b><br><br>'Simply one of the most disturbing thrillers I've read in years. In short I loved it, right down to the utterly chilling final line' <b>GILLIAN FLYNN, author of <i>GONE GIRL</i></b><br><br><b><i>Our Kind of Cruelty </i></b>is:<br>'Astonishingly dark.'<br>'Chilling. Disturbing. Addictive.'<br>'Gripping, unsettling, and brilliantly constructed.'<br><b><i>'The year's best thriller.'</i></b><br>_________________________________<br><b>VERITY</b><br>Things were difficult with Mike by the end. He was too much, too controlling - sometimes, I was afraid of him. But I've moved on now. I'm getting married to the man of my dreams - he looks after me, but he doesn't stifle me. Mike and the games we used to play - that's all in the past now.<br><br>It's time to move on.<br>Mike and I are finished.<br><br><br><b>MIKE</b><br>It was just a matter of time until she came back to me. After what I did, maybe she's right to make me wait. But Verity knows how sorry I am. And the messages she sends me, the way she calls me, the way she acted last time I saw her - no-one acts like that if they've stopped caring.<br><br>She'll be mine again.<br>No matter who stands in my way.<br>_________________________________<br>'A propulsive and addictive study of <b>the darkness of obsessive love</b>. I was completely gripped from the first word to the last.' LISA JEWELL<br><br>'As merciless a thriller as I've ever read. <b>Astonishingly dark and sensationally accomplished</b>.' AJ FINN, author of <i>The Woman in the Window</i><br><br><i>'</i>A tense intelligent thriller that <b>kept me gripped and guessing until the last page</b> - and thinking long after that.<i>' </i>ERIN KELLY<br><br><b>'A searing, chilling sliver of perfection...</b> may well turn out to be<b> the year's best thriller.' </b><i>NEW YORK TIMES</i> SUMMER READING ISSUE<br><br>'Readers of weary of domestic noir should pick up <i>Our Kind of Cruelty</i>, a <b>splendidly written</b> novel that gives the genre a <b>shot in the arm</b> ... pacily written and hugely involving...<b> I was gripped until the last pages</b>.' <i>DAILY EXPRESS</i><br><br><i>'</i>A taut, fascinating psychological thriller. <b>Original and powerful</b>. Be prepared for questions to linger in your head for a long time afterward.' JULIA HEABERLIN<br><br><b><i>'</i></b>Toxic love, obsession, and the unflinching unravelling of a mind. <b>Scarily plausible, a great read</b>.' ALI LAND<br><br><b><i>'</i>Chilling. Disturbing. Addictive</b>. I couldn't put this down.' EMMA FLINT<br><br><b>'Like watching a slow motion car-crash through splayed fingers'</b> TAMMY COHEN<br><br><b><i>'</i></b>An addictive dive into dangerous, extreme obsession. <b>A must-read</b>' JULIA CROUCH<br><br>'the orchestration of suspense is <b>masterly</b>' <i>FINANCIAL TIMES</i><br><br>'<b>disturbing and thrilling</b>' <i>DAILY MAIL</i><br><br>'This <b>brilliant</b>, thought-provoking thriller <b>will keep you up at night</b>' <i>BEST </i>MAGAZINE<br><br>'<b>Darkly addictive</b>, this is set to be one of the <b>most talked-about thrillers of the year</b>' <i>HEAT </i>MAGAZINE<br><br>'I devoured this <b>gripping, unsettling</b>, and brilliantly constructed thriller <b>in one gulp</b>' <i>WOMAN AND HOME</i></p>