Let the Bad Times Roll: The dark and deadly new novel from the author of Death of a Bookseller

Hardback Published on: 10/07/2025
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Bookseller Reviews

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Let the Bad Times Roll
Let The Bad Times Roll and Roll and Roll!
Deliciously Wicked and Playfully Sinister! Alice Slater has created a absolute gift of a thriller and a wonderful slice of epic storytelling, grievous ma... READ MORE
Steven at Bluewater
Let the Bad Times Roll
The Delicious, Dark and Deceptive Book of the Summer
This is the delicious, dark and deceptive book of the summer. Thank you to Hodder & Stoughton for sending me a proof. Alice has smashed it out the park ... READ MORE
Poppy Flaxman
Let the Bad Times Roll
A Trip to New Orleans
Wanderlust is inevitable with Let the Bad Times Roll. Slater instantly transports you to New Orleans by sharing the sights, sounds, smells and tastes that ... READ MORE
Krissy
Let the Bad Times Roll
A devious little book
Daniel is missing. His shirt found in the swampland of New Orleans. Back in England, his closest friends meet over dinner to discuss when they last saw him... READ MORE
Red
Let the Bad Times Roll
Absolutely incredible
I love Alice Slater's style, her thrillers are intense and so atmospheric. Her characters are all distinct and well developed and I was kept guessing right... READ MORE
Sarah in Wolverhampton
Let the Bad Times Roll
Dark, twisted and well worth a read!
Having loved Death of a Bookseller I knew I definitely wanted to read more by Alice Slater and I'm glad I did as this is a dark, delectible slice of myster... READ MORE
Yaz

Synopsis

New Orleans: Then.

Alone in New Orleans, Selina is struggling to fit in. When a charismatic stranger invites her for a drink, she's grateful for the company - but as their friendship grows, she can't help but sense a darkness within her new friend. Who is Daniel, and what does he want from her?

London: Now.

Daniel is missing. No one has seen or heard from him in weeks. Beside herself with worry, his sister Caroline hosts an intimate gathering in her beautiful North London home so those closest to Daniel can come together and compare notes.

But all isn't quite as it seems: Caroline has invited a stranger to the table, an accomplished psychic who claims to have met Daniel four thousand miles away in New Orleans.

As evening turns to night, the dark truth of what really happened in New Orleans begins to emerge...

Publisher information

  • Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton
  • ISBN: 9781529385380
  • Number of pages: 336
  • Dimensions: 236 x 162 x 34 mm
  • Weight: 535g
  • Languages: English

Customer Reviews

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Let the Bad Times Roll
Great book
This is a really well written and cleverly constructed novel about a bunch of horrible people using each other to reach their own ends. All the characte... READ MORE
kendrafortune
Let the Bad Times Roll
Incredible Thriller
Caroline hosts an intimate dinner party and invites those closest to her brother Daniel to attend. She wants to get to the bottom of what happened to Danie... READ MORE
Hannah Reviews
Let the Bad Times Roll
Let the Bad Times Roll
I enjoyed this author's debut - Death of a Bookseller - when I read it a couple years ago. It was just the right side of bonkers for me. So imagine my deli... READ MORE
Ashrae
Let the Bad Times Roll
Interesting read
I enjoyed this novel and liked the settings of New Orleans and back home. The characters were good and the way the story interacted between past and presen... READ MORE
Angela Norton
Let the Bad Times Roll
Addictive, smart, perfect summer reading
What fun I had with this! I devoured it in a day. It's a novel about a scammer, of course, my generation's favourite type of crime. Charismatic Daniel is m... READ MORE
Eleanor Franzen
Let the Bad Times Roll
Fantastic
Let The Bad Times Roll was fantastic, with a twisted dark sense of humour at its core and an interesting exploration of manipulation. Slater has such a... READ MORE
Emily (ashortbooklover)
This reviewer received a free of charge product for review.