Our Kind of Cruelty

Paperback Published on: 02/05/2019
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Our Kind of Cruelty
Disturbing and brilliant
This is an amazing thriller. It is dark, twisted and gripping and I absolutely raced through this. Mike is one of the most disturbing characters I've ever... READ MORE
Helen at Scarborough
Our Kind of Cruelty
A psychological thriller, written from the abusers perspective, that leaves you feeling helpless. Irksome and enthralling!
This is the sort of book that you don't realise is deeply affecting you until you've finished reading it. After growing up in care, being removed from hi... READ MORE
Rosy at Doncaster

Synopsis

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LOVE. OBSESSION.
DANGER.

'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' GILLIAN FLYNN, author of GONE GIRL

Our Kind of Cruelty is:
'Astonishingly dark.'
'Chilling. Disturbing. Addictive.'
'Gripping, unsettling, and brilliantly constructed.'
'The year's best thriller.'
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VERITY
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.

It's time to move on.
Mike and I are finished.

MIKE
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.

She'll be mine again.
No matter who stands in my way.
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'A propulsive and addictive study of the darkness of obsessive love. I was completely gripped from the first word to the last.' LISA JEWELL

'As merciless a thriller as I've ever read. Astonishingly dark and sensationally accomplished.' AJ FINN, author of The Woman in the Window

'A tense intelligent thriller that kept me gripped and guessing until the last page - and thinking long after that.' ERIN KELLY

'A searing, chilling sliver of perfection... may well turn out to be the year's best thriller.' NEW YORK TIMES SUMMER READING ISSUE

'Readers of weary of domestic noir should pick up Our Kind of Cruelty, a splendidly written novel that gives the genre a shot in the arm ... pacily written and hugely involving... I was gripped until the last pages.' DAILY EXPRESS

'A taut, fascinating psychological thriller. Original and powerful. Be prepared for questions to linger in your head for a long time afterward.' JULIA HEABERLIN

'Toxic love, obsession, and the unflinching unravelling of a mind. Scarily plausible, a great read.' ALI LAND

'Chilling. Disturbing. Addictive. I couldn't put this down.' EMMA FLINT

'Like watching a slow motion car-crash through splayed fingers' TAMMY COHEN

'An addictive dive into dangerous, extreme obsession. A must-read' JULIA CROUCH

'the orchestration of suspense is masterly' FINANCIAL TIMES

'disturbing and thrilling' DAILY MAIL

'This brilliant, thought-provoking thriller will keep you up at night' BEST MAGAZINE

'Darkly addictive, this is set to be one of the most talked-about thrillers of the year' HEAT MAGAZINE

'I devoured this gripping, unsettling, and brilliantly constructed thriller in one gulp' WOMAN AND HOME

Publisher information

  • Publisher: Cornerstone
  • ISBN: 9781787460027
  • Number of pages: 368
  • Dimensions: 198 x 130 x 22 mm
  • Weight: 253g
  • Languages: English

Customer Reviews

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Our Kind of Cruelty
Great page turner
A story so full of spine chilling obsession there were times I didn't want to turn the page, and others were I wanted to step in the book and warn the char... READ MORE
jean
Our Kind of Cruelty
An unsettling, dark and disturbing read on many levels
3.5 - 4 stars A story of obsession and desire - the author has nailed the media circus, judicial misogyny and societal double standards regarding women... READ MORE
Helen
Our Kind of Cruelty
Disturbingly good!
Our Kind of Cruelty is a gripping read, drawing me further and further into Mike's (often completely crazy/ridiculous/warped) world. I found this quite a t... READ MORE
Laura Nazmdeh
Our Kind of Cruelty
Striking, Impressive, Dazzling and Devastating!
If I had even the vaguest notion of how good this book was going to be, I don't think it would ever have been anywhere but the very top of my reading list.... READ MORE
GraceJReviewerlady.net
Our Kind of Cruelty
I wholeheartedly recommend this book
'Everything is a game, V used to tell me: only stupid people forget that' _____ Araminta Hall Every now and then, a book grabs my attention from the outs... READ MORE
Andrea Slade
Our Kind of Cruelty
Stunning read
Mike and Verity. Verity and Mike. All the way through this story I was hooked. I listened to this on audio and just couldn’t stop listening. Mike loves ... READ MORE
ReadAlongWithSue
Our Kind of Cruelty
Obsessed
Haven’t stopped talking about this book since I finished it. It’s fantastic and really delved into victim blaming, sexism and stereotypes. I’ve recommended... READ MORE
Olivia Hutton