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Paper Cut

Paper Cut

Hardback Published on: 05/02/2026
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Paper Cut
addictive thriller
I loved the format of this book. To have the current events with the documentary storyline spliced with sections of her original memoir was clever and well... READ MORE
Jamie Lee at Trafford Centre
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Paper Cut
Gripping
I really enjoyed this! It's a very addictive novel, following Lucy Golden, a true crime sensation who became infamous years ago after killing a man to esca... READ MORE
Helen at Scarborough

Synopsis

A STYLE MUST-READ BOOK FOR 2026 - the enthralling thriller about cults, true crime and toxic mothers
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'Impeccable' Sunday Times
'A twisty, addictive thriller' Daily Mail
'Fiction with a true-crime edge' Janice Hallett
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EVERYBODY KNOWS THE STORY. NOBODY KNOWS THE TRUTH...

Lucy Golden is a true-crime icon, infamous for killing someone as a teenager while escaping a California cult.

Twenty years later, still coasting on the bestselling memoir she wrote after her acquittal, Lucy knows that her story is always just one news cycle away from obscurity.

So when a hot-shot documentary filmmaker decides to make her case his next subject, Lucy sees a chance to silence her doubters once and for all.

But just how far will Lucy go to protect the story she's been telling - and selling - all along?
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Readers are loving Paper Cut
'WOW! What a stunning debut!'
'I'd watch the hell out of the Netflix adaptation'
'Psychological suspense, cult horror, and celebrity noir'
'Twisted, fast-paced and totally engrossing'
'I read this in one sitting'

Publisher information

  • Publisher: Atlantic Books
  • ISBN: 9781805461968
  • Number of pages: 304
  • Dimensions: 234 x 156 mm
  • Languages: English

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Paper Cut
A slow-burn thriller about cults, true crime and toxic mothers
→ Paper Cut is a steady-paced debut mystery/thriller that alternates between past and present timelines, presenting a complex yet fairly unlikeable main ch... READ MORE
@nickthebookhoarder
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Paper Cut
A twisty thriller
Rachel Taff's Paper Cut is an evocative thriller. Despite being thirty-five years old, Lucy Golden still struggles to accept her involvement in a cult twen... READ MORE
Jim
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Paper Cut
Interesting
An interesting read, at times it was a tad to slow for me, but I did enjoy the dual timelines and how it shows the impact of the trauma Lucy experienced bo... READ MORE
Mrsbookburnee
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Paper Cut
A dark family drama
A dark family drama about Lucy Golden who at 15 years of age runs away from her egocentric mother, who is a wealthy and famous photographer, to live with h... READ MORE
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Paper Cut
Not for me
Lucy Golden is a true crime icon. As a teenager she murdered someone whilst trying to escape a cult called Oasis. Twenty years later, a film maker has be... READ MORE
Michelle De Alwis
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Paper Cut
It's like behind the scenes of a true crime.
We follow Lucy as she agrees to star in a documentary about her life in the cult and how she escaped. But along the way, we see her struggling to contain h... READ MORE
Sammis Bookshelf
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