Monsters - From the Film Director of Saltburn and Promising Young Woman

'Disturbingly compelling' - Guardian

A blackly comic tale about two children you would never want to meet - from the film director of Saltburn and Promising Young Woman.

Set in the Cornish town of Fowey, all is not as idyllic as the beautiful seaside town might seem. The body of a young woman is discovered in the nets of a fishing boat. It is established that the woman was murdered. Most are shocked and horrified. But there is somebody who is not - a twelve-year-old girl. She is delighted; she loves murders. Soon she is questioning the inhabitants of the town in her own personal investigation. But it is a bit boring on her own.

Then Miles Giffard, a similarly odd twelve-year-old boy, arrives in Fowey with his mother, and they start investigating together. Oh, and also playing games that re-enact the murders. Just for fun, you understand...

A book about two twelve-year-olds that is definitely not for kids...

About the author

Emerald Fennell is a writer and actress, she studied English at Oxford University and lives in London. Emerald's debut children's novel SHIVERTON HALL (Bloomsbury 2013) was shortlisted for the Waterstone's Children's Book Prize 2014 and was followed by its sequel, THE CREEPER. She is also known for her roles in 'Any Human Heart' (2010), 'Anna Karenina' (2012) and 'Call the Midwife' (2014). Follow Emerald on Twitter: @emeraldfennell

Summary

'Disturbingly compelling' - GuardianA blackly comic tale about two children you would never want to meet - from the film director of Saltburn and Promising Young Woman. Set in the Cornish town of Fowey, all is not as idyllic as the beautiful seaside town might seem.

Foreword

From the award-winning film director of Saltburn, a blackly comic tale about two children you would never want to meet.

Additional text

A modern classic... Not for the faint-hearted, but lovers of pitch-black humour, unreliable narrators and unspeakable children will have a ball with Fennell's tale of an idyllic Cornish town, an inconvenient body, and two 12-year-olds unwholesomely obsessed with murder

Product details

• Authors: Emerald Fennell, Fennell Emerald
• Publisher: Hot Key Books
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: ages 16 to 19
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.09.2015
• EAN: 9781471404627
• ISBN: 978-1-4714-0462-7
• No. of pages: 352
• Subjects: Children's and young people's books; Cornwall, Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945), YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Social Themes / Violence, YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Loners & Outcasts, YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Law & Crime, Interest age: from c 14 years, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Crime and mystery fiction, Humorous stories (Children's / Teenage)