The Light and Shade of Ellen Swithin

Ellen is tired of being overshadowed at work. Tired of watching less competent, entitled suits take the promotions she''s earned. But when one of them pushes her too far, things take a murderous turn. And it turns out the darker Ellen goes, the shinier her future starts to look. Business can be murder, but it turns out murder can also be good business for Ellen. Torn between capitalising on her newfound success and desperately covering her tracks she soon discovers that others in the company are also interested in dramatically adjusting its toxic office culture. Will she be able to survive the competition?

About the author

DG Coutinho won the Bloody Scotland Harvill Secker Crime Writing Award in 2021. They are the cofounder of Boisterous Ravens and a card carrying coffee snob. The Light and Shade of Ellen Swithin is their first novel.

Product details

• Authors: DG Coutinho
• Publisher: Vintage UK
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 02.01.2025
• EAN: 9781529933628
• ISBN: 978-1-5299-3362-8
• No. of pages: 336
• Dimensions: 129 mm x 198 mm x 19 mm
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature; City of London, FICTION / Women, FICTION / Satire, FICTION / Humorous / Black Humor, Humorous fiction, Contemporary lifestyle fiction, Relating to Black British people, Relating to LGBTQ+ people, Finance and the finance industry, Narrative theme: Diversity, equality, inclusion