Honey

''Phenomenal. The voice is utterly singular, the writing is stunning'' LOUISE O''NEILL The first time, Yrsa doesn''t intend to kill. But the Cambridge professor sitting opposite has manipulated her friend, stolen her research. When she flicks the bee into his Sanpellegrino, she thinks he''ll get a nasty sting. Then he''s dead. And Yrsa, who - let''s face it - has been bored for a while, is alive. It''s a sweet feeling, finally having some control. Comic, sexy, addictive, unpredictable, Honey launches an exciting new voice in fiction. The essential next read for fans of Butter , My Sister the Serial Killer , Such a Fun Age, Luster or Boy Parts .

About the author

Imani Thompson is a British writer with Jamaican heritage. During her time studying Sociology at Cambridge University she was published in The Mays and won the Vogue new writer's prize. She wrote Honey while working as a bookseller at Daunt Books and is now working on her second novel.

Product details

• Authors: Imani Thompson
• Publisher: The Borough Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Release: 13.04.2026
• EAN: 9780008759773
• ISBN: 978-0-00-875977-3
• Dimensions: 159 mm x 240 mm x 25 mm
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature; Cambridge, FICTION / Women, Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945), FICTION / Literary, Cambridgeshire, FICTION / Thrillers / Suspense, 21st Century, Narrative theme: displacement, exile, migration, Narrative theme: Identity / belonging, Ethnic minorities & multicultural studies, FICTION / Feminist, c 2020 to c 2029, Modern and contemporary fiction: general and literary, Narrative theme: Diversity, equality, inclusion, Thriller: serial killers, FICTION / Diversity & Multicultural