A Beautiful Way to Die

From the author of BBC Between the Covers pick The Unspeakable Acts of Zina Pavlou.

'Gripping and compelling.' LAURA MARSHALL
'A magnificent melodrama, full of glamour and grit.' THE TIMES

THREE WOMEN. ONE SHOT AT REVENGE.

Hollywood, 1954. At night, before we're strapped to our beds, the nurses let us watch a film. We're allowed a moment of make believe, as the faces of stars fill the screen.

Tonight, though, I recognise the man on screen. His name is written large above the title on the opening credits. Everyone knows him.

But I know him. I know that he likes his coffee strong and his women weak. I know that he owns the world yet is terrified of losing it. I know what happened on the night of the Oscars party.

And it's time for me to get out of here and tell the world what he did.

Following the story of three women in the orbit of the same insidious man, A Beautiful Way to Die is a true-crime-inspired thriller perfect for fans of The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo, Bright Young Women and The Silent Patient.

'Deeply atmospheric... I couldn't put this down.' LOUISE HARE
'Dark and gripping.' NIKKI SMITH
'Evocative, tense, seductive.' TAMMY COHEN
'I was utterly gripped.' LESLEY KARA
'Both dazzling and devastating.' CLARE WHITFIELD

About the author

Eleni Kyriacou is an award-winning editor and journalist. Her writing has appeared in the Guardian, the Observer, Grazia, and Red, among others. She’s the daughter of Greek Cypriot immigrant parents, and her most recent novel, The Unspeakable Acts of Zina Pavlou, was selected as a BBC Between the Covers Book Club pick. Follow her on @EleniKWriter and www.elenikwriter.com.

Product details

• Authors: Eleni Kyriacou, Kyriacou Eleni
• Publisher: Bloomsbury
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Release: 12.03.2026
• EAN: 9781837930418
• ISBN: 978-1-83793-041-8
• No. of pages: 416
• Subjects: Fiction > Suspense; Fiction > Suspense > Crime fiction, thrillers, espionage; Non-fiction book > Politics, society, business > Biographies, autobiographies; USA, Hollywood, FICTION / Women, FICTION / Crime, Historical mysteries, Crime & mystery, Historical fiction, True Crime, California, 20th Century, North America, FICTION / Thrillers / Historical, Thriller / suspense fiction, Thriller / suspense, 20th century, c 1900 to c 1999, Social discrimination & inequality, Psychological thriller, The Americas, Crime and mystery fiction, Historical crime and mysteries, Modern Period, C 1500 Onwards, Social discrimination and social justice, FICTION / Historical / 20th Century / General