Fragile

Secrets and Betrayal in the Stunning Break-out Psychological Thriller from the Theakstons' Crime Novel of the Year Winner

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Pub Date 10 Jun 2021 | Archive Date 10 Jun 2021

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Description

Everything she touches breaks . . .

Nell Ballard is a runaway. A former foster child with a dark secret she is desperate to keep, all Nell wants is to find a place she can belong.

So when a job comes up at Starling Villas, home to the enigmatic Robin Wilder, she seizes the opportunity with both hands.

But her new lodgings may not be the safe haven that she was hoping for. Her employer lives by a set of rigid rules and she soon sees that he is hiding secrets of his own.

But is Nell’s arrival at the Villas really the coincidence it seems? After all, she knows more than most how fragile people can be – and how easy they can be to break . . .

A dark, contemporary psychological thriller with a modern Gothic twist from an award-winning and critically acclaimed writer who has been compared to Ruth Rendell, P. D. James and Val McDermid. Rebecca meets The Handmaid’s Tale in Sarah Hilary’s standalone breakout novel.

Everything she touches breaks . . .

Nell Ballard is a runaway. A former foster child with a dark secret she is desperate to keep, all Nell wants is to find a place she can belong.

So when a job comes...


Advance Praise

'Perfectly plotted, beautifully written modern gothic. Timeless, tense and tender, Fragile will worm its way deep into your heart, just as the characters insinuate themselves into each others’ lives. I absolutely loved it.'  - ERIN KELLY, bestselling author'

'Sarah Hilary has always known how to chill her readers – Fragile dials the chill factor up to 11.' - VAL MCDERMID, bestselling author

'Sarah Hilary’s first standalone is everything you’d expect from such a gifted writer. It’s beautifully crafted, smart and unsettling - a dark river of a book, with a chilling undertow.' - MICK HERRON, bestselling author

'Sarah Hilary’s Fragile is a beautifully written deep dive into the kind of seductive but dangerous darkness that hides away behind closed doors and respectable facades.' - ROWAN COLEMAN, bestselling author

'Perfectly plotted, beautifully written modern gothic. Timeless, tense and tender, Fragile will worm its way deep into your heart, just as the characters insinuate themselves into each others’ lives...


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Featured Reviews

Nell is a foster child and a runaway. She carry’s her secrets. She finds work at starling villas with a controlling employee who hides secrets of his own.

A dark tale of childhood lost, such a sad story. But what a page turner.

I am new to this author, but I really enjoyed her writing style. Her descriptions left me feeling like I was living Nells story.

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