The Mortons
by Scott Westerfeld; Justine Larbalestier
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Pub Date 1 Oct 2026 | Archive Date Not set
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Description
Murder is money, and business is booming... The unmissable new dark academia novel, perfect for fans of Wednesday, If We Were Villains and Ninth House.
'A TOUR DE FORCE: WITTY, THRILLING AND DELICIOUSLY CRUEL' Lev Grossman
The Mortons are a modern day, old money dynasty with impeccable taste, from exquisite cocktails and expertly tailored vintage garments to stone cold murder.
Jessica is their golden child, a perfectly crafted apprentice to the Morton legacy. She has always excelled, and now, having committed her first kill whilst at elite college Helshire, she can finally stake her claim as a fully blooded Morton. This is her moment, her honour.
She has trained for this since birth, but in a family built on the bones of their secrets, where failure means erasure, can loyalty always come above care?
Advance Praise
‘Dark academia has never been so dark, nor family legacy so beguilingly treacherous! Sinister, shocking, and tantalizingly possible, The Secret History meets Succession in this epic and utterly chilling family saga’ HANK PHILLIPPI RYAN
‘The Mortons are the most spectacularly unhinged crime family ever imagined . . . An absolute delight.’ E. LOCKHART, WE WERE LIARS
‘Stunningly original and fiendishly good. The Mortons left me reeling. A masterclass in moral ambiguity and shocking twists.’ SARAH PEKKANEN
‘This diabolical novel reads like a mashup of SUCCESSION and THE UMBRELLA ACADEMY, except set within an old-money family of assassins. With its knife-sharp writing, rocket fuel pacing, and air of mystery, The Mortons is easy to get lost in, all the way up to the brutal end.’ ASHLEY WINSTEAD
‘The Mortons is twisty and twisted fun. Truly original!’ TRACY SIERRA
‘Slippery, sinister and so much fun’ CHARLOTTE MCCONAGHY
‘Diabolical and delicious, the world of The Mortons – a murderous family dynasty – is as real and tangible as the one we inhabit . . . Utterly delightful and disturbing.’ JULIE CLARK
‘Lush and darkly funny, The Mortons is a moreish, enveloping crime epic.’ FLYNN BERRY
Available Editions
| EDITION | Other Format |
| ISBN | 9780241760932 |
| PRICE | £18.99 (GBP) |
| PAGES | 464 |