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Alice Slater

Let The Bad Times Roll Hardback By Alice Slater

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Released: 10th July 2025. From The Author Of Death Of A Bookseller Everyone knows Daniel. But no one knows where he is ... THEN Alone in New Orleans, Selina is struggling to fit in until a charismatic stranger invites her for a drink. It feels like fate, but who is Daniel, and what does he want from her? Just as the humidity and the hangovers start to take their toll, Daniel vanishes NOW Daniel is missing. No one has seen or heard from him in weeks. Beside herself with worry, his sister Caroline hosts an intimate gathering in her London home so those closest to Daniel can come together and compare notes. But what should have been five courses of a Cajun-style feast has now become an interrogation. Those left behind must piece together their shared understanding of the man they thought they knew. And all isn't quite as it seems: Caroline has invited a stranger to the table, an accomplished psychic who claims to have met Daniel four thousand miles away in New Orleans. As evening turns to night, the dark truth of what really happened begins to emerge... Readers are loving Let The Bad Times Roll! 'This was, quite simply, deliciously and perfectly evil' 'So good I read it twice' 'It's sharp, lush, and perfect for a summer binge' 'Another incredibly gripping novel that I devoured in under 24 hours' 336 pages

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    Released:
    10th July 2025
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    Book
    Barcode:
    9781529385380
  • Description

    From The Author Of Death Of A Bookseller

    Everyone knows Daniel. But no one knows where he is ...

    THEN


    Alone in New Orleans, Selina is struggling to fit in until a charismatic stranger invites her for a drink. It feels like fate, but who is Daniel, and what does he want from her? Just as the humidity and the hangovers start to take their toll, Daniel vanishes

    NOW

    Daniel is missing. No one has seen or heard from him in weeks. Beside herself with worry, his sister Caroline hosts an intimate gathering in her London home so those closest to Daniel can come together and compare notes. But what should have been five courses of a Cajun-style feast has now become an interrogation. Those left behind must piece together their shared understanding of the man they thought they knew.

    And all isn't quite as it seems: Caroline has invited a stranger to the table, an accomplished psychic who claims to have met Daniel four thousand miles away in New Orleans. As evening turns to night, the dark truth of what really happened begins to emerge...

    Readers are loving Let The Bad Times Roll!
    'This was, quite simply, deliciously and perfectly evil'
    'So good I read it twice'
    'It's sharp, lush, and perfect for a summer binge'
    'Another incredibly gripping novel that I devoured in under 24 hours'

    336 pages
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