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Alex Marwood

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Crime, Thriller, Fiction

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Alex Marwood is a former journalist who worked extensively across the British press. Her first novel, The Wicked Girls, achieved widespread acclaim and international bestsellerdom. It was shortlisted for ITW, Anthony and Macavity awards, was included in Stephen King's Ten Best Books of the Year list, and won the prestigious Edgar Award. The Killer Next Door, her second novel, won the coveted Macavity Award for Best Mystery Novel, was nominated for the Anthony and Barry. The Darkest Secret, the tale of the disappearance of young Coco, met with critical and reader acclaim. The Poison Garden will be released in 2019. She has also been shortlisted for numerous other crime writing awards and her first two novels have been optioned for the screen ...more

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Average rating: 3.55 · 44,814 ratings · 5,068 reviews · 13 distinct works • Similar authors

	The Wicked Girls 3.48 avg rating — 19,157 ratings — published 2008 — 57 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Killer Next Door 3.62 avg rating — 10,019 ratings — published 2013 — 41 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Darkest Secret 3.67 avg rating — 9,205 ratings — published 2016 — 38 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Poison Garden 3.49 avg rating — 4,097 ratings — published 2019 — 22 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Island of Lost Girls 3.48 avg rating — 2,209 ratings — published 2022 — 17 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Gli insospettabili delitti della casa in fondo strada - Oscuri segreti di famiglia - Una ragazza malvagia 3.57 avg rating — 7 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Poison Garden / The Killer Next Door / The Wicked Girls by Alex Marwood 3.33 avg rating — 3 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	On The Undercliff liked it 3.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2016	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Darkest Secret by Alex Marwood (2016-01-07) by Alex Marwood, Unknown Author it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The House Party 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“Most people have to get to a point where they don't have a choice before they'll change something.”
― Alex Marwood

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“But let's face it: society doesn't really care who it blames, as long as it blames someone”
― Alex Marwood, The Wicked Girls

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“while you must strive to tell the truth, you must first ask yourself: is it kind and is it helpful?”
― Alex Marwood, The Darkest Secret

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Please vote on which book you'd like for our Group Read for November-December. These are 5 of the top 10 thrillers King recently stated were great reads.

A Head Full of Ghosts by Paul Tremblay

21 votes 35.6%

The Killer Next Door by Alex Marwood

19 votes 32.2%

The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins

14 votes 23.7%

Bad Country by C.B. McKenzie

5 votes 8.5%

Broken Monsters by Lauren Beukes

0 votes 0.0%

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