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Alex Marwood


Born
The United Kingdom
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Crime, Thriller, Fiction


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 · 44,818 ratings · 5,069 reviews · 13 distinct works • Similar authors
The Wicked Girls
3.48 avg rating — 19,158 ratings — published 2008 — 57 editions
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The Killer Next Door
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The Darkest Secret
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The Poison Garden
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The Island of Lost Girls
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On The Undercliff
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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
tags: being-happy, choice, choices, finding-peace, finding-your-way, finding-yourself, inspirational, inspirational-quotes, lessons, lessons-in-life, life, life-lessons, living, path-of-life, truth, truth-of-life, truths
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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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