The Library Suicides: the most captivating locked-room psychological thriller of 2023 from the award-winning author

by Fflur Dafydd

THE GRIPPING LOCKED-ROOM DYSTOPIAN THRILLER FOR FANS OF EMILY ST. JOHN MANDEL AND ANDREW HUNTER MURRAY

'A testament to the power of the written word'THE TIMES
'Unsettling and thought-provoking' CLARE MACKINTOSH
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This isn't the world you know.
This isn't the story they expect.

Twins Ana and Nan believe they keep no secrets from one another.

They both think they know what pushed their mother to suicide.
Only one of them does.

They both think they know how their revenge plot will play out.
Only one of them does.

They both think they know what's really happening at the library.
Only one of them does.

But neither of them know what will unfold once the library doors close and the chaos begins.

No one's getting out. But the truth finally might . . .
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'A thriller with a difference' 5* READER REVIEW

'A really unique story. I loved the twists and turns' 5* READER REVIEW

'What a book! Well written with a great plot' 5* READER REVIEW

320 pages, Paperback

Published November 19, 2024

About the author

Fflur Dafydd is a novelist from Carmarthen who publishes in both Welsh and English. Since publishing her first novel, Lliwiau Liw Nos in 2005, she has published six fiction volumes. Two of her Welsh-language novels, Atyniad (Y Lolfa, 2006) and Y Llyfrgell (Y Lolfa, 2009) have been awarded the major fiction awards at the National Eisteddfod of Wales, the Prose Medal (2006) and the Daniel Owen Memorial Prize (2009), making her the only female writer, and the youngest writer to date to have won both awards. Her first English language novel, Twenty Thousand Saints (Alcemi, 2008) – an innovative reworking and adaptation of the Welsh-language novel, Atyniad, also won the inaugural Oxfam Hay Emerging Writer of the Year Award at the Hay Festival 2009. As a result of these successes, she was chosen by the British Council as the first ever Welsh participant in the prestigious, world-renowned International Writing Program at Iowa University. She also holds an MA in Creative Writing from UEA, a PhD from Bangor University, and currently lectures in Creative Writing at Swansea University.

She is also a prominent singer-songwriter, who has produced 4 albums to date – and she was awarded the title of ‘Female Artist of the Year’ in the BBC Radio Cymru awards in 2010. She performs regularly in Wales and has also appeared in major festivals in America and Europe.

Reviews

[Aakanksha Jain · Rating 4 out of 5]

The Library Suicides by Fflur Dafydd is a thrilling contemporary dystopian novel set in a world where paper is banned, and societal policies are unsettlingly strange.

The story revolves around twin sisters Ana and Nan, who work in a library and plot revenge against a man they hold responsible for their mother’s death. Their complex relationship, with one sister holding more knowledge than the other, drives the tension in the plot.

The setting offers a chilling reflection on the future of literature in a digital age, blending dystopian elements with themes of power, identity, and grief. The novel also examines the fraught dynamic between authors and critics, posing questions about the influence of reviews—a theme that resonated with me as both a writer and reviewer.

Unnerving yet thought-provoking, this book isn't for everyone, but it’s perfect for those seeking a literary thriller that challenges conventions.

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[Breanne · Rating 4 out of 5]

I have been waiting for this book to come to the US for a while and it has a special place in my heart because I studied in Wales and I was able to visit this Library! I also met the author. The book was very suspenseful! I wasn’t expecting the ending at all and it kept me wanting to find out what happens in the end. I also loved how the twins start to second guess each other from being 1 in the same and it just made the book that much more intriguing to keep going.

[Jools · Rating 5 out of 5]

Wow! What a brilliant, twisty, thriller, with great characters and an expertly paced plot. Read this, you won't be disappointed 📚❤️

[Marie · Rating 5 out of 5]

Interesting, not what I thought it was about but at the same time exactly what I thought it was about, two sisters & a revenge plot set in a library, very good Interesting