
The Death of Us
$18.39
- Paperback
368 pages
- Release Date
6 July 2026
Summary
*A Book of the Year in The Times, Guardian, Good Housekeeping and iPaper
*Winner of the CWA KAA Gold Dagger Award
*Shortlisted for the International Ned Kelly Award
‘Taut, elegant and heartbreaking’ Monica Ali
‘A brilliant character study of trauma, grief and survival’ Claire Fuller
‘Wonderful… lives up to the hype’ Stephen King
‘Impossibly accomplished’
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780008625658 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0008625654 |
| Author: | Abigail Dean |
| Publisher: | HarperCollins Publishers |
| Imprint: | Hemlock Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 368 |
| Release Date: | 6 July 2026 |
| Weight: | 250g |
| Dimensions: | 28mm x 129mm x 198mm |

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Critics Review
‘Beautifully written, tense, intense, and with such incredible depth and insight into the human condition … It’s bloody good’ Jennie Godfrey
‘Beautifully crafted, taut, elegant and heartbreaking’ Monica Ali
‘Haunting, stunning, impossibly accomplished’ Chris Whitaker
‘A brilliant character study of trauma, grief and survival with an emotional and tender love story at its heart’ Claire Fuller
‘The best book I’ve read in a very long time’ Cecelia Ahern
‘This wonderful novel is a page-turner par excellence, written with unobtrusive brilliance’ Stephen King
‘Gripping, disturbing and beautifully written’ Emilia Hart
‘Wow. What a book! It’s really fantastic’ Emma Healey
‘Powerful, true, tender and devastating’ Sara Collins
‘Love it when a book lives up to the hype. This is spectacular’ Lisa Jewell
‘The Death of Us is astonishingly good – Abigail Dean’s the real thing’ Mick Herron
‘You haven’t read anything like this beautiful, brilliant, brave novel’ Adele Parks
‘Beautifully composed and brimming with truth and compassion’ Louise Candlish
‘A tender, intense and gripping story about the triumph of love in spite of tragedy and terror’ Cherie Jones
This is a classy, elegant thriller’ The Observer
‘[A] mesmerising blend of crime and romance … remarkably psychologically rich’ Sunday Times, Pick of the month
‘A superbly imagined, nuanced story of love and anguish that manages to bring a glimmer of hope amidst the despair’ Daily Mail
‘Abigail’s brilliant new novel is both a love story and a crime thriller’ Fabulous, Sun on Sunday
‘The haunting, multi-layered story of a couple recovering from a devastating attack’ The i Paper
‘A scarily perceptive, devastating meditation on the impact of crime and a story of the enduring power of love. Breathtaking’ Heat
Abigail Dean
Abigail Dean was born in Manchester and grew up in the Peak District. Abigail has worked as a Waterstones bookseller and a lawyer. Her debut novel, Girl A, was a New York Times and Sunday Times top ten bestseller and a Kindle number 1 bestseller. The rights to Girl A have sold in 36 territories and a television series is being adapted with Sony.
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