Little Red Death by A.K. Benedict - ISBN: 9781398519909
Paperback
Grimm fairy tales turn deadly, blurring reality and a detective’s past.

Little Red Death

A mind-bending murder mystery like nothing you've read before - enter the woods, if you dare...

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  • Paperback

    384 pages

  • Release Date

    14 April 2026

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Summary

ONCE UPON A TIME LIKE YOU’VE NEVER READ IT BEFORE…

DI Lyla Rondell is on the case of a lifetime. Tasked with investigating a series of perplexing deaths, the only lead she has is that each appears to be based on a different classic fairy tale. Far from the stuff of bedtime stories, the press is having a field day with what they have named the Grimm Ripper Murders.

But as the bodies stack up, Lyla’s whole world is about to flip on its head. Because the killer’s bloody trail str…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781398519909
ISBN-10:1398519901
Author:A.K. Benedict
Publisher:Simon & Schuster Ltd
Imprint:Simon & Schuster Ltd
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:384
Release Date:14 April 2026
Weight:278g
Dimensions:198mm x 130mm x 23mm
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Critics Review

‘A twisting tale’ My Weekly ‘Has the foreboding tension of Stephen King’s Misery … Benedict delivers a knockout punch that will make readers want to immerse themselves in this nightmarish, blood-soaked murder mystery for a second sitting to see what they might have missed’ Buzz Listings ‘I was instantly hooked and drawn into this creepy tale. Angela Carter meets Stephen King. Terrifying but in the best possible way. The allusions to the Brothers Grimm were seamless and cleverly integrated. A wicked joy of a book’ Chris Bridges

About The Author

A.K. Benedict

Alexandra (A. K.) Benedict is a bestselling, award-winning writer of short stories, novels, and scripts. Educated at Cambridge, Sussex, and Clown School, Alexandra has been an indie-rock singer, an actor, an RLF Fellow, and a composer for film and TV, as well as teaching and running the prestigious MA in Crime Thrillers at City University. She is now a full-time writer and creative coach.

As A. K. Benedict, she writes acclaimed short stories, high-concept novels, and award-winning audio drama for Big Finish, Audible UK, Audible US, and BBC Sounds, among others. She won the Scribe Award for her Doctor Who radio drama The Calendar Man, and was shortlisted for the eDunnit Novel Award for The Beauty of Murder and the BBC Audio Drama Podcast Award for Children of the Stones.

As Alexandra Benedict, she writes puzzle-filled Christmas mysteries, of which The Christmas Murder Game and Murder on the Christmas Express were both bestsellers, and The Christmas Murder Game was longlisted for the CWA Gold Dagger. Her first festive thriller to feature Edie O’Sullivan, The Christmas Jigsaw Murders, was published in 2023.

She lives on the south coast of England with writer Guy Adams, their daughter Verity, and dog Dame Margaret Rutherford.

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