Then Things Went Dark, 9781405966498
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Reality show gone wrong: island secrets, betrayal, and televised murder.
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Then Things Went Dark

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    400 pages

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    12 January 2026

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Summary

Then Things Went Dark: A Thriller of Secrets, Lies, and Reality

Taylor Jenkins Reid meets The Hunting Party in the hottest thriller of the summer!

Six people arrive on a desert island, ready for their reality show debut. But three weeks and eighteen episodes later, five contestants sit in a Portuguese police station, their dreams shattered.

Twelve million viewers witnessed Rhys Sutton’s death. Now, his best friend, rival, girlfriend, lover, …

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781405966498
ISBN-10:1405966491
Author:Bea Fitzgerald
Publisher:Penguin Books Ltd
Imprint:Penguin Books Ltd
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:400
Release Date:12 January 2026
Weight:282g
Dimensions:197mm x 129mm x 24mm
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Critics Review

True crime meets juicy reality TV * Kimberly Belle, internationally bestselling author of The Paris Widow *A true delight. * Rebecca McKanna, author of Don’t Forget the Girl *Shocking, addictive and utterly exquisite! * L.C. North, author of Clickbait *Then Things Went Dark is the perfect holiday thriller! * Natali Simmonds, author of Good Girls Die Last *Deliciously dark and moreish … I could not put it down. * Lizzie Huxley Jones, author of Make You Mine This Christmas *It is such a tightly plotted thriller with plenty of twists and turns in store. * Reader Review *This is a twisting, psychological mine field that examines what people will really do for their five minutes of fame. * Reader Review *I loved every second of this sun-soaked nightmare. * Reader Review *This is a must read. * Reader Review *Fitzgerald plays a scathing, thrilling game of worst case scenario, poking fun and critiquing dystopian reality TV tropes * Iman Hariri-Kia, author of A Hundred Other Girls and The Most Famous Girl in the World *

About The Author

Bea Fitzgerald

Bea Fitzgerald is a Sunday Times bestselling author and content creator who has swiftly become one of the UK’s biggest YA stars. Her bestselling debut Girl, Goddess, Queen was shortlisted for the Waterstones Children’s Book Prize, and won the Romantic Novelists’ Association Fantasy Romance of the Year. Her follow-up, The End Crowns All, was an instant bestseller, and was shortlisted for the YA Book Prize 2025. Her third YA novel, A Beautiful Evil, was also an instant bestseller. Bea’s work has been translated widely across the globe, and when she’s not writing, she’s entertaining her followers on TikTok and Instagram with her mythology-themed comedy account @chaosonolympus.

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