Scrap by Calla Henkel - ISBN: 9781399719346
Paperback
Scrapbooks reveal secrets, a suspicious death, and a dangerous obsession.

Scrap

'Blackly humorous and enjoyably twisted' – Paula Hawkins

  • Paperback

    320 pages

  • Release Date

    11 March 2024

Summary

‘Blackly humorous and enjoyably twisted’ Paula Hawkins, author of The Girl on the Train

‘A knotted mystery too intriguing to leave unpicked’ Alice Slater, author of Death of a Bookseller

‘Binge-worthy … a brilliantly immersive and almost cinematic experience’ Jenny Mustard, author of Okay Days

Recently dumped and stuck with the mortgage, artist Esther Ray wants to burn the world, but instead, she reluctantly accepts a scrapbooking job from th…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781399719346
ISBN-10:1399719343
Author:Calla Henkel
Publisher:Hodder & Stoughton
Imprint:Sceptre
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:320
Release Date:11 March 2024
Weight:400g
Dimensions:232mm x 152mm x 28mm
What They're Saying

Critics Review

Scrap offers a bricolage of arson, true crime, mystery and murder that takes its readers from the cosy humility of scrapbooking to the lofty heights of champagne dinners, exclusive gallery openings and private jets. At its wicked heart - a knotted mystery too intriguing to leave unpicked. – Alice Slater, author of Death of a BooksellerArt, true crime and extreme wealth collide in this blackly humorous and enjoyably twisted mystery – Paula Hawkins, author of The Girl on the TrainA binge-worthy novel … Her sharp, intelligent prose and ability to create settings real enough to touch makes Scrap a brilliantly immersive and almost cinematic experience. If morally grey is your favourite colour, Scrap should be your next read * Jenny Mustard, author of Okay Days *Fans of White Lotus might find much that appeals in this screwy black comedy that revels in the fabulously entertaining dysfunction at the heart of the world’s disgustingly wealthy … Henkel’s lacerating eye for the morally ambiguous keeps you hooked * Daily Mail *A darkly humorous mystery about true crime, art and revenge * i *

About The Author

Calla Henkel

Calla Henkel is an American writer, playwright, director and artist living between Berlin and Los Angeles. Her debut novel, Other People’s Clothes, was a New York Times Book Review ‘Editors’ Choice’. She has staged plays at Volksbuhne Berlin and the Whitney Museum of Art, and her artistic work with Max Pitegoff has been exhibited in museums and galleries worldwide. She currently operates a theatre in Los Angeles, called New Theater Hollywood. Scrap is her second novel.

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