Baby-Faced Killer
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2026
Orion (Verlag)
978-1-3987-2659-8 (ISBN)
Orion (Verlag)
978-1-3987-2659-8 (ISBN)
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ELEANOR OLIPHANT meets feminist GET OUT in this truly fresh, character-driven suspense debut. Set in modern-day Scotland, the story follows the unlikely friendship of an elderly retired psychologist and a nineteen-year-old social outcast, which takes an unexpected turn when it culminates in a disturbing murder investigation.
Nineteen-year-old Odette has never quite been able to figure out how the world, and relationships with the people in it, work. And when Odette's mother suddenly dies, she finds herself more alone than ever.
Eighty-something-year-old Amos looks like he has the perfect retirement from the outside: a beautiful big home and garden, complete with his thinking shed. But decades ago, his wife had an affair, disappearing with to Australia with the children, and his home is painfully empty.
When Odette and Amos meet, they form an unlikely friendship that starts to help them escape their crippling loneliness and heal from their losses. It's a heartwarming story that social media latches onto, propelling them both to internet fame. It's the stuff feel-good stories are made of.
Until the day that, in front of the world, Odette murders Amos and refuses to speak another word. Who was the real Amos Michaels, and is Odette as terrible as the media makes her out to be? Secrets about this once endearing pair are about to be uncovered, and the truth will shock everyone...
Nineteen-year-old Odette has never quite been able to figure out how the world, and relationships with the people in it, work. And when Odette's mother suddenly dies, she finds herself more alone than ever.
Eighty-something-year-old Amos looks like he has the perfect retirement from the outside: a beautiful big home and garden, complete with his thinking shed. But decades ago, his wife had an affair, disappearing with to Australia with the children, and his home is painfully empty.
When Odette and Amos meet, they form an unlikely friendship that starts to help them escape their crippling loneliness and heal from their losses. It's a heartwarming story that social media latches onto, propelling them both to internet fame. It's the stuff feel-good stories are made of.
Until the day that, in front of the world, Odette murders Amos and refuses to speak another word. Who was the real Amos Michaels, and is Odette as terrible as the media makes her out to be? Secrets about this once endearing pair are about to be uncovered, and the truth will shock everyone...
Kirsty Strickland is a leading columnist and political commentator based in Glasgow, Scotland, with a huge social following: currently over 32,500 followers on X / Twitter. Strickland has featured on BBC Good Morning Scotland, Scotland Tonight, BBC Scotland Election Nights, BBC Five Live, and her work has been featured in publications including The Independent, The Observer, The Herald and Scotland on Sunday. She has received multiple awards including the Zero Tolerance Public Recognition Award, the Young Women Scotland 30 Inspirational Women Under 30 Award, and the Scots Independent New Talent in Journalism Award.
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 26.2.2026 |
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| Verlagsort | London |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 156 x 240 mm |
| Themenwelt | Literatur ► Krimi / Thriller / Horror ► Krimi / Thriller |
| Literatur ► Romane / Erzählungen | |
| ISBN-10 | 1-3987-2659-1 / 1398726591 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-3987-2659-8 / 9781398726598 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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