COMP CLOSED: ‘Death of a Bookseller’ by Alice Slater

If you’re after an addictive thriller starring a true crime obsessed main character with a pet snail, then this week’s giveaway is perfect for you. Former bookseller Alice Slater’s debut novel Death of a Bookseller takes suspense to the next level and we have three copies to give away. Here’s the blurb:

Roach –bookseller, loner and true crime obsessive – is not interested in making friends. She has all the company she needs in her serial killer books, murder podcasts and her pet snail, Bleep.

That is, until Laura joins the bookshop.

Smelling of roses, with her cute literary tote bags and beautiful poetry, she's everyone's new favourite bookseller. But beneath the shiny veneer, Roach senses a darkness within Laura, the same darkness Roach possesses.

As Roach's curiosity blooms into morbid obsession, it becomes clear that she is prepared to infiltrate Laura's life at any cost.

If you’d like to win a copy, simply tell us in ONE sentence what your favourite bookshop is and why. Our favourite three entries will win a copy!

Entries close midday (Syd/Melb time) Monday 8 May.

THIS COMPETITION HAS NOW CLOSED. THANKS FOR YOUR ENTRIES! WINNERS WILL BE CONTACTED BY EMAIL AND ANNOUNCED IN OUR NEWSLETTER.

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