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Little Red Death

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

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Little Red Death

By: A. K. Benedict
Narrated by: Jane Collingwood
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 ONCE UPON A TIME LIKE YOU'VE NEVER HEARD 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 stretches deep into her own origin story, and when she discovers the truth, nothing will ever be the same again.

Faced with the fact that everything she knows is fiction, Lyla will have to take a little creative license of her own if she’s going to turn the final page on the killings . . .

'An exquisite puzzle of a crime thriller, it revels in the shadows, as reality is savagely entwined with the very roots of storytelling itself… Prepare to be spellbound because A. K. Benedict is a master of this darkest art’ JANICE HALLETT

‘A clever, clever, thoroughly meta, extraordinarily enjoyable modern fairy-tale with layer after layer of intrigue and a breathless pace, I loved it, especially the delicious happy ever after’ ANDREA MARA

‘Hugely inventive and mind-bendingly clever’ CLAIRE McGOWAN Cosy Crime Thrillers Mystery Thriller & Suspense Women Sleuths Fiction Bedtime Story

Critic Reviews

‘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
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This dark, dazzling twist on the classic fairytale genre, blending mystery, suspense, and fantasy in the most unexpected ways. From the very first page, you’re pulled into a world where nothing is as it seems, and every character hides a secret. The pacing is razor-sharp, the atmosphere deliciously eerie, and the writing utterly immersive. But it’s the ending that truly stuns—Benedict doesn’t reveal the killer until the very last page, and when the truth hits… it hits hard. I genuinely gasped. Clever, bold, and wickedly fun—this is one of the best thriller-fantasy hybrids I’ve read in so long. Holy hell, what a ride!

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