From Publishers Weekly
Jess Moulson wanders in very dark places in this overwrought contemporary thriller from Carey (The Girl with All the Gifts). She doesn't remember the incident that leads to her trial for the murder of 10-year-old Alex Beech, because she was on heroin when she set afire the photos from her ongoing toxic relationship. She doesn't remember escalating to burning down her entire London apartment in an attempt to kill her boyfriend, but Alex, an upstairs neighbor, died in the blaze. Jess is sentenced to Fellside Prison, where she must wrestle with the question of her own culpability, try not to get tangled in the prison's internal drug business intrigues, and, unexpectedly, find that Alex, or what's left of him, may still have a job for her to do. Carey sustains an interesting concept at a high pitch of suspense until nearly the end, when the book implodes into melodrama as the plot becomes completely implausible. The denouement is the novel's lowest point, but the path to get there is taut, tense, and unusual. (Apr.)\n
Review
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Fellside is as brilliant as it is dark and devious. M.R. Carey is either deranged or brilliant--or both. Hopefully, both."
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Jonathan Maberry, New York Times bestselling author of Rot &Ruin and Kill Switch on Fellside"An intense, haunting thriller with heart. You will not want to put this down."
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Laini Taylor, New York Times bestselling author of Daughter of Smoke & Bone on Fellside"A dark, intriguing read."
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Martina Cole, author of Get Even on Fellside"This eerie tale is sure to hook crime fiction and horror lovers."
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Library Journal on Fellside"A twisty crime thriller as well as an exotic ghost story, Carey's second novel is as hard to categorize as it is to put down."
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Barnes and Noble on Fellside"A fantastic, twist-upon-twist, shape-shifting novel. Gripping, deeply affecting and arrestingly beautiful, it is a haunting tale of raw horror and extraordinary redemption. I adored every page."
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Miranda Dickinson, Sunday Times bestselling author on Fellside"The author of
The Girl With All The Gifts delivers another gripping story."
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The Columbus Dispatch on Fellside"Dark [and] suspenseful."
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Booklist on Fellside"[A] grand piece of storytelling."
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Sunday Express on Fellside"I read
Fellside in a couple of days . . . I was absolutely nuts about it."―
Book Riot on Fellside
About the Author
M. R. Carey has been making up stories for most of his life. His novel The Girl With All the Gifts was a USA Today bestseller and is a major motion picture based on his BAFTA-nominated screenplay. Under the name Mike Carey he has written for both DC and Marvel, including critically acclaimed runs on X-Men and Fantastic Four, Marvel's flagship superhero titles. His creator-owned books regularly appear in the New York Times bestseller list. He also has several previous novels, two radio plays, and a number of TV and movie screenplays to his credit.