Dangerous to Know: A new, dark and shockingly funny thriller that you wont be able to put down

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The gripping, sensational beach read of the summer. Can you live a happily-ever-after if you stole it from someone else Once, serial killer Alvie Knightly was living the dream. Unlimited cash. An Italian getaway. A hot new boyfriend... How the mighty fall. One year - and one unfortunate incident with a shotgun - later, Alvie is living in a London hostel, living off meal deals and counting her dwindling pennies. So far, she's kept her head down. But when a cop shows up at her home, Alvie freaks out. It's time for action, and if anyone can pull off one last hit - in six inch heels - it's Alvie. But if she's to succeed in her mission to avenge her ex, win back her money and secure her future, she'll have to face her most terrifying enemy yet- her past.

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Every bit as darkly delicious as you might hope . . . Glamour, murder, oodles of humour and revenge with a capital R * Herald *
Praise for Mad and Bad * - *
Sizzlingly glamorous * Guardian *
The must-have beach read this summer * Telegraph *
A fast-paced tale of sex, lies and murder . . . Sex and the City dialled up several notches * Stylist *
A summer read to make you hotter than the weather outside . . . you'd be mad not to find room for this in your case * Sun *
One of the most compelling and hilarious characters we've come across in a long time. Warning: this brilliant and dark book is not for the faint-hearted * New Magazine *
White-hot * Glamour *
This caper has Alvina up to her neck in designer labels, hot sex and trouble . . . outrageous * Daily Mail *
I just read Mad in one go. I bloody LOVED it. Like Gone Girl, if Amy Schumer had written it. SUCH fun * bestselling author of Mad Girl *
Allergic to chick lit Meet Alvie Knightly . . . Insane as its title promises * Mail on Sunday *
Raunchy, fun * Guardian *
Trust us when we say that you won't ever have encountered a character quite like Alvie Knightly . . . A brilliantly bonkers read * Heat *
Like The Devil Wears Prada - fast-paced, but funnier and more readable * Independent *
If you loved Paula Hawkins's Into the Water, try Mad * Red *
She's an evil hot mess is what she is, and I kinda like it! * bestselling author of The Life-Changing Magic of Not Giving a F**k *
Pure, unadulterated entertainment. There is nothing Chlo Esposito's Alvie won't do. Strap in for a fun, fast and fresh read * bestselling author of Good Me Bad Me *
A compelling and uncensored antiheroine * US Weekly *
An unforgettable summer debut * Library Journal *
Deliciously over-the-top, with a protagonist you'll never forget * Bookpage *

Author Bio

Chloe Esposito is from Cheltenham and now lives in London. She has a BA and MA in English from Oxford University, where her dissertation focused on 19th-century feminist writers. She has been a senior management consultant, an English teacher at two of the UK's top private schools and a fashion stylist at Conde Nast. She is a graduate of the Faber Academy and is now writing full-time.