The Dead Friend Project

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'A fresh new voice in crime fiction' - JANICE HALLETT'A tragicomic banger' - HARRIET TYCE'Funny, sad, witty and very engaging' - EMMA CURTISThe school run can be murder...Beth is having a bad day. Her husband has left her. Her fellow school mums judge her. And now she's stuck in A&E after her son fell off the climbing wall on the first day of school.In fact, it's been nothing but bad days since her best friend Charlotte died in a tragic accident, hit by a car while out jogging. But when Beth learns that Charlotte's toddler was left home alone that night, she begins to question why her friend would do something so uncharacteristically irresponsible. Was Charlotte's death really an accident It's time for Beth to discover what really happened. Once she's put the kids to bed, of course...'Darkly funny and deftly plotted' - ALICE CLARK-PLATTS'Riotously funny and searingly observed' - KATE SIMANTS'A twisty-turny mystery that drew me in from the opening lines' - PHILIPPA EAST

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'A compelling story of complex relationships, subterfuge and mystery... So intriguing I couldn't put it down' - My Weekly

'Another superb blend of dark humour and intriguing mystery from Joanna Wallace... An atmosphere of tension and danger permeates The Dead Friend Project even as the gallows humour flows thick and fast' - Crime Fiction Lover

'Well-written, ably-plotted... Works well as a novel, and fairly well as a mystery' - Critic

'A tragic accident, a dead friend and a fresh new voice in crime fiction... This vivid, witty story is expertly told in mesmerising detail and with boundless energy, but there's a proper murder mystery at its heart. Joanna Wallace draws you into a deceptively ordinary world before she revels in the delicious horror beneath. Pure class' - Janice Hallett, author of THE APPEAL

'I loved this. Some of my favourite themes (issues with booze, school gate dramas) brought together in a tragi-comic banger with some pitch-perfect passive aggression' - Harriet Tyce, author of BLOOD ORANGE

Author Bio

Joanna Wallace studied Law at Birmingham University before working as a commercial litigation solicitor in London. She now runs a family business and lives in Buckinghamshire with her husband, four children and dog. Her debut novel, You'd Look Better as a Ghost, was published by Viper in 2023.