Let the Bad Times Roll: The dark and deadly new novel from the author of Death of a Bookseller

Author:   Alice Slater
Publisher:   Hodder & Stoughton
ISBN:  

9781529385427


Pages:   352
Publication Date:   02 April 2026
Format:   Paperback
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Let the Bad Times Roll: The dark and deadly new novel from the author of Death of a Bookseller


Overview

Five guests. Five courses. And secrets spilling like cocktails ... Welcome to the worst dinner party ever. It was supposed to be a celebration: champagne cocktails, a five-course feast, and plenty of good times. But dinner is cancelled. Selina, Caroline, Sage, Richard, Max. Each guest believes they alone are Daniel's confidante, they alone know Daniel's darkest secrets. But no one knows where Daniel is. Or so they say... Readers are loving Let The Bad Times Roll! 'This was, quite simply, deliciously and perfectly evil' 'So good I read it twice' 'It's sharp, lush, and perfect for a summer binge' 'Another incredibly gripping novel that I devoured in under 24 hours' And your favourite authors love it too: 'A heady, potent cocktail of a novel. I downed it in one' Erin Kelly 'Has the vibes of The Secret History and Daisy Jones and the Six ... A wickedly fun read' Kiare Ladner '[A] blackly comic mystery, bringing both warmth and nastiness to a story of envy, deception and very, very good food' Julia Armfield 'Alice Slater is the queen of the dark and delectable thriller' Heather Parry 'Intoxicating, sharp-edged and burning with obsession' Kirsty Logan

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Author:   Alice Slater
Publisher:   Hodder & Stoughton
Imprint:   Hodder Paperback
Dimensions:   Width: 12.80cm , Height: 3.00cm , Length: 19.40cm
Weight:   0.246kg
ISBN:  

9781529385427


ISBN 10:   1529385423
Pages:   352
Publication Date:   02 April 2026
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Forthcoming
Availability:   Not yet available   Availability explained
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A heady, potent cocktail of a novel. I downed it in one -- ERIN KELLY A dark, sticky, pungent gumbo of a book, Alice Slater's latest has the vibes of The Secret History and Daisy Jones and the Six . . . A wickedly fun read -- KIARE LADNER Alice Slater serves up dark and twisty thrillers like a smoked Sazerac: intoxicating, sharp-edged and burning with obsession -- KIRSTY LOGAN A veritable feast of secret passions and hidden betrayals. Alice Slater is the queen of the dark and delectable thriller -- HEATHER PARRY A savage gem of a book. Slater moves from strength to strength with this blackly comic mystery, bringing both warmth and nastiness to a story of envy, deception and very, very good food -- JULIA ARMFIELD Equal parts lush, funny and ghastly, spiked with hedonism and not a little vengeance, Let the Bad Times Roll is a delicious, bittersweet concoction that should be downed in a single gulp -- KALIANE BRADLEY The writer's razor-sharp attitude and skill are on magnificent display in this tightly wound mystery * The Sun * In the follow-up to Slater's delicious black comedy debut, Caroline's brother is missing and a psychic claims to have crossed paths with him 4000 miles away * The i Paper * Tense, arch and impossible to put down -- ELIZA CLARK Savage, witty and all-consuming, both a love letter to bookselling and a thriller of the most unsettling variety -- ABIGAIL DEAN


Author Information

Alice Slater is a writer and ex-bookseller from London. She studied creative writing at MMU and UEA, and her debut novel, Death of a Bookseller, was an instant Sunday Times bestseller. It was awarded Debut Crime Book of the Year at Capital Crime's Fingerprint Awards 2024, shortlisted for CrimeFest's Specsavers Best Debut Crime Novel 2023 and longlisted for the Authors' Club Best First Novel Award 2024. She co-hosts literary podcast What Page Are You On? and lives with her husband, their dog Peachy, and a lot of books.

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