In Bloom

C.J. SKUSE is the author of Pretty Bad Things, Rockaholic, Dead Romantic, Monster and The Deviants. She was born in Weston-super-Mare. She has first-class degrees in creative writing and, aside from writing novels, she is a Senior Lecturer in Creative Writing at Bath Spa University.

Praise for C.J. Skuse

'This darkly comic novel...has the potential to become a cult classic.' Daily Mail

'Filthy and funny... a compulsive read' Sunday Times

'This isn't a book for the squeamish or the faint-hearted ... think Bridget Jones meets American Psycho' Red

'Dark, depraved and devilishly delicious. A full throttle savage and satirical thriller'
John Marrs, author of The One

'Hilarious, refreshing, dark and memorable. It doesn't disappoint, I loved it' Phoebe Morgan

'You MUST read this book especially if you like your (anti) heroes dirty-mouthed, deadly and dark, dark dark. ADORED IT' Fiona Cummins, author of Rattle

'Pitch dark, laugh-out-loud hilarious - the Sweetpea series is pure genius escapism' Susi Holliday

'Fascinating, intriguing and twist after twist in the tale' Suzy K Quinn

'Dark and wickedly funny, and as dry and acerbic as Fleabag, it's hard not to love Rhiannon Lewis' Claire Allan

'Sweetpea hits all the right buttons. A dark, twisted read about a female serial killer with dollops of humour, sarcasm and a lightweight approach...keeping you gripped and on the hook, both smiling and squirming.' Maxim Jakubowski, Lovereading

'Witty, vulgar, sweary, darkly funny, but enthralling - a must-read for thriller fans' My Weekly

'This book is OUTRAGEOUS' Compulsive Readers

'This anti-hero is psychotic without doubt, sexually voracious and incredibly funny' Shots magazine