“You robbed me of a normal, happy life — and in exchange, I figure it’s quite reasonable that I’m owed yours.”
"The story is twisted and turns on the reader with the confidence of a seasoned mystery writer, managing to marry a noire narrator and modern direct address with sunny picturesque scenery. - I couldn't put it down!" Danielle, Book Club Review.
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"The story is twisted and turns on the reader with the confidence of a seasoned mystery writer, managing to marry a noire narrator and modern direct address with sunny picturesque scenery. - I couldn't put it down!" Danielle, Book Club Review. 〰️
With more twists than a bag of fusilli, Black Toad is where dark comedy meets gothic revenge thriller, putting bodies in bags, burgers on the table, and three decades of misery put to bed. In beautiful rural Cornwall.
A true eye for an eye thriller!
When a trauma-scarred psychologist is sent on a working holiday to the mining village of Trebrowagh, on the edge of Bodmin Moor, his task is simple - close the cold case of a mute boy, once known as The Toad, missing since 1991.
But as he digs into the secret whispers and warped memories of the Hawkey family, he finds chilling echoes of his own stolen childhood. And some truths refuse to stay buried...
Based on a true story, Black Toad is:
- Where Mick Herron meets The Bridge
- Where the twisted small-town menace of Hot Fuzz collides with Cornwall’s darkest secrets
- Bumpkin Noir — More humorous than Nordic, but far darker than Cosy Crime
If you loved Slough House, Satsuma Complex, or couldn’t look away from The Killing…
Black Toad is your next dark obsession.
Fans of Ann Cleeves, Peter James, and M.W. Craven — get ready to stay up all night.