Let the Bad Times Roll: The dark and deadly new novel from the author of Death of a Bookseller
Jul 2025 · Hachette UK
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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
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
About the author
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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