The Shining Girls

Lauren Beukes writes novels, comics and screenplays, and has worked in journalism, kids TV and documentary making. Her critically acclaimed novel The Shining Girls, which has been translated into 22 languages, was a Sunday Times bestseller and 2013 Richard & Judy Book Club choice. Her previous novel, Zoo City, a black magic noir set in Johannesburg, won the coveted Arthur C. Clarke Award. She is also the author of the neo-political thriller, Moxyland. She lives in Cape Town, South Africa.

Praise for The Shining Girls: 'I'm all over it' Gillian Flynn (author of GONE GIRL) 'A powerful thriller - imaginative, disturbing, complex, tense ... compelling reading' The Times 'A dark tale, told inventively and full of surprises ... Keep the lights on' Daily Mail 'Disturbing & smart & beautifully written' Erin Morgenstern (author of THE NIGHT CIRCUS) 'If you've got a GONE GIRL shaped hole in your life, try this' Evening Standard 'Clever story, smart prose' Stephen King 'Very smart, wholly original, completely kick-ass' William Gibson 'Brilliant ... fabulously-realised characters ... THE SHINING GIRLS is a finely organised, ingenious triumph' Independent 'Brilliant ... It should be the book of the summer' Observer 'Engrossing as it is original, as rewarding as it is challenging ... Superb ... A beautifully layered work of fiction ... It becomes so much more, part social history, part sociopath ... the whole is greater than the sum of its parts. Take the time to read this, it's mesmerizing' Sun 'An idea Stephen King probably wishes he'd thought of ... Beukes can certainly shine herself' Sunday Times 'An ingenious and imaginative thriller ... compulsively readable' Sunday Mirror 'Beukes has enormous fun with the concept ... an entertaining novel that will be read with keen attention' Guardian 'Confidently written ... this dark tale is told inventively and is full of surprises. Keep the lights on' Daily Mail 'A killer of a novel ... a brilliant, mess-with-your-mind conclusion' Marie Claire 'A glorious creation' Granta 'A new kind of thriller. A dark, relentless, time-twisting, page-turning murder story guaranteed to give you heart palpitations. It shines' Matt Haig (author of The Humans) 'The Shining Girls is enthralling, dazzlingly inventive, and superbly executed. A huge accomplishment' Deon Meyer (author of Seven Days and Trackers) 'A tremendous work of suspense fiction... a mind-melting, heart-pounding mashup that delivers on its promise' Cory Doctorow

'A powerful thriller - imaginative, disturbing, tense, compelling reading' The Times

'I'm all over it' Gillian Flynn, author of Gone Girl

'Brilliant. A book about the duel of two fabulously realized characters. A triumph' Independent

'Clever story, smart prose' Stephen King

'Extremely creepy' Mail on Sunday ('Must Reads')

'Very smart, wholly original, completely kick-ass' William Gibson

'Engrossing as it is original, as rewarding as it is challenging. Superb - a beautifully layered work of fiction. Take the time to read this, it's mesmerizing' Sun

'Utterly original, beautifully written. This is something special' Tana French, author of In The Woods

'Brilliant. Forget GONE GIRL, now it's all about THE SHINING GIRLS' Observer

'Disturbing, smart and beautifully written' Erin Morgenstern, author of The Night Circus

'This year's must-read' Stylist

'A new kind of thriller. A dark, relentless, time-twisting, page-turning murder story. It shines' Matt Haig, author of The Humans