
Titles in This Set
A Game of Lies
The Midnight Feast
What a Way to Go
I Bet You'd Look Good in a Coffin
The Graham Effect
Details
Condition: Brand New
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Sphere, HarperCollins, The Borough Press, HQ Digital, Piatkus
Overview
This five-book fiction bundle brings together five contemporary voices, pairing sharp psychological suspense with dark comic crime capers and one steamy college romance. Readers get A Game of Lies, The Midnight Feast, What a Way to Go, I Bet You'd Look Good in a Coffin, and The Graham Effect in one paperback set. Each novel stands alone, so you can read in any order, switching moods from tense whodunit to wicked satire to swoony romance. It's an easy way to stock a shelf or a vacation bag with five distinct stories.
About the Books
This set gathers five standalone novels from five different authors, unified only by their paperback format. A Game of Lies is a compact psychological thriller from Clare Mackintosh, a former police officer whose novels focus on deception and consequence. The Midnight Feast, from Lucy Foley, is an ensemble mystery built around a gathering that unravels once old tensions and secrets surface, in the vein of her earlier country-house whodunits. What a Way to Go is Bella Mackie's dark comic take on a wealthy family thrown into chaos, told with her signature biting wit. I Bet You'd Look Good in a Coffin is Katy Brent's blackly funny thriller, mixing crime plotting with satire on modern online life. The Graham Effect, by romance author Elle Kennedy, is the outlier of the set tonally, a steamy contemporary college romance rather than a thriller, giving the collection a change of pace. Because these are five separate books from five separate publishers rather than a numbered series, there's no need to read them in order, and no shared characters connect them. What they share is strong contemporary voice and propulsive pacing. Fans of suspense, dark comedy, and character-driven crime fiction will find plenty here, and the romance title offers a genuine change of genre. It's a set built for readers who want variety in one purchase.
Key Benefits
Book-by-Book Guide
A Game of Lies — A tightly plotted psychological thriller from Clare Mackintosh, built around trust, memory, and a reframing twist.
The Midnight Feast — Lucy Foley's ensemble mystery centers a gathering where old grudges and secrets surface until the tension breaks.
What a Way to Go — Bella Mackie's dark comic thriller follows a wealthy family unraveling after a sudden death, told with biting wit.
I Bet You'd Look Good in a Coffin — Katy Brent delivers a blackly funny crime story with a satirical edge on modern online life.
The Graham Effect — Elle Kennedy switches genres for a steamy contemporary college romance, the one non-thriller in the set.
About the Authors
This set brings together five distinct voices in contemporary fiction. Clare Mackintosh is a former UK police officer turned psychological thriller writer, known for tightly plotted suspense. Lucy Foley writes atmospheric ensemble mysteries centered on gatherings gone wrong. Bella Mackie is known for dark, wickedly funny crime fiction with a satirical edge. Katy Brent writes blackly comic thrillers that skewer modern online culture. Elle Kennedy is a romance author known for steamy, character-driven contemporary romance. Together, these five represent a broad cross-section of popular fiction, from suspense to satire to romance.
Why You'll Love This Collection
This set is an easy way to sample five different contemporary voices in one paperback purchase, perfect for a book club pick, a beach bag, or a gift for the reader who loves variety. Whether you crave suspense, dark comedy, or romance, there's a mood-matched title waiting on the shelf.
Please Note: This is the UK edition with the ISBN as listed; the cover may vary slightly from the image shown.
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