“If someone wants you dead, you’re done for, and there’s nothing you can do to protect yourself.”

The Book Fairies have been sharing copies of Death of a Bookseller by Alice Slater ahead of its launch next week!

About the book:

A bookshop. A true crime case. A deadly friendship.

Roach – bookseller, loner and true crime obsessive – is not interested in making friends. She has all the company she needs in her serial killer books, murder podcasts and her pet snail, Bleep.

That is, until Laura joins the bookshop.

Smelling of roses, with her cute literary tote bags and beautiful poetry, she’s everyone’s new favourite bookseller. But beneath the shiny veneer, Roach senses a darkness within Laura, the same darkness Roach possesses. As Roach’s curiosity blooms into morbid obsession, it becomes clear that she is prepared to infiltrate Laura’s life at any cost.

Debut Author Alice Slater as Book Fairy for a Day:

We were delighted to be joined by Alice Slater to hide copies of Death of a Bookseller around Walthamstow, London, where much of the book is set.

Lucky finders!

We love hearing from finders and today we got a bumper crop!

First ever #ibelieveinbookfairies find at the Duke of Welly in #Glasgow today 🥰. Going to put my good luck down to the fact that I was on my way back from @GalleryBook22 with 2 new books from my wish list 🙌🏼 😀 #BookTwitter pic.twitter.com/QBgMQ7CDEM

— Vonnie 💕📚🤓 (@bonnamcfudge) April 22, 2023

Not lucky enough to spot one?

This wonderful book is OUT NOW in all good bookshops (with a special edition for indies!). If you’d rather order online, you can still support bookshops by getting your copy of Death of a Bookseller from Bookshop.org. You’ve been warned – once you start this book, you won’t want to stop until the end!

Would you like to be a book fairy?

If this activity has made YOU want to start hiding books in public, then grab some book fairy goodies to get started!