We are delighted to host the launch of Chloe Wilson's debut novel, The Thornbacks.

It's Friday night, date night, and two women are getting ready to head out. But it isn't them who Luka – lawyer, thirty-three – is coming to meet. It's Poppy, an angelic blonde who has been dead for more than a year.

Behind her profile are two morticians, Gertie and Tabitha. By day they pump the blood out of bodies, replacing it with formaldehyde, water, alcohol, and raspberry-coloured dye. They sculpt, sew, and paint on shades of Light Natural Tan and Warm Rose Bisque makeup until a face that is almost too perfect looks out of an open casket. They take their work very seriously, and treat their targets on the dating apps with the same scrupulous care. But as they swipe their way through Luka, Zeke, Joshua and Angus, their carefully constructed routine begins to fray.

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