The first in a series of dark, sexy thrillers set across London and Sicily.
Chloe Esposito is from Cheltenham and now lives in London. She has a BA and MA in English from Oxford University, where her dissertation focused on 19th-century feminist writers. She has been a senior management consultant, an English teacher at two of the UK's top private schools and a fashion stylist at Conde Nast. She is 32, a graduate of the Faber Academy and is now writing full-time. Mad, the first book in the Mad, Bad and Dangerous to Know series, is Chloe's first novel
Sizzlingly glamorous
*Guardian*
This summer's raciest read . . . The must-have beach read for
millennials this summer
*Telegraph*
A summer read to make you hotter than the weather outside . . .
you'd be mad not to find room for this in your case
*Sun*
A fast-paced tale of sex, lies and murder . . . Sex and the City
dialled up several notches
*Stylist*
The white-hot debut
*Glamour*
Gone Girl plus . . . Esposito has added a dollop of Bridget Jones
to the mix
*Telegraph*
So begins this caper that has Alvina up to her neck in designer
labels, hot sex and trouble . . . outrageous - it kept me
reading
*Daily Mail*
I just read Mad in one go. I bloody LOVED it. Like Gone Girl, if
Amy Schumer had written it. SUCH fun
*bestselling author of Mad Girl*
One of the most compelling and hilarious characters we've come
across in a long time. Warning: this brilliant and dark book is not
for the faint-hearted
*New Magazine*
Like The Devil Wears Prada - fast-paced, but funnier and more
readable
*Independent, 10 Best Debut Novels by Women Authors*
She's an evil hot mess is what she is, and I kinda like it!
*bestselling author of The Life-Changing Magic of Not Giving a
F**k*
Allergic to chick lit? Meet Alvie Knightly . . . Insane as its
title promises
*Mail on Sunday*
Raunchy, fun
*Guardian*
Trust us when we say that you won't ever have encountered a
character quite like Alvie Knightly - the often-drunk, sex-mad,
always-sassy heroine . . . A brilliantly bonkers read
*Heat*
If you loved [Paula Hawkins'] Into the Water, try Mad
*Red*
Pure, unadulterated entertainment. There is nothing Chloé
Esposito's Alvie won't do. Strap in for a fun, fast and fresh
read
*author of Sunday Times bestseller Good Me Bad Me*
Chloe Esposito introduces a compelling and uncensored
antiheroine
*US Weekly*
Using Sicily as a backdrop with its gorgeous architecture, villas
and sexy men, Esposito pens an unforgettable summer debut headed by
a no-holds-barred protagonist
*Library Journal*
Mad is deliciously over-the-top, with a protagonist you'll never
forget and an ending that promises more chaos to come
*Bookpage*
Chloe [has] a fantastic natural vibrancy and humour in her work
*Richard Skinner, Director of Fiction at the Faber Academy*
What readers are saying about Mad
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100% MAD about this book
*NetGalley Reviewer*
A page-turner, compelling and delightfully crazy. I can't wait for
books two and three
*NetGalley Reviewer*
Chloé Esposito has broken the mould. The unconventional heroine and
plot breaks so many conventions leading to an enjoyable, fast-paced
read, which manages to be well-written and funny. It is perfect for
the beach or a long journey
*NetGalley Reviewer*
Absolutely loved this book, a real page turner and I didn't want to
come to the end
*NetGalley Reviewer*
Whoa! Yeah I started my review like that . . . but that's what this
book is whoooaaa! it truly is M.A.D. . . . Mental Addictive
*NetGalley Reviewer*
Insane for all the right reasons - once you meet Alvie Knightly you
won't want to turn your back on her, no way!
*NetGalley Reviewer*
This novel cracks along with frenetic, addictive style, beautifully
descriptive in hot and heavy fashion . . . highly recommended
*NetGalley Reviewer*
Mad is certainly mad! I was hooked on our hero, Alvie
*NetGalley Reviewer*
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