After the success of her first novel The Silence Project, we are delighted to launch Carole Hailey’s second book. Scenes from a Tragedy has been described as “compulsive” by Abigail Dean and “masterful” by Janice Hallett and is a glorious exploration of a psychopath in our midst.

Scenes from a Tragedy: 
If you hurt me, I’ll hurt you. Not right away of course, because where’s the fun in that?

When an empty passenger plane crashes in the Lake District, Carly Atherton’s hopes of getting back together with the man she loves vanish – Luke was one of the two pilots on board. Investigating the story behind the doomed flight might be the chance disgraced journalist Carly needs to rescue her career, as well as giving her answers about Luke’s death. But when she contacts the family of the other pilot, she finds that his devoted sister and his loving wife have very different memories to share. As Carly delves into the dynamics of a seemingly ordinary family, she uncovers a far darker story than she could possibly have imagined…

Carole Hailey completed the six-month Guardian/UEA novel writing course taught by Bernardine Evaristo, who imbued Carole with such a love for writing fiction that she abandoned her career in law to undertake an MA in Creative Writing at Goldsmiths, followed by a PhD in Creative Writing at Swansea University. Carole was a recipient of a Desmond Elliott Prize Residency from the National Centre for Writing
and her debut novel, The Silence Project, was shortlisted for the Royal Society of Literature Christopher Bland Prize. She lives in Wales with her husband and two rescue dogs.