'A beautifully crafted, evocative psychological thriller ... A dark, poetic, gripping, totally brilliant Brideshead Revisited for the 21st century' -- The Times on THE POISON TREE 'An unusually good debut psychological thriller from an author who instinctively knows how to tell a suspense story (think early Barbara Vine) and whose plotting, characterisation, fluent writing and dark humour should ensure her a successful career' -- Daily Mail on THE POISON TREE 'A wonderfully tense and foreboding thriller that is at the same time a clever, considered study of desire and a good old-fashioned page-turner' -- Psychologies on THE POISON TREE 'A shadowy, impeccably told tale of passion, friendship and murder' -- Marie Claire on THE POISON TREE 'With forensic attention to detail, this mystery is all-consumingly addictive' -- Easy Living on THE POISON TREE 'A brilliant new voice in crime fiction ... Kelly expertly builds up the suspense ... Extremely accomplished - Kelly creates an atmosphere as claustrophobic as a summer commute, which permeates the narrative and keeps the reader hooked.' -- Stylist on THE POISON TREE 'Will appeal to fans of Daphne du Maurier's Rebecca and Donna Tartt's The Secret History ... a rich and satisfying pleasure.' -- USA Today on THE POISON TREE 'Terrific ... a compelling creeper that intelligently invokes the conventions of the Gothic and plays within the doom-laden confines of the voice-over. More please, Ms. Kelly! Quickly!' -- Washington Post on THE POISON TREE

Erin Kelly read English at Warwick University. She has worked as a freelance journalist for over ten years and has written for the Daily Mail, Psychologies, the Guardian and Cosmopolitan, among others. She lives in North London with her family. THE POISON TREE is her first novel.