Guilty Women

Melanie Blake is the bestselling author of Ruthless Women, which became a Number 4 Sunday Times hardback bestseller and an ebook bestseller in 2021, selling over 100,000 copies. Guilty Women is her second novel about the cast of Falcon Bay, and her first with HarperFiction. Melanie has her own Rags to Riches story, just like that of her characters – at 15, she was told by her school career advisors that her decision to work at a record shop was an 'a clear example that she wouldn't go far in her career'. They were wrong. By 21 she was working at the BBC's iconic Top of the Pops show and by 27 she had built a reputation as one of the UK's leading music and entertainment managers. She also built up an acting agency which became the most successful independent boutique agency in the UK. Melanie still represents a high profile stable of actresses, but is also now enjoying success in her own right as a producer, author and playwright. Follow her on Twitter and Instagram @MelanieBlakeUK.

“Guilty Women is stuffed with revenge, with sex, with all manner of back stabbing shenanigans – and I loved loved loved it.” Sixtyplusurfers“It might only be Spring, but Blake's ‘Guilty Women’s already stamped it’s razor sharp, blood stained stiletto heel firmly in the lead to be 2022’s ‘book of the year.’ Pure escapist indulgence, which is just what we need right now” The Daily Mirror“You'll laugh, cry, be shocked and left wanting more… Guilty Women is an unmissable read. Pure escapism. 5 stars!” Ok! Magazine “Revenge, murder, sex and greed… Guilty Women has it all. Blake's latest novel proves she's here to stay as the new queen of the blockbuster novel. Jackie Collins would have loved it” Bella Magazine“Not for the faint hearted! An unputdownable, revenge and lust filled romp of a read that you won’t want to end!” Heat Magazine “The perfect killer thriller with sexy scenes that’ll keep you reading late into the night.” Notebook Magazine“A sexy, sassy, super addictive read! Hold on tight, each page will have you gasping in horror at the ‘fictitious’ diva like behaviour that Blake is only too well qualified to write about! Guilty Women is a white knuckle ride of a read!” The Sunday Mirror “Glamour, intrigue, mystery and murder, Guilty Women has it all. Sizzlingly unputdownable. Our readers loved it”New Magazine“If you only read one book this year, then Guilty Women won't disappoint. It will leave you breathless”The Express'The new Queen of the blockbuster' The Times'Glitz, glamour and ambition…perfect' Woman & Home'It's the sauciest, most riveting read of the year – a bonkbuster so gloriously sexy, funny and page turning, we devoured it in just two days' Daily Record