In Bloom

CJ Skuse is the author of the novels Pretty Bad Things, Rockaholic, Dead Romantic, Monster and The Deviants. She was born in 1980 in Weston-super-Mare. She has First Class degrees in Creative Writing and, aside from writing novels, works as a freelance fiction consult and lectures at Bath Spa University.

Praise for C.J. Skuse ‘This darkly comic novel…has the potential to become a cult classic.’ Daily Mail‘Filthy and funny… a compulsive read’ Sunday Times‘This isn’t a book for the squeamish or the faint-hearted … think Bridget Jones meets American Psycho’ Red‘Dark, depraved and devilishly delicious. A full throttle savage and satirical thriller’John Marrs, author of The One‘Hilarious, refreshing, dark and memorable. It doesn’t disappoint, I loved it’ Phoebe Morgan‘You MUST read this book especially if you like your (anti) heroes dirty-mouthed, deadly and dark, dark dark. ADORED IT' Fiona Cummins, author of Rattle‘Pitch dark, laugh-out-loud hilarious – the Sweetpea series is pure genius escapism’ Susi Holliday‘Fascinating, intriguing and twist after twist in the tale’ Suzy K Quinn‘Dark and wickedly funny, and as dry and acerbic as Fleabag, it’s hard not to love Rhiannon Lewis’ Claire Allan‘Sweetpea hits all the right buttons. A dark, twisted read about a female serial killer with dollops of humour, sarcasm and a lightweight approach…keeping you gripped and on the hook, both smiling and squirming.’ Maxim Jakubowski, Lovereading‘Witty, vulgar, sweary, darkly funny, but enthralling – a must-read for thriller fans’ My Weekly‘This book is OUTRAGEOUS’ Compulsive Readers‘This anti-hero is psychotic without doubt, sexually voracious and incredibly funny’ Shots magazine