Honey

The addictive killer debut novel of 2026.

It's a sweet feeling, finally having some control…

'The blistering thriller taking the literary world by storm' VOGUE
'Might well be the standout debut of the summer' MARIE CLAIRE
PICKED AS A BOOK TO LOOK OUT FOR BY VOGUE, ESQUIRE, MARIE CLAIRE, THE NEW YORKER, STYLIST, ELLE AND GLAMOUR
‘The best kind of campus novel, satirical and razor-sharp, crossed with a crime story’ GUARDIAN
'It's just so clever' LOUISE O'NEILL
'Impossible to predict' ERIN KELLY
‘A beautiful, relentless novel’ ABIGAIL DEAN
'Wow, basically' HARRIET TYCE
'Worryingly relatable' SOPHIE DUKER

The first time, Yrsa doesn’t intend to kill.

But the Cambridge professor sitting opposite has manipulated her friend, stolen her research. When she flicks the bee into his Sanpellegrino, she thinks he’ll get a nasty sting.

Then he’s dead. And Yrsa, who – let’s face it – has been bored for a while, is alive.

It’s a sweet feeling, finally having some control.

Comic, sexy, addictive, unpredictable, Honey is about the not-always-righteous path of taking justice into your own hands.

The essential next read for fans of Butter, Yesteryear, My Sister the Serial Killer, Fundamentally or Boy Parts.