The Four: The instant Sunday Times best-seller and new must-read psychological dark academia thriller debut of 2025

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THE DARKEST DEBUT OF THE YEAR.

UNSETTLING, UNCOMFORTABLE, UNPUTDOWNABLE.

‘Dark, compelling and beguiling’ Kate Mosse

‘An engrossing read' The Sunday Times

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Rose is sixteen when she arrives at High Realms boarding school, excited for the beginning of the rest of her life.

By the time she leaves, she and the three other scholarship students will have made the choices that decide their future.

Each one as heartbreaking and tragic as the last.

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‘Intensely gripping’ Karin Slaughter

'Sharp, powerful, tragic, addictive' Chris Whitaker

Reader reviews:

'A shockingly powerful debut… raw and unflinching, not for the faint of heart' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

'Beautifully written and utterly brutal' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

'Complex and heart wrenching and oh so gripping' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Praise for The Four:

'Suspenseful… an engrossing read' The Sunday Times

‘Addictive debut… sharp, compelling’ Adele Parks, Platinum

'Darkly disturbing and deeply atmospheric' Heat

‘One warning: clear your diary before you pick up this novel, as once you’ve read a handful of pages you will be hooked' I News

Ellie Keel's book 'The Four' was a Sunday Times bestseller w/c 2024-04-08.