Natasha Preston
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Biography
Natasha Preston was born and raised in small towns throughout the U.K and is now a #1 New York Times Bestselling author. She discovered her love of writing when she shared a story online, and hasn’t looked back since. Quickly becoming a London Evening Standard Young Rising Star, she continues to write romance, thrillers, gritty YA, and the occasional serial killer. As well as being an Amazon and iBooks bestseller, her #1 New York Times Bestseller, The Cellar, spent 18 weeks on the YA paperback list, whilst The Cabin spent 17 weeks. The Lost, The Twin, The Lake, The Fear, The Island and The Haunting have all been New York Times Top 5 bestselling titles, with The Island spending 12 weeks on the chart and The Haunting staying on for 16 weeks. The Dare spent 8 weeks on the list. The Party debuted at #5, staying on the list for 20 weeks. Her most recent novel, The Obsession, debuted at #1.
Praise for Natasha Preston
‘Few authors who aren’t named Karen McManus can do YA thrillers as well as Natasha Preston.’ Paste
‘Preston utilizes the uniqueness of the human-made island setting to great effect, providing an impish playfulness to the steadily escalating stakes and body count.’ Publishers Weekly
‘Part Agatha Christie, part Fyre Fest, and part Glass Onion, Preston’s novel is good fun for fans of quick thrillers.’ Beth McIntyre, Booklist
‘Novelist Natasha Preston knows how to spin a good yarn […] with a torturous storyline that will keep readers on the edge of their seats.’ The Sunday Post
The Obsession (Delacorte Press (US) / Hot Key Books (UK), 2025)
SOMEONE IS ALWAYS WATCHING.
Connie never asked to be famous—but thanks to her mother’s relentless vlogging, she and her sister Isla have spent their lives under a virtual microscope. Every smile, every moment curated for clicks. Every stranger online thinking they know them.
Then local girls—girls who look just like Connie—start dying. One by one. As the bodies pile up and the spotlight turns sinister, Connie is forced to confront the terrifying truth: someone isn’t just watching. They’re planning.
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Are you invited?
In the heart of the English countryside, Bessie and her closest friends gather at a remote castle for a secret party destined to make this the best spring break ever. But when the first of them dies, the party takes a lethal turn.
As the body count continues to rise, Bessie and her friends must contend with a deadly storm and growing internal suspicion, all while trapped inside with a killer.
Set against the backdrop of a sprawling English estate, Natasha Preston’s latest thriller will keep you on the edge of your seat until the party’s over…
Would you accept the dare?
In Marley’s town, seniors are given a prank as a rite of passage…a dare, if you will. The dares start out simple…egging houses, balloons filled with glitter, chickens running loose in the halls.
But this is no child’s play.
Accepting a dare means you could be expelled, arrested, or worse. No one wants to back down from a dare. But saying yes has consequences, too…
Haunted by the past . . .
Penny’s trying to forget about her ex, Nash. His father was arrested for the brutal murder of four teenagers on Devil’s Night last year. Penny’s parents have forbidden her to have anything to do with Nash or his family. It’s hard not to think of what happened as spooky season gets underway—but she’s trying.
That stops when she goes to the Halloween store with her friends to find a costume. What she finds instead is ripped from a horror movie: a classmate bleeding out on the floor of a dressing room. Stabbed.
Is a copycat killer on the loose? The adults are saying no. But Penny knows better.
They said goodbye to their friends and family for the weekend. They weren’t counting on forever.
Jagged Island: a private amusement park for the very rich–or the very influential. Liam, James, Will, Ava, Harper, and Paisley–social media influencers with millions of followers–have been invited for an exclusive weekend before the park opens. They’ll make posts and videos for their channels and report every second of their VIP treatment.
When the teens arrive, they’re stunned: the resort is even better than they’d imagined. Their hotel rooms are unreal, the park’s themed rides are incredible, and the island is hauntingly beautiful. They’re given a jam-packed itinerary for the weekend.
But soon they’ll discover that something’s missing from their schedule: getting off the island alive.
Don’t be afraid. Be terrified.
It’s just a stupid meme that’s going around their small fishing town in the dead of winter—people reposting and sharing their biggest fear. But when her classmates start turning up dead—dying in the way that they said scared them the most—Izzy knows it’s no joke.
With each death hitting closer to home, Izzy sets out to try to stop the killer. Could her older sister’s friend Tristan have something to do with the deaths? He’s given her some strange vibes. Or what about his brooding cousin, Axel? But he’s in her classes at school. He’s not a murderer . . . is he? Izzy’s soon on a path that will lead her right to the killer . . . and her own worst nightmare.
