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Young Adult

Better off Dead

by Tess James-Mackey

2026 · 251 pages

An edge-of-your-seat supernational YA thriller for fans of Don't Let the Forest In and How To Survive a Horror Movie 'YA chiller thriller at its best.' Ravena Guron 'A heart-pounding thriller with a rich atmospheric setting, unpredictable twists, and a heroine you can't help but love.' Anika Hussain Just how many deaths does it take to close a holiday park? All Lacy wants is to escape to Paris and be with her older sister. But she needs to make some money first, so she takes a summer job at a caravan park in North Wales. When one of the guests is brutally murdered, rumours start to swirl about the park being haunted. There are sightings of a mysterious figure walking along the clifftops at night and Lacy can’t shake off the feeling that she’s being watched. Could there be some truth to the stories? And can she discover who – or what – the killer is before she becomes the next victim?

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Better off Dead is a young adult novel by Tess James-Mackey, first published in 2026 by Simon and Schuster. It runs 251 pages.

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Young Adult
Published
2026
Length
251 pages

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GenreYoung Adult
AuthorTess James-Mackey
Published2026
Length251 pages
PublisherSimon and Schuster

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Publisher
Simon and Schuster
Published
2026
Length
251 pages
Language
English
ISBN-13
9781836430926
ISBN-10
1836430922
ASIN
1836430922

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Who wrote Better off Dead?
Better off Dead was written by Tess James-Mackey.
When was Better off Dead published?
Better off Dead was first published in 2026 by Simon and Schuster.
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Better off Dead is a young adult novel.
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Better off Dead is 251 pages long.

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