Abigail Dean shortlisted for Best First Novel at International Thriller Awards 2022
Abigail Dean’s debut Girl A has been shortlisted in the Best First Novel category at this year’s International Thriller Awards.
Girl A follows Lex Gracie, or ‘Girl A’, as she is forced to come to terms with her childhood after her abusive mother dies in prison. A story of redemption, horror, and love, Girl A instantly charted as a Sunday Times Bestseller upon its release. With early endorsements from Richard Osman, Jessie Burton, and Marian Keyes, Girl A went on to be named "the year’s best debut" by The Times and was a Waterstones Thriller of the Month in paperback.
The novel has been acquired in 36 territories, and television/film rights have sold to Sony, with Johan Renck, director of Chernobyl, attached to work on the television adaptation.
Dean’s second novel, Day One, is scheduled to publish in January 2023. Set in the aftermath of a brutal school shooting in a quiet lakeside town in the North of England, Day One is a tender, heart-breaking novel about community, tragedy, and the lasting power of love.