Psychopaths Anonymous: The CULT BESTSELLER of 2021

When AA meetings make her want to drink more, alcoholic murderess Maeve sets up a group for psychopaths The dark, unpredictable, electrifyingly original new thriller from critically acclaimed cult author Will Carver.

Totally insane, and I mean that in the best of ways. Maeve is a brilliant character Incredibly dark and very funny Harriet Tyce, author of It Ends at Midnight

I fell in love with Carver's murderous Maeve. This is an Eleanor Oliphant for crime fans. Carver truly at his best Sarah Pinborough, author of Insomnia

Another wild ride a darkly delicious page-turner S J Watson, author of Before I Go To Sleep




Welcome to the Club

Maeve has everything. A high-powered job, a beautiful home, a string of uncomplicated one-night encounters. Shes also an addict: A functioning alcoholic with a dependence on sex and an insatiable appetite for killing men. 

When she cant find a support group to share her obsession, she creates her own. And Psychopaths Anonymous is born. Friends of Maeve. 

Now in a serious relationship, Maeve wants to keep the group a secret. But not everyone in the group adheres to the rules, and when a reckless member raises suspicions with the police, Maeves drinking spirals out of control. 

She needs to stop killing. She needs to close the group. 

But Maeve cant seem to quit the things that are bad for her, including her new man

A scathing, violent and darkly funny book about love, connection, obsessions and sex and the aspects of human nature wed prefer to hide  Psychopaths Anonymous is also an electrifyingly original, unpredictable thriller that challenges virtually everything.




Carver is a smart, stylish writer who has created a uniquely scary personality. We glimpse the world seen through the eyes of a grotesque character who is just normal enough to leave us entertained and disturbed in equal part Daily Mail
 
Wickedly fun Crime Monthly

Will Carvers most exciting, original, hilarious and freaky outing yet I loved it Helen FitzGerald, author of Worst Case Scenario


So in-your-face its almost claustrophobic, its also a compulsive and unforgettable reading experience LoveReading
 
Carver highlights the dark side of the current era, such as the negative consequences of ubiquitous online porn and societys disregard for its outcasts [a] powerful look into the abyss of a psychopathic personality Publishers Weekly

Vivid and engaging and completely unexpected Lia Middleton, author of When They Find Her

Dark in the way only Will Carver can be oozes malevolence from every page Victoria Selman, author of Truly Darkly Deeply

A wickedly dark and funny novel, with a protagonist you cant help but root for Lisa Hall, author of The Woman in the Woods

Move the hell over Brett Easton Ellis and Chuck Palahniuk Will Carver is the new lit prince of 21st-century disenfranchised, pop darkness Stephen J. Golds

Maeve is the best female fictional character since Marla Singer... Christopher Hooley

Praise for Will Carver

Cements Carver as one of the most exciting authors in Britain. After this, hell have his own cult following Daily Express

A novel so dark and creepy Stephen King will be jealous he didnt think of it first Michael Wood

One of the most compelling and original voices in crime fiction The whole thing feels like a shot of adrenaline Alex North

Deliciously fresh and malevolent story-telling If you like something fresh and unusual, grab this book Craig Sisterson

Weirdly page-turning Sunday Times

Laying bare our 21st-century weaknesses and dilemmas, Carver has created a highly original state-of-the-nation novel Literary Review

Arguably the most original crime novel published this year Independent

At once fantastical and appallingly plausible this mesmeric novel paints a thought-provoking if depressing picture of modern life Guardian

This book is most memorable for its unrepentant darkness Telegraph

Unlike anything else youll read this year Heat See more