Kelly Mancaruso and V. A. Vazquez in Conversation

About this event

Join us as we welcome Kelly Mancaruso and V. A. Vazquez to Waterstones Nottingham to celebrate the release of Scandal and The Death Row Club.

Scandal

They had the perfect marriage. Until she was found alive…

2020. During a friend’s birthday trip, Kaleigh Creedy’s life was torn apart when she and her two friends, Emma and Leila, were violently attacked in the middle of the night. Only Kaleigh managed to escape.

2025. Now married to a famous footballer and a rising star in her own right, the former beauty queen has tried to put the terror of that night behind her. But just when Kaleigh thinks she’s safe, the unthinkable happens…

Emma is found alive, and her version of events doesn’t match Kaleigh’s.

Her perfect life is unravelling, the tabloids are circling, but who will you believe?

The Death Row Club

SOME THINGS RUN IN THE BLOOD…

Plenty of people have lousy parents, but Nicola Fischer’s father has just been convicted of murdering five young women, including her best friend. Fired from her job and hounded by reporters, Nicola passes the time by doomscrolling and drunk-dialling Greer Woods, the alluring host of the hit show To Catch a Killer, who cracked the case and turned Nicola's life upside down before disappearing along with her so-called ‘best intentions’.

When an email from Greer finally shows up in Nicola's inbox, there’s no apology or explanation, just a cryptic invitation. The Death Row Club is an annual weekend getaway for the adult children of serial killers – and Nicola is the newest reluctant member. Desperate to escape her small town, she accepts the offer with barely a second thought, forging tentative bonds with her fellow club members, most of whom seem intriguing, and only slightly unhinged.

But when an uninvited guest shows up at their remote wilderness retreat, everyone is put on high alert, and the next morning paranoia turns to outright fear. Because one of their own is dead, and the rest of them are left with only one question.

If the apple doesn't fall too far from the tree, which of them is the bad seed?
 

Both authors will talk about their new books before an audience Q&A and book signing.

Kelly Mancaruso has been crafting stories with her sister Kristina since they were children in upstate New York. Now, they collaborate on opposite sides of the Atlantic. Kelly lives in Nottingham with her firefighter husband and beloved dog, whilst Kristina resides in Florida with her family. SCANDAL, published 18 June, is their second novel.

Find her at: themancarusosisters.com, Instagram & TikTok: @the_mancaruso_sisters

V. A. Vazquez was born and raised in Buffalo, New York, where she currently teaches English. She received her BA in English from Barnard College and used to live in Scotland in a town inhabited by more sheep than people.

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