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The Devil's Staircase Paperback – 1 May 2010

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Bronny, a young Australian, finds herself down and out in London. She’s a sheltered girl – gentle and kind – who has spent her teenage years in a fearful bubble. She’s never taken drugs, had sex or killed anyone. Within six weeks she’s done all three. A group of backpackers break into an abandoned London townhouse seeking a rent-free life of debauchery. They don't realise someone's already there: a terrified woman bound and gagged in the basement. The Devil’s Staircase combines a chick-lit voice and a dark crime noir environment. Funny, entertaining and disturbing from start to finish.

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Publisher : Polygon (1 May 2010)
Language : English
Paperback : 224 pages
ISBN-10 : 1846971497
ISBN-13 : 978-1846971495
Dimensions : 12.7 x 1.52 x 20.32 cm

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THE DAILY TELEGRAPH 'Accomplished and gloriously black comedy' ALLAN GUTHRIE 'As elegant and witty as it is disturbing.' 'Lovely, sparse, elegant writing, highly original plot and ever- building tension make this book irresistible.There's sex and drugs and rock-and-roll, a whiff of true evil and a scream-out loud finale. Wow!' AUSTRALIAN WOMEN'S WEEKLY'Scary and stylish slice of urban noir' BOYD TONKIN, INDEPENDENT 'Colourful characters, dramatic plot twists and vibrant vernacular ... a great read' THE BOOKSELLER 'Brilliant, shocking and unputdownable' --Sydney Morning Herald

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Helen FitzGerald is the second youngest of thirteen children. She grew up in the small town of Kilmore, Victoria, Australia, and studied English and History at the University of Melbourne. Via India and London, Helen came to Glasgow University where she completed a Diploma and Masters in Social Work. She has worked as a probation and parole officer for ten years, most of it in Barlinnie, where she helps to prepare serious offenders for release. She's married to screenwriter Sergio Casci, and they have two children.

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Not one of her best

Reviewed in Australia on 26 February 2019

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Helen Fitzgerald has grown in stature since this novel. There’s evidence here of her snappy style and good plotting. However, we need to question some things. Eg: would it actually be be possible to garrotte a cat with the chain of a locket? And so forth. Crime writers - indeed any writers - need to really do their research and know, absolutely, whereof they speak. Decent. Holds attention. But a bit hard to believe on several points.

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Good well constructed story of darker moments.

Reviewed in Australia on 11 May 2015

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A lone Australian girl escaping the possible verdict on a horrible disease descends on London. Her adventures intertwine with a serial killer and victim. Helen does a good job of keeping us in suspense and keeping track of the various stories. Its a good entertaining story even with its dark subjects. It captures the whirlwind life that a young woman coming into London quite well. The story is well constructed and not belaboured of descriptions just to extend the length of the book hurrah. I'll keep my eye out for more stories from Helen

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McD

wow......... ...

Reviewed in Australia on 12 May 2017

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wow.........this took me somewhere I didn't expect to go. I expected to read a
few chapters when I went to bed before I fell asleep and ended up spending the whole night reading the whole book!

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Jannie Denyer

Four Stars

Reviewed in Australia on 5 May 2015

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Very educational for those who have never back packed. An intriguing murder mystery unfolds.

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Three Stars

Reviewed in Australia on 2 May 2015

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It's OK - a first novel perhaps? author shows promise.

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Melinda Bower

Five Stars

Reviewed in Australia on 18 May 2015

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Awesome book

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mark scott

Great story

Reviewed in Australia on 2 May 2015

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Gripping story that was well written.

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Sarah

Brilliant

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 16 September 2016

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Intriguing, different, edge of your seat book... I couldn't put it down. In places it is a harsh and brutal story, not for the faint hearted, but absolutely brilliant portrayal of a young Aussie girl running away from her problems at home and joins a group of back packers in a London hostel. Within a few weeks, they break into an empty house and make it into their squat, little knowing what lurks beneath them in the cellar...

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Ronnie1

Graphic.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 26 December 2018

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Was a bit surprised by the raw images, expected a novel more like her previous work, i.e The cry.

Vivienne Bate

Mixed feelings

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 24 March 2013

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This is quite a gripping thriller, but I couldn't really like the characters. Perhaps I'm too old but I did get exasperated with the dope smoking, drunkenness and fecklessness. There's prolonged cruelty too (the mystery being who is perpetrating it); I know cruelty happens in real life but I don't particularly want to read about it as entertainment. So I give it 3 stars, but don't let my opinion put you off - it's worth a read.

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R D

Not for me .

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 3 December 2017

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Not for me, poor choice of book, I didn't research if fully but gave it a go and decided not to finish it

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Terina Whelan

Dark

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 6 January 2016

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This Book was dark as a very dark thing!
I really enjoyed it, although I did wince a lot as I read it. I've read most of Helen Fitzgerald's books and enjoyed all of them.
Not for the faint hearted though!

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