COMING JANUARY 15 2026
CONNIE
The brand new psychological thriller from the USA Today bestselling author of The Perfect Father & The Wrong Mother
They know she killed them.
They’ve just never known why.
Connie Cross was a trusted pharmacy assistant when she was arrested for the gruesome murders of at least seven strangers.
Now, she’s serving a whole-life order for the shocking crimes she refuses to explain.
Olivia Lang never forgot Connie, the awkward teenager from a south London estate she first met while working for the police.
Twenty years later, Olivia is desperate to understand what made Connie turn into a murderer.
But as she begins to uncover the truth about the UK’s most notorious female serial killer, Olivia risks revealing secrets she’s kept hidden for years…
“A chilling, compulsive dive into the mind of a killer - and the woman determined to uncover the truth. Connie is a haunting, intricately drawn portrait of trauma and female rage. I devoured it. Duckworth has never been better”
“Connie is a thriller which brilliantly combines emotional depth of character with a savage motive for murder. The result is unnerving but hugely satisfying. Duckworth’s best novel yet”
“Suitably unsettling and heartbreaking, I couldn’t put Connie down. I read it in 2 days! Gripping and multilayered”
“This is Charlotte Duckworth at her peak: an expertly crafted, searingly insightful character study that unravels its secrets as elegantly as a fine silk scarf. With an assured hand, Duckworth takes a scalpel to society, deftly peeling back the layers to reveal what drives people to do despicable things, and in doing so finds humanity in the darkest of places. Connie Cross is at once brittle and fragile, vulnerable and diabolical; an utterly captivating anti heroine”
“Connie is a brilliant portrayal of a fictional female serial killer, examining what drove her to carry out her terrible crimes. Insightful, thoughtful and emotionally heartbreaking, this is my favourite of Charlotte’s books so far and I was glued to every page”
“Connie is a dark, haunting and propulsive page turner that grabbed me by the throat and squeezed. I couldn’t get enough of this book. It’s properly addictive!”
“Absolutely enthralling. Both uncompromising in its message and compassionate, Connie grabbed me from page one. Highly recommend”
“Is Connie Cross a victim or a murderer? Or both? That’s the question we’re left to ponder in CONNIE, as ex-cop Olivia starts digging into Connie’s case. But Olivia has guilt of her own, and as we’re skilfully shown snippets from their pasts, the truth is revealed. Twisty and satisfying”
“Beautiful, clean writing, a fascinating picture of a female serial killer painted stroke by masterful stroke. Perfectly paced with a pitch perfect or should I say perfectly imperfect resolution… brava Charlotte Duckworth”
“Utterly chilling and moving exploration of a female serial killer and her crimes. I found Connie so absorbing - this book has so much depth to it - a story packed with regret and sadness, and brimming with feminine rage... Do not miss it!”