Die Trying, a chillingly compelling psychological thriller, out March 2026
When Jemma leaves husband Adam for another man, his world shatters. Desperate to regain control, Adam turns to the glass die he once used to make every decision.
Meanwhile, Jemma’s lost her sense of self. Every choice she makes is tempting her to risk everything to find her spark again.
At first, it’s just a game. Adam’s die becomes the centrepiece of a wellness podcast he starts with an old friend. But when interest spreads online and others are drawn into its dangerous orbit, Adam’s obsession takes a darker turn.
As his painful past threatens to overturn the present, Adam loses his grip on reality and one final roll could decide everything – life, death, or the illusion of choice itself…
DIE TRYING is a dazzling psychological thriller that asks if any of us would gamble everything we have, and what really are the killer consequences of every choice we make.
About Eleanor Barker-White
Eleanor Barker-White lives in Swindon, Wiltshire with her husband, four children and Poppy the dog. She has previously worked with children and families in family courts, His Majesty’s Prison service and children’s charities. Eleanor holds an MA in Creative Writing from Bath Spa university and has written for TIME, Writer’s Digest and Crime Reads. (Read more)
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My Name was Eden – longlisted for the CWA First Novel Dagger Award
When Eden is rescued from the lake, her mother Lucy has a second chance.
No one knows why 14-year-old Eden almost drowned on her way home from school. But now she’s safe, Lucy can start being a good mother. The mother she should have always been, before the loss of Eden’s twin during the pregnancy consumed Lucy, all those years ago.
But when Eden wakes up in hospital, she claims that Eden isn’t her name. That her name is Eli – the name Lucy had reserved for the unborn twin.
Could it be that all this time, Lucy’s grief has been misplaced?
Eden, it seems, is the twin who’s really disappeared . . .
