Pretty Evil

You’ve done a bad thing. She has you in her sights. Now you’re going to pay.Meet Camilla Black: an affluent, respected, influential fashion magazine editor, who lives it up in her beautiful Mayfair apartment. But Camilla’s glamorous life is a lie. Behind her poised exterior beats the cold dark heart of a vigilante killer, a murderer hell-bent on wreaking vengeance upon bad men.Camilla expects to get away with murder. She’s careful. And anyway, it’s worth the risk. She’s making the world a better place with each predator she kills. But when one of her victims’ bodies is unexpectedly found, his gruesome death is splashed all over the papers.To make matters worse, she’s now being pursued by Detective Wheelan, a new addition to the Met with laser-sharp focus and a worrying habit of solving impossible crimes…She knows she should stop, but she can’t. Some men just deserve to die. Will Camilla’s insatiable appetite for justice be her downfall, or can she outsmart the police?Revised edition: Previously published as Predator, this edition of Pretty Evil includes editorial revisions.

“An erotic murder thriller for the Me Too generation…Reminiscent of The Devil Wears Prada but with the violence, psychopathy, and gore of American Psycho…A unique, modern, and compelling read.” —Daily Express “The ultimate revenge story.” —The Independent “Pretty Evil is a revenge fantasy.…Zoe Rosi’s sex scenes are actually sexy. I certainly enjoyed it.” Irish Independent “Dexter in stilettos.” —Keri Beevis, bestselling author of Dying To Tell and Deep Dark Secrets “Tantalizing and heart-pounding from page one, Zoe Rosi’s Pretty Evil is intelligent, steamy, and a wild ride. I hope Rosi does more with Camilla Black, a brutal, sensual, relatable and truly engrossing protagonist.” —Roger A. Canaff, award-winning author of City Dark “A kick-ass, sociopathic anti-heroine with a razor-sharp mind and an insatiable appetite for revenge: all the ingredients for a jaw-clenching, gritty, roller-coaster of a read.” —Carol Wyer, bestselling author of the DI Kate Young series “Camilla is the new Villanelle, a character you know you shouldn’t love but you can’t help yourself! A delicious tale of revenge which left me wanting more.” —Gemma Rogers, bestselling author of Stalker and The Feud “Rosi fires on all cylinders in this stylish erotic thriller. A dark, hugely enjoyable read that had me rooting for the cold-blooded killer.” —G.D. Abson, bestselling author of Motherland and Black Wolf “Oh-my-word! A seriously dark, explicit, no-holds-barred novel that will send shivers down your spine!” —Noelle Holten, bestselling author of Dead Inside and Dead Wrong “One of the best books I have read this year. Simply outstanding.” —Keri Beevis, bestselling author of Dying to Tell and Deep Dark Secrets “If you enjoyed American Psycho, you will love this!” —AJ Campbell, bestselling author of Leave Well Alone and Don’t Come Looking “Super-taut and pacy thriller. This novel will have you on the edge of your seat.” —Sophia Spiers, author of The Call of Cassandra Rose “Dark, twisted and satisfying.” —JA Andrews, bestselling author of You Let Him In and Mummy’s Boy “What you might get if Sophie Kinsella and Steven King decided to collaborate—a pretty Prada bag filled with severed body parts. Pretty Evil is addictive and delicious. It’s the revenge book we all need.” —Alisa Valdes, bestselling author of The Dirty Girl’s Social Club and Playing with Boys “Rosi has created an anti-heroine for the modern age.…Intriguing and compulsive, Pretty Evil is a must read for all thriller fans.” —Matt Brolly, bestselling author of the Detective Louise Blackwood series

Zoe Rosi has a background in journalism and copywriting. She worked as a reporter for local and national newspapers before moving into the fashion industry as a copywriter. Zoe had four romantic comedies published before writing her debut thriller. It was while working as a fashion copywriter that Zoe had the idea for Pretty Evil, which she describes as The Devil Wears Prada meets American Psycho.