{"title":"Books by Bill Wood","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"9780702338526","title":"Let's Split Up","description":"A nail-biting and perfectly formed Thriller for the YA      BookTok generation. This is SCOOBY DOO meets PRETTY LITTLE LIARS.         “With tension that will keep      you turning pages and great twists and turns to keep you guessing,      Let's Split Up delivers Scream and Scooby Doo vibes in a fantastic      YA murder mystery” - PinkNews       “Let's Split Up is a bingeable      page-turner full of fun, frights and friendship. Compelling, original      and twisty, I devoured it in one sitting. Bill Wood is a fresh      and exciting new voice in YA” - Kathryn Foxfield,      author of Good Girls Die First      “An instant bestseller, this thrilling slasher      is a love letter to horror classics such as Scream, and sleuthing      friends like in Scooby Doo.” - Take A Break (Top YA      releases 2024)      \"Iconic. Perfect for anyone with a Scream and Scooby      Doo gap in their hearts!\" - Andy Darcy Theo, author      of The Light That Binds Us      \"A fun, fast slasher as full of heart as it is hijinks\" -      Sarah Underwood, author Lies We Sing at Sea      \"Brings big Point Horror energy to a new generation.\" -      Kat Ellis, author of Harrow Lake      When hot \"it-couple\" Brad and Shelley are brutally murdered      in a manor on the edge of town, a group of teen friends      investigate.         Set in Sanera, a small community in California where rumour spreads      as fast as the fire on the day of the killings, the theory      is the old ghoul who haunts the house after his own murder hundreds      of years ago has finally taken revenge.         As Cam, Jonesy, Amber and new-girl Buffy investigate, the rumour      feels closer to the truth than they ever dared think      possible, and as they enter the mansion themselves, the idea of splitting      up to find evidence will prove to be either the best ...         or worst decision of all...               A guaranteed page turner full of tension and twists you won't      see coming!      From BookTokker Bill Wood comes SCOOBY DOO meets PRETTY LITTLE      LIARS.         Perfect for the YA BookTok generation  An instant top      ten bestseller on publication week (01\/10\/2024) and the Number      One YA debut that week.                      MORE PRAISE FOR LET'S SPLIT UP      \"Full of loveable characters, fun action and creepy atmosphere      – I loved it!’\"Amy McCaw author of      Mina and the Undead series      \"A thrilling, heart-stopping debut. High stakes, mysterious      ghouls and a group of teens who I wish I was part of. A horror      mystery to be devoured in one sitting. Just incredible.\" -      Ben Alderson, author of A Betrayal of Storms      \"An unmissable love letter to the spooks of Scream and      Scooby Doo. Deeply atmospheric, tense, and propulsive.\"      Lucy Rose, author of The Lamb","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56294362513781,"sku":"9780702338526","price":8.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9780702338526_44059e0d-fab1-4c11-9c66-26e39b671dd1.jpg?v=1786015109"},{"product_id":"9780702344442","title":"One Last Scare","description":"When Cam, Jonesy, Amber and Buffy are invited to experience      a new theme park called Chillshore, the gang jump at the chance      of some down-time together. They can kick back on this remote      island, check out the rides, no chance of any gruesome murders      or mystery-solving in sight. Right?      Wrong. Death has come to Chillshore, with creepy cabins in the woods,      gruesome discoveries lurking beneath frozen water, decades-old      secrets cracking open like black ice. None of their fellow guests      can be trusted and no-one is safe. As the body count rises, can      the Sanera Four survive, or will this be their One Last Scare?            Bill Wood is a major new star in the YA space. Let's Split Up      was the biggest selling YA debut of 2024 and an instant top ten bestseller      in October 2024, as was the sequel Be Right Back in October      2025.         Praise for Let's Split Up:      'Let's Split Up is a bingeable page-turner full of fun, frights      and friendship. Compelling, original and twisty, I devoured it      in one sitting. Bill Wood is a fresh and exciting new voice in YA'      - Kathryn Foxfield, author of Good Girls Die First      \"Iconic. Perfect for anyone with a Scream and Scooby Doo gap in      their hearts!\" - Andy Darcy Theo, author of The Light That      Blinds Us       \"A fun, fast slasher as full of heart as it is hijinks\" - Sarah      Underwood, author of Lies We Sing to the Sea      \"Brings big Point Horror energy to a new generation.\" - Kat Ellis,      author of Harrow Lake            Let's Split Up was the biggest selling YA debut of 2024      Let's Split Up was an instant top ten bestseller on      publication in September 2024","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56368133505397,"sku":"9780702344442","price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9780702344442.jpg?v=1792423223"},{"product_id":"9780702338533","title":"Be Right Back","description":"\"Smart, slick and sensational\" – The Nerd Daily            DO YOU DARE STEP OUT ALONE? SCREAM meets SCOOBY DOO –      Join Buffy, Jonesy, Amber and Cam as they investigate a chilling      string of murders in their local town. From the bestselling      author of Let’s Split Up.       A year has passed since the events in Sanera left the town reeling.         Buffy, Jonesy, Amber and Cam unmasked the killer of 2001, but      now, a new horror stirs. Back for the inaugural Hallowed Fall      Fest where tourists wander the streets in masks and costumes, the      bodies start piling up. With each new death, the gang is left a      cryptic clue, leading them deeper into a horrifying mystery.         An online forum is filled with speculation about local legends, and      there is a clue buried within it ... if the gang can work it out,      they will be able to stop the killer in their tracks... but it's      possible the killer is one step ahead. It all leads to a grand      finale, back where it all began...if they can make it there...alive.               A nail-biting and perfectly formed Thriller for the YA      BookTok generation.       Let’s Split Up was the biggest selling YA debut      of 2024      Let’s Split Up was an instant top ten bestseller      on publication in September 2024            Praise for Let’s Split Up:      “Let's Split Up is a bingeable page-turner full of fun,      frights and friendship. Compelling, original and twisty, I devoured      it in one sitting. Bill Wood is a fresh and exciting new voice      in YA” - Kathryn Foxfield, author of Good Girls Die First      \"Iconic. Perfect for anyone with a Scream and Scooby Doo gap in      their hearts!\" - Andy Darcy Theo, author of The Light      That Binds Us      \"A fun, fast slasher as full of heart as it is hijinks\" - Sarah      Underwood, author of Lies We Sing at Sea      \"Brings big Point Horror energy to a new generation.\" - Kat      Ellis, author of Harrow Lake","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56419592569205,"sku":"9780702338533","price":8.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9780702338533_e5095f9a-5058-4d10-a966-4599079f8014.jpg?v=1786015110"}],"url":"https:\/\/backstory.london\/collections\/author-bill-wood.oembed","provider":"Backstory","version":"1.0","type":"link"}