{"product_id":"9780008739263","title":"The Ending Writes Itself","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor: Evelyn Clarke\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eModern \u0026amp; contemporary fiction (post c 1945)\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003ch5\u003ePublished on 9 April 2026 by Harpercollins Publishers (HQ) in the United Kingdom.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHardback | 352 pages\u003cbr\u003e163 x 242 x 34 | 562g\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘In the running for the best mystery of 2026’ Stephen King\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e * Special Collector’s Edition available to the first hardback print run only! Featuring a stunning foil on board design beneath the dust jacket and exclusive illustrated endpapers – pre-order your copy now! Available while stocks last *\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Evelyn Clarke is the pseudonym for Number One Sunday Times bestselling author V.E. Schwab, and screenwriter and YA author Cat Clarke.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  SELECTED FOR 2026 ONES TO WATCH:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  Daily Express, Daily Mirror, Radio Times, BBC News Online, Stylist, Scotland on Sunday, The Herald Scotland, My Weekly, The Scotsman, Muddy Stilettos Berkshire\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  ‘A cracking read' Val McDermid\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e ‘Smart, original and completely addictive’ Karin Slaughter\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e ‘And Then There Were None meets Yellowface’ Kate Mosse\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e ‘The most fun I've had with a book in a very, very long time’  A. J. Finn, Number One Sunday Times bestselling author of The Woman in the Window\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e * * * *\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e It’s the perfect plot. All it needs is a killer ending.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  Six authors.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e One private island.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Seventy-two hours to write the ending.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e * * * *\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e World-famous author Arthur Fletch is dead. His final novel, the most anticipated book in history, remains unfinished. But the ending won’t write itself.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e When six struggling authors are invited to Fletch's private Scottish island and presented with the opportunity of a lifetime, the plot thickens: whoever writes a worthy ending will receive a game-changing book deal and two million dollars.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Why have they been chosen to attend? Who is behind the invitation? And just how far would they go to secure a place on the bestseller list?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e They have just seventy-two hours, a typewriter and a blank page. All they have to do is write…\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Starting is often the hardest part. But getting to the end could be murder.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e * * * *\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e ‘Hugely entertaining and thrilling’ B A Paris\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e ‘Full of twists and turns … A must-read for any mystery fan!’ G.T. Karber\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e ‘Fiendishly clever and compulsively readable… An absolute must read’ Ellery Lloyd\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e ‘Funny, razor sharp and scarily relatable’ Sarah Crossan\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e ‘A wonderfully twisty mystery that plays with all the tropes we know so well. An absolute delight to read!’ Phoenicia Rogerson\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Cobham Bookshop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56533506654594,"sku":"9780008739263","price":16.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0569\/4567\/2367\/files\/9780008739263.jpg?v=1775542969","url":"https:\/\/www.cobhambooks.pro\/products\/9780008739263","provider":"Cobham Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}