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Fflur Dafydd

    Fflur Dafydd is a celebrated novelist and singer-songwriter whose work spans both Welsh and English. Her fiction delves into profound human emotions and complex relationships, often employing innovative narrative techniques. Dafydd possesses a unique ability to craft rich worlds and resonant characters, earning her significant literary acclaim. Her creative process is deeply informed by her linguistic heritage, resulting in a body of work that is both culturally significant and universally engaging.

    The House of Water
    The Library Suicides
    Twenty Thousand Saints
    • The House of Water

      A Captivating and Addictive Domestic Thriller with an Unforgettable Twist: Longlisted for the CWA Twisted Dagger 2026

      • 304 pages
      • 11 hours of reading

      Iona was just a standard teenager, thoughts occupied only with her latest crush. Until that fateful night.The night she turned the key to her front door to discover her family had been killed and her father nowhere to be found. Her house, entirely submerged in water, and a strange girl found dead in her bed.The police declare her father the main suspect. And Iona is forced to confront how much she really knew about the man who raised her. Could he have been capable of such a crime? And who is the mysterious girl left behind?A gripping thriller that will have you hooked from the opening page.

      The House of Water2025
    • The Library Suicides

      • 320 pages
      • 12 hours of reading

      A captivating locked-room thriller set in a National Library, where there is more at stake than meets the eye. With haunting echoes of Shirley Jackson's writing, this is perfect for fans of high-concept thrillers that break the mould, like The Last House on Needless Street.

      The Library Suicides2023
      2.9
    • Twenty Thousand Saints

      • 253 pages
      • 9 hours of reading

      Archaeologist Deian returns to the island of his childhood, where his mother disappeared without a trace. Sister Viv, closet heretic and host of the annual conference of hermits, has erected a gold plaque in her memory, declaring her official sainthood. Meanwhile, documentary-maker Leri is keen to portray the island's inhabitants as anything but saintly, pursuing a story that has less to do with birds and saints' bones than with real bloodshed. During this hot August week, a writer-in-residence observes lives colliding, as Bardsey Island twirls once more for the cameras...A black comedy about finds, losses, secrets, privacy and intrusion, and how the most important things always happen off-camera. "...buy a copy and then enjoy a truly Welsh novel that captures much of the Welsh spirit. This is the type of story that could only be written by a Welsh person."--Ninnau.

      Twenty Thousand Saints2008
      3.9