Bad Influence

Two bored, obsessed teenagers break into – and secretly live in – influencers houses. But when they choose the wrong home, their twisted experiment turns deadly. A darkly funny, breathtakingly tense thriller from one of the most original writers in Britain (Daily Express)…
Social media has never been this deadly. A brutally brilliant story! Satu Rämö
His best yet! S.J. Watson
Biting, acerbic, darkly funny and, most importantly, it shines a spotlight on the ridiculousness of modern living, the importance of social media and how we see ourselves Chris McDonald
Will Carver uses his unique voice to skewer the vacuous world of wannabe influencers and reality TV … a savage, scathing, compelling but deeply funny take-down of a fake, narcissistic world Trevor Wood
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Two bored teenagers.
One stupid game.
The wrong place to play…
Alyssa wants to be seen. Less wants to be someone. She takes two buses to class, posts pictures of her lunch, and pretends its all effortless. He hides his privilege beneath thrifted clothes and a sketchbook full of impossible designs. Together, they are inseparable – two outsiders constructing a version of themselves the world might finally applaud.
Then Alyssa stumbles upon the hidden world of phrogging – living unnoticed inside other peoples homes. She and Less slip through Los Angeles glossy veneer: influencers, producers, pop stars, all so busy performing their perfect lives they dont notice the shadows in their attics, the scratching in their walls.
An act of rebellion. A harmless thrill. A social experiment.
Until they choose the wrong house.
Until the influencer they idolise catches them in the act.
Until the cameras, already rolling, capture everything.
What begins as a reckless adventure becomes a nightmare of lies, power … and murder…
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Will Carver follows Kill Them With Kindness with another satirical look at the world we live in and he does it brilliantly. He has captured the zeitgeist of 21st-century culture and I cannot wait to see where he goes next Michael Wood
Praise for Will CarverOne of the most exciting authors in Britain Daily Express
A smart, stylish writer Daily Mail
Incredibly dark and very funny Harriet Tyce
Unlike anything youll read this year Heat
Impossibly original, stylish, sinister and heartfelt Chris Whitaker
Weirdly page-turning Sunday Times
Ambitious, dark and funny Mike Gayle
A highly original state-of-the-nation novel Literary Review
Oozes malevolence from every page Victoria Selman
Arguably the most original crime novel published this year Independent
Mesmeric Guardian
Memorable for its unrepentant darkness… Telegraph
Perceptive and twisted in equal measure CultureFly
Pitch-dark, intelligent and utterly addictive Michael Wood
Unflinching, blunt and brutal Sam Holland
Equally enthralling and appalling James Oswald
One of the most compelling and original voices in crime fiction Alex North
Brilliantly original Sam Holland
Clever, compelling, funny Daily Mail
Superbly paced and remarkably inventive, a book that demands to be read in a single sitting M.W. Craven
Delightfully dark and wickedly inventive S.J. Watson
Multi-layered and masterfully written Heat magazine Book of the Month
A blistering skewering of influencer culture Crime Monthly