Honey

The addictive killer debut novel of 2026.

It's a sweet feeling, finally having some controlâ¦

'The blistering thriller taking the literary world by storm' VOGUE

'Might well be the standout debut of the summer' MARIE CLAIRE

PICKED AS A BOOK TO LOOK OUT FOR BY VOGUE, ESQUIRE, MARIE CLAIRE, THE NEW YORKER, STYLIST, ELLE AND GLAMOUR

âThe best kind of campus novel, satirical and razor-sharp, crossed with a crime storyâ GUARDIAN

'It's just so clever' LOUISE O'NEILL

'Impossible to predict' ERIN KELLY

âA beautiful, relentless novelâ ABIGAIL DEAN

'Wow, basically' HARRIET TYCE

'Worryingly relatable' SOPHIE DUKER

The first time, Yrsa doesnât intend to kill.

But the Cambridge professor sitting opposite has manipulated her friend, stolen her research. When she flicks the bee into his Sanpellegrino, she thinks heâll get a nasty sting.

Then heâs dead. And Yrsa, who â" letâs face it â" has been bored for a while, is alive.

Itâs a sweet feeling, finally having some control.

Comic, sexy, addictive, unpredictable, Honey is about the not-always-righteous path of taking justice into your own hands.

The essential next read for fans of Butter, Yesteryear, My Sister the Serial Killer, Fundamentally or Boy Parts.

âYrsa serves up the unhinged hot girl homicide I didnât know I neededâ SOPHIE DUKER

âJuicy, dark, addictive, and truly clever. Yrsa is the antihero we've been waiting forâ SILVIA SAUNDERS

'A marvel of a novel, a story that breathes beyond its pages' ORE AGBAJE-WILLIAMS

'A twisted comeuppance story ⦠Wow. Think Fleabag' KIRKUS

'The hotly-anticipated debut ⦠a dark tale which throws light on the intersections between politics, race, sex, violence and love through the eyes of a female serial killer' MARIE CLAIRE

'Dark, thrilling and undeniably hot' GLAMOUR

'Brilliant' SERVICE95

'Sexy, scary, this debut became compulsive reading for me' BELFAST TELEGRAPH

'Thompson writes with wit and precision' IRISH TIMES

'Imani is a writer to watch and Honey is the entertaining (and quietly damning) read you'll need to kick off spring' ELLE