Better off Dead by James-Mackey, Tess

Author: James-Mackey, Tess

Thrillers (Children’s / Teenage)

Published on 5 March 2026 by Oneworld Publications in the United Kingdom.

Paperback | 304 pages
197 x 129 x 26 | 266g

An edge-of-your-seat supernatural YA thriller for fans ofDon’t Let the Forest InandHow To Survive a Horror Movie’YA chiller thriller at its best.’ Ravena Guron’A heart-pounding thriller with a rich atmospheric setting, unpredictable twists, and a heroine you can’t help but love.’ Anika HussainJust how many deaths does it take to close a holiday park?All Lacy wants is to escape to Paris and be with her older sister. But she needs to make some money first, so she takes a summer job at a caravan park in North Wales.

When one of the guests is brutally murdered, rumours start to swirl about the park being haunted. There are sightings of a mysterious figure walking along the clifftops at night and Lacy can’t shake off the feeling that she’s being watched. Could there be some truth to the stories? And can she discover who or what the killer is before she becomes the next victim?