Let's Split Up

A heart-pounding thriller tailor-made for the YA BookTokers! Its Scream meets Scooby-Doo in this electrifying horror. When the town's "it-couple," Brad and Shelley, are found brutally murdered in a secluded manor, a brave group of teen friends takes on the mystery. Set in 2001 Sanera, California-a small, quiet community where nothing ever happens-the shocking murders shake everyone, leaving them to believe the ghost of a murdered landowner has finally taken his revenge. Join Cam, Jonesy, Amber, and the new girl Buffy as they dig deeper into the sinister secrets of the mansion. With every clue they uncover, the eerie rumors seem frighteningly real. As they decide whether to stick together or split up to find evidence, they must face the ultimate question: will this decision be their salvation or their doom? "A fun, fast slasher as full of heart as it is hijinks" - Sarah Underwood, LIES WE SING TO THE SEA "A thrilling, heart-stopping debut. High stakes, mysterious ghouls and a group of teens who I wish I was part of back when I was in school. A show-stopping horror mystery that you will devour in one sitting. Just incredible." - Ben Alderson, A BETRAYAL OF STORMS "An unmissable love letter to the spooks of Scream and Scooby Doo, this is a deeply atmospheric, tense and propulsive debut fuelled by horror" - Lucy Rose, THE LAMB "Holy hell, this is magnificent! I am unwell. The friendship group, the haunting, those twists! Seriously, my heart can't handle it. What a perfect, homage to the best of 90s horror. I'm obsessed." - Rosie Talbot, SIXTEEN SOULS "Iconic and gripping" - Andy Darcy Theo, THE LIGHT THAT BLINDS US "Creepy, mysterious and fun. It brings big Point Horror energy to a new generation." - Kat Ellis, HARROW LAKE Bill Wood is a former Waterstones bookseller with a growing online platform. In less than three years, he has amassed a following of over 120,000 bookworms and ten million likes on his TikTok. Bill has a BA with honours in film and screenwriting from Birmingham City University. He currently lives with his family and Staffordshire bull terrier, Macey. Let's Split Up is his debut YA novel.

A year after the events of Let's Split Up, the gang returns to their hometown of Sanera for a Halloween festival, only to be drawn into a chilling new mystery when a figure from their past reemerges, turning a nostalgic reunion into a deadly game of cat and mouse. A year after solving their last mystery, the Sanera gang has split up to pursue college life, leaving their detective days behind-except for Cam, who struggles to move on. Now an assistant coach for the Sanera Sabretooths, Cam feels adrift until the Halloween festival brings the gang back together for a commemorative event. But when Cam sees the Carrington Ghoul-a figure tied to their final case-he's thrust into a new mystery. As Sanera's Halloween festival descends into chaos, the gang discovers that someone is using local legends to commit gruesome murders. The killer's obsession with their past exploits becomes clear as each murder echoes the myths they once debunked. With the town's history exploited for tourism and the gang's fame drawing unwanted attention, they must unravel the clues before the killer strikes again-this time targeting one of their own. Facing familiar fears and new terrors, the gang must rely on their wits and each other to survive a twisted plot that threatens to make their past case the stuff of legend-for all the wrong reasons. Bill Wood is a former Waterstones bookseller with a growing online platform. In less than three years, he has amassed a following of over 120,000 bookworms and ten million likes on his TikTok. Bill has a BA with honors in film and screenwriting from Birmingham City University. He currently lives with his family and Staffordshire bull terrier, Macey. Let's Split Up is his debut YA novel.