KATHRYN FOXFIELD
Young Adult Author
BIO
Kathryn Foxfield writes dark books about strange things.
She blames her love of the creepy and weird on a childhood diet of Point Horror, Agatha Christie and Dr Who. She writes about characters who aren’t afraid to fight back, but wouldn’t last 5 minutes in one of her own stories.
Kathryn is represented by Chloe Seager of the Madeleine Milburn Literary Agency. Her YA thrillers GOOD GIRLS DIE FIRST, IT'S BEHIND YOU and TAG, YOU'RE DEAD are published by Scholastic in the UK and Sourcebooks Fire in the US.
GETTING AWAY WITH MURDER (UK)
July 6th, 2023
Walking disaster Saffron and her perfectionist twin sister Georgia have only one thing in common-they are both obsessed with battle royale video game Sole Survivor.
While working at a brand new, high tech escape room complex, Saffron poses a question to the resident AI: which high school stereotype would survive the longest in a real life version of Sole Survivor? She is convinced a rebel like her would beat a know-it-all like Georgia.
Unbeknown to her, the AI decides to determine the answer to her question by testing it out for real. It invites Saffron and Georgia's gamer friends to a preview of the escape rooms, but then it locks the doors and turns the rooms into a life-or-death battle to be the last player standing.
The rebel, the know-it-all, the princess, the jock, the geek, the weirdo, the star, the artist and the criminal. Just like in Sole Survivor, only one can survive the night.
A TASTE OF DARKNESS: 13 SPOOKY STORIES TO SAVOUR (UK)
Sept 14, 2023
A chilling, thrilling collection of 13 haunting tales. Perfect for every YA reader!
From supernatural thrillers to contemporary horror, creepy ancient legends to murders gone wrong - this insatiable anthology is impossible to put down, and even more difficult to forget.
From some of the most celebrated authors writing in this space, this must-have collection will keep you awake at night and inhabit your darkest dreams.
Stories from bestselling authors Melinda Salisbury, Cynthia Murphy, Kathryn Foxfield and Louie Stowell (and many more).
Co-curated by Amy McCaw and Mia Kuzniar, this anthology has a story for every reader out there.
Perfect for fans of Stranger Things, Wednesday, and all things scary!
Featuring stories from: Amy McCaw, Maria Kuzniar, Kat Dunn, Kat Ellis, Rachel Faturoti, Kathryn Foxfield, Dawn Kurtagich, Amy McCulloch, Cynthia Murphy, Melinda Salisbury, Louie Stowell, Rosie Talbot, Mary Watson.
TAG YOU'RE DEAD (UK)
July 7th, 2022
When teen reality star Anton Frazer unveils his latest stunt - a live-streamed, citywide game of Tag in which the prize is to be one of his live-in acolytes - his fans go wild. The whole world is watching.
The contestants are kitted out with smart glasses and GPS trackers, and sent out into night-time London to hunt each other down. Three contestants in particular have alternative motives for being there, secret reasons to want to win despite the risk: money, revenge, and obsession. And one of them will stop at nothing to be the victor at the end of this adrenaline-and-fear fuelled night...
It's The Bachelor meets One of Us is Lying. Perfect for fans of Holly Jackson and Karen McManus. Knife-edge tension and twists you won't see coming...
COME OUT COME OUT WHATEVER YOU ARE (US)
December 6th, 2022
Welcome to the reality game show that'll scare you to death! Have you got what it takes to last the night?
On the reality show It's Behind You!, five contestants competing for prize money must survive the night in the dark and dangerous Umber Gorge caves, rumored to be haunted by the Puckered Maiden, a ghost who eats the hearts of her victims. But is it the malevolent spirit they should fear, or each other?
As the production crew ramps up the frights, tensions rise and the secrets of the cast member start coming to light. Each of these teenagers has hidden motives for taking part in the show. But could one of them be murder?
(US version of IT'S BEHIND YOU)
GOOD GIRLS DIE FIRST (US)
December 5th, 2021
For fans of Karen McManus' One of Us is Lying and films like I Know What You Did Last Summer, comes a gripping thriller about murder, mystery, and deception.
Blackmail lures Ava to the abandoned amusement park on Portgrave Pier. She is one of ten teenagers, all with secrets they intend to protect whatever the cost. When fog and magic swallow the pier, the group find themselves cut off from the real world. As the teenagers turn on each other, Ava will have to face up to the secret that brought her to the pier and decide how far she's willing to go to survive. The teenagers have only their secrets to protect and each other to betray.
Perfect for:
13-18 year-old mystery fans
Fans of Karen McManus and Stephen King
IT'S BEHIND YOU (UK)
July 1st, 2021
Welcome to the reality game show that'll scare you to death! Have you got what it takes to last the night?
Five contestants must sit tight through the night in dark and dangerous Umber Gorge caves, haunted by a ghost called the Puckered Maiden. But is it the malevolent spirit they need to watch out for or someone closer to home?
As the production crew ramps up the frights, secrets start to be revealed. These teenagers have hidden motives for taking part in It's Behind You! and could some of them be ... murder?
It's Most Haunted meets I'm a Celebrity Get Me Out of Here for fans of Holly Jackson and Karen McManus.
GOOD GIRLS DIE FIRST (UK)
July 2nd, 2020
Mind games. Murder. Mayhem. How far would you go to survive the night?
Blackmail lures sixteen-year-old Ava to the derelict carnival on Portgrave Pier. She is one of ten teenagers, all with secrets they intend to protect whatever the cost. When fog and magic swallow the pier, the group find themselves cut off from the real world and from their morals. As the teenagers turn on each other, Ava will have to face up to the secret that brought her to the pier and decide how far she's willing to go to survive.
For fans of Karen McManus' One of Us is Lying, Agatha Christie's And Then There Were None and films like I Know What You Did Last Summer.
GOOD GIRLS DIE FIRST (OTHER EDITIONS)
GOOD GIRLS DIE FIRST is available in Germany, Italy, Russia and Czech Republic.