The Devil’s Staircase by Helen Fitzgerald

Bronny, a young Australian, finds herself down and out in London. She’s a sweet girl who has spent her teenage years in a fearful, cautious bubble. She’s never taken drugs, had sex or killed anyone. Within six weeks she’s done all three.

A group of backpackers break into an abandoned London townhouse seeking a rent-free life of debauchery. They don’t realise someone’s already there: a terrified woman bound and gagged in the basement.

“The Devil’s Staircase” combines a chick-lit voice and a dark crime noir environment. Not for the faint-hearted, “The Devil’s Staircase” is funny, sexy and disturbing – it will keep you on the edge of your seat from start to finish.