The darkly comic killer debut novel of 2026. PICKED AS A BOOK TO LOOK OUT FOR BY VOGUE, ESQUIRE, MARIE CLAIRE, THE NEW YORKER, STYLIST, ELLE AND GLAMOUR
'The blistering thriller taking the literary world by storm' VOGUE
'The best kind of campus novel, satirical and razor-sharp, crossed with a crime story: Thompson is an exciting new voice' GUARDIAN
'Honey might be the most anticipated debut novel of the year' ESQUIRE
'It's just so clever' LOUISE O'NEILL
'Impossible to predict' ERIN KELLY
'A beautiful, relentless novel' ABIGAIL DEAN
'Wow, basically' HARRIET TYCE
'Worryingly relatable' SOPHIE DUKER
The first time, Yrsa doesn't 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 he'll get a nasty sting.
Then he's dead. And Yrsa, who - let's face it - has been bored for a while, is alive.
It's 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.