The Thunder Girls - Melanie Blake

Jackie Collins for a new generation. The Thunder Girls is a blockbuster novel, filled with obsession, addiction, betrayal and revenge, that charts the rise and fall of an 80s girl band from Melanie Blake, a true insider of the music business.

Perfect for fans of Tasmina Perry and Daisy Jones and The Six. Soon to be a nationwide play with an all star cast.

THE

Chrissie, Roxanne, Carly and Anita, an eighties pop sensation outselling and out-classing their competition. Until it all comes to an abrupt end and three of their careers are over, and so is their friendship.


THUNDER

Thirty years later, their old record label wants the band back together for a huge money-making concert. But the wounds are deep and some need this gig more than others.

In those decades apart life was far from the dream they were living as members of The Thunder Girls. Breakdowns, bankruptcy, addiction and divorce have been a constant part of their lives. They've been to hell and back, and some are still there.

GIRLS

Can the past be laid to rest for a price, or is there more to this reunion than any of them could possibly know? Whilst they all hunger for a taste of success a second time around,
someone is plotting their downfall in the deadliest way possible . . .

At fifteen years old Melanie Blake was told by her high school career advisers that her decision to do work experience at a local record shop was an 'embarrassment and a clear example that she wouldn't go far in life or her career'. They were wrong. By twenty-one she was working at the BBC's iconic Top of the Pops show and by twenty-seven she had built a reputation as one of the UK's leading music and entertainment managers, with her own agency and a roster of award-winning artists who had sold more than 100 million records.

After a decade at the top, Melanie decided to manage a smaller client list and concentrate on her other passion, writing - first as a columnist for a national newspaper, then as a playwright and now as a novelist. They say write about what you know, and having lived and breathed every aspect of the music and entertainment industry, in The Thunder Girls she certainly has.

A pacy page-turner packed with twists and turns
Mail On Sunday (Event Magzine)

A glamorous, revenge filled thriller that makes you want more with every page turn
Daily Express

A juicy tale of bitterness, jealousy and revenge. The perfect summer page turner - don't miss it
Heat

Melanie Blake is Jackie Collins for a new generation - The Thunder Girls is the perfect summer read
Bella Magazine

If you only read one book this summer, make sure it's this one!
Daily Mirror

Revenge, rivalry, betrayal and murder - The Thunder Girls has got it all!
OK!

The perfect summer bitchfest! Unputdownable!
Notebook

Melanie Blake's The Thunder Girls is a thrilling debut. Don't miss it
Hello! Magazine

A sassy tale of betrayal, revenge and murder
The Liverpool Echo

A seductive thriller that will have you racing through its pages. Melanie Blake's sassy novel is the ultimate summer read
Woman Magazine

The Thunder Girls is not a fluffy chick lit novel, the reader is in for the ride of their life, fasten your seatbelt because it's a bumpy one
Best Magazine

Melanie Blake's blockbuster The Thunder Girls, is just like its author, a force of nature
Louise Minchin, BBC Breakfast

The perfect rollercoaster ride of envy, betrayal and revenge. Melanie Blake's debut novel is truly addictive
The Sun

There's much more to The Thunder Girls than its glittery cover suggests, a twisted dark ride which is dangerously addictive!
New Magazine

Melanie Blake is a genius, The Thunder Girls is amazing, a proper bitchfest!
Rylan Clark-Neil

The sort of blockbuster we've been waiting decades for!
Birmingham Post