The Murders of Molly Southbourne

"A bold outpouring of flesh and crisis at once horrifying and familiar." ΓÇöThe New York Times

Winner of the 2018 Nommo Award for Best Novella

Every time she bleeds a murderer is born. Experience the horror of Tade Thompson''s The Murders of Molly Southbourne. A finalist for the 2017 BSFA Award, the 2017 Shirley Jackson Award.

The rule is simple: donΓÇÖt bleed.

For as long as Molly Southbourne can remember, sheΓÇÖs been watching herself die. Whenever she bleeds, another molly is born, identical to her in every way and intent on her destruction.

Molly knows every way to kill herself, but she also knows that as long as she survives sheΓÇÖll be hunted. No matter how well she follows the rules, eventually the mollys will find her. Can Molly find a way to stop the tide of blood, or will she meet her end at the hand of a girl who looks just like her?