Daisy Pearce
Daisy Pearce has published 4 books. The recommended reading order starts with The Missing (2020).
Daisy Pearce made her debut as a novelist in 2020 with The Silence, the first in a line of psychological thrillers that have established her as a distinctive voice in dark, twisty fiction. Born in Cornwall and now based in Sussex, she traces her fascination with the macabre back to childhood, when she read Stephen King's Cujo and The Hamlyn Book of Horror and never looked back.
As a teenager Pearce started writing short stories, a practice that eventually won her the Chindi Authors Short Story Competition in 2015. Her short fiction has appeared in One Eyed Grey and been performed at the Small Story Cabaret. She enrolled in a fashion journalism course at university but dropped out when she realized she would have much more fun writing the kind of stories that had always drawn her in. She has also written about mental health for XOJane, bringing the same attention to psychological terrain that shapes her novels. She lives in Lewes, East Sussex with her daughter and Siamese cat.
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Order of Standalone Novels
- TagssuspensemysterythrillerDescriptionThe Missing by Daisy Pearce is a novel that understands the particular dread of absence—not just the physical vanishing of a person, but the way uncertainty colonizes every corner of a life left behind. Without additional source material to draw from, the title itself becomes the compass: this is a story shaped by what isn't there, by the questions that refuse to settle. The atmosphere likely hovers between the procedural and the personal, where the search for answers becomes inseparable from the searcher's own unraveling. Pearce constructs a world where every clue feels like both progress and misdirection, where the reader is invited into the suffocating intimacy of not knowing. The emotional architecture of such a narrative depends on tension held at a simmer—relationships strained by grief, investigators haunted by cases that won't close, families caught between hope and the need to move forward. The missing person becomes a ghost long before their fate is known, their absence a character in its own right. What makes this kind of story compelling is its refusal of easy comfort. Pearce likely navigates the space between thriller mechanics and deeper psychological inquiry, asking not just what happened, but what it costs to keep looking. The Missing promises the kind of read that lingers, where the final page doesn't necessarily mean resolution, only a different kind of reckoning.Publication dateJune 9, 2020Amazon rating4/5Print length301LanguageEnglishPublisherThomas & Mercer
- TagsthrillermysterysuspenseDescriptionThe quiet can be deafening. It settles over everything like fog, thick and suffocating. Daisy Pearce understands this. She knows how silence becomes its own character. In *The Silence*, Pearce crafts a world where what isn't said matters more than what is. The atmosphere is taut. Every page hums with tension. This is a story that lives in the spaces between words, in the glances that linger too long, in the secrets that fester when no one dares speak them aloud. The narrative unfolds with precision. Pearce doesn't rush. She lets the dread build slowly, methodically. Her prose is spare but potent. Each sentence does work. The result is a reading experience that feels both intimate and unsettling, as if you're eavesdropping on something you shouldn't witness. This is standalone fiction that trusts its reader. Pearce doesn't over-explain or hand-hold. She drops you into the silence and expects you to listen. For those willing to lean into the disquiet, *The Silence* offers a haunting exploration of all the things we refuse to say—and the consequences of that refusal. It's a book that stays with you long after the final page, echoing in the quiet moments of your own life.Publication dateMarch 1, 2020Amazon rating4.1/5Print length320LanguageEnglishPublisherThomas & Mercer
- TagshorrorthrillermysterysuspenseDescriptionThis book understands that the scariest hauntings are the ones we can't diagnose away. Mina is a child psychologist with no clients, stuck in a British heat wave and a life that feels too small. She's grieving her brother at a bereavement group when journalist Sam Hunter offers her a way out: thirteen-year-old Alice Webber claims a witch is haunting her in the remote village of Banathel. Mina needs the experience. Sam needs the story. Alice needs help. But Alice doesn't get better. Her behavior spirals into something Mina can't explain with her textbooks and training. And Banathel isn't interested in psychological explanations. This is a place with roots deep in superstition and witchcraft, a town that believes in evil as a tangible force. They have their own methods for dealing with it. Methods outsiders won't understand. Daisy Pearce has written a slow-burn psychological horror that asks whether belief can make something real. The atmosphere is suffocating—heat, grief, and dread pressing in from all sides. Mina is perfectly drawn: competent enough to think she can fix this, inexperienced enough to miss what's really happening. This is folk horror that gets under your skin, where the walls between rational and supernatural grow thinner with every page.Publication dateFebruary 25, 2025Amazon rating3.8/5Print length304LanguageEnglishPublisherMinotaur Books
- TagshorrorDescriptionThere's a particular kind of darkness that settles over small towns when secrets begin to surface, and in Daisy Pearce's haunting novel, that darkness feels almost tangible, pressing in from all sides. The title itself carries a warning, a folk wisdom whispered across generations, and as you turn these pages you'll feel the weight of something ancient and unsettling moving just beyond the edges of the everyday world. Pearce crafts an atmosphere thick with dread and anticipation, where the ordinary rhythms of rural life mask something far more sinister waiting to reveal itself. This is a story that understands how fear works in isolated places, how the familiar can become strange when night falls and the old stories start to feel less like superstition and more like prophecy. Pearce writes with a careful, deliberate hand, building tension through accumulation rather than shock, letting the unease seep into your bones the way cold creeps into an old house. The novel stands alone, complete in itself, which gives it a satisfying weight—everything that begins here will find its resolution, though perhaps not the kind you're hoping for. If you're drawn to fiction that blurs the line between psychological suspense and something darker, something that taps into older fears, this is a book that will stay with you long after you've finished it.Publication dateApril 28, 2026Print length336LanguageEnglishPublisherMinotaur Books
Frequently Asked Questions about Daisy Pearce
Daisy Pearce writes standalone novels. The books can be read in any order. The titles available are The Missing, published in 2020, and The Silence, also published in 2020. Future standalone novels include Something in the Walls, scheduled for 2025, and Dark Is When the Devil Comes, scheduled for 2026. Since the books are not connected by plot or characters, readers can begin with whichever title interests them most. There is no required reading order for Daisy Pearce’s books, allowing for a flexible approach to exploring her work.
Readers can start with any of Daisy Pearce's standalone novels, as they are not part of a series and do not follow a chronological story. The Missing and The Silence were both published in 2020. Choosing either of these titles will provide an entry point into her work. The absence of a required reading order means that a reader's preference for a particular title or publication year can guide their first selection.
No, Daisy Pearce's books do not need to be read in order. She writes standalone novels, meaning each book has its own distinct story and characters. Readers are free to pick up any title and enjoy it without needing prior knowledge of other books. The publication dates are 2020 for The Missing and The Silence, with more titles planned for 2025 and 2026. This structure allows for a flexible reading experience.
Daisy Pearce writes standalone novels. This means that each book she has published, and those planned for the future, are individual stories that do not rely on previous titles for context or character development. Readers do not need to follow a specific sequence. The novels include The Missing and The Silence, both from 2020, and upcoming works like Something in the Walls and Dark Is When the Devil Comes.
As of now, Daisy Pearce has written two published novels: The Missing and The Silence, both released in 2020. She has additional standalone novels scheduled for future release. Something in the Walls is planned for 2025, and Dark Is When the Devil Comes is scheduled for 2026. This brings the total number of announced books to four.
The first books Daisy Pearce wrote were The Missing and The Silence, both published in 2020. These are standalone novels, meaning they are individual stories. Readers can approach them in any order they choose. Both titles were released in the same year, offering two potential starting points for exploring her work.
Daisy Pearce's most recent book release was in 2020 with The Missing and The Silence, which were published simultaneously. Her upcoming books are scheduled for future years. Something in the Walls is slated for release in 2025, and Dark Is When the Devil Comes is planned for 2026. These future titles will be standalone novels.
Daisy Pearce writes standalone novels. The genres are not explicitly stated, but the titles suggest elements of mystery, suspense, and potentially horror. Books like The Missing, The Silence, Something in the Walls, and Dark Is When the Devil Comes indicate a focus on darker themes and intriguing plots that keep readers engaged. Her work is presented as individual stories rather than part of a connected series.
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