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I'll Be the Monster Signed Hardback Special Edition

ISBN Published 12 February 2026
£18.99

SIGNED HARDBACK SPECIAL EDITION

'The White Lotus meets My Sister, the Serial Killer: I’ll Be The Monster is a menacingly funny, daring debut that deserves a spot at the top of every 2026 TBR pile. With humour so biting and unease this sun soaked, this brilliantly vile pager turner cements Sean Gilbert as a bold new voice in literary fiction' Lucy Rose, author of The Lamb

A homicidal couple embarks on a luxury holiday to save their marriage.

After years of secrets and self-restraint, they’ve reached breaking point. But three days into the trip, they run into Benny, an acquaintance from their Cambridge days. And Benny is desperate to reminisce about a time – and a person – they would rather forget.

Darkly funny and razor-sharp, I’ll Be The Monster follows a dangerous game of cat and mouse as it plays out under the stifling heat of the Mediterranean sun. From a major new talent in literary fiction, this gripping debut is a love story about the worst people you know – and of what happens when a change of heart occurs too late.

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Book details
Published
12 February 2026
Pages
352
Genre
Fiction
Imprint
Duckworth

About the author

Sean Gilbert

Sean Gilbert

Sean Gilbert studied English at The University of Cambridge before pursuing the Creative Writing Master's at UEA. His non-fiction has appeared in Time Out, Metro, Theatre Full Stop and The Holborn and his short fiction has appeared in Storgy, Short Fiction, and Litro. He lives in London.

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