Actor Paul Clayton releases new novel THE HOAX

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Actor, director and novelist Paul Clayton is releasing his second novel, The Hoax, on 1 April.

Meet Frankie Baxter. She’s trying to make ends meet and keep the boat afloat for her three kids. She’s harassed, sometimes impatient, but she’s a fabulous mum. So imagine her distress when Henry, her youngest child, goes missing…

Henry returns safely accompanied by a stranger, Cora, a fairy godmother who starts to change the Baxter family’s lives in the best of ways. So why do things suddenly start going wrong? Is Cora fulfilling their dreams – or is she the start of a nightmare?

Best known for his appearances as Ian Chapman in Channel 4’s Peep Show and as Graham in BAFTA award-winning comedy Him and Her, Clayton’s first novel - The Punishment - was published in 2019 and received critical acclaim.

He said: “Stories are so important to all of us, and have been really key during the strange times we find ourselves in. All I want to do is to keep people turning the pages.”

Funny, terrifying and a real page-turner, The Hoax puts a whole new slant on psychological thrillers, and will be published by 2QT Books on 1 April 2021. To pre-order, please click here.