Sweetpea Series 5 Books Collection Set By C. J. Skuse (Sweetpea, In Bloom, Dead Head, Thorn in my Side and The Bad Seeds)

Sweetpea Series is a five-book collection by C. J. Skuse, following Rhiannon Lewis, a woman who presents as ordinary while hiding a violent double life. Across the set, she moves between everyday routines and escalating consequences, from her work as an editorial assistant to the private lists she keeps and the secrets she protects.

The collection continues as Rhiannon’s circumstances shift dramatically: a fiancé is imprisoned, a pregnancy complicates her situation, and she leaves the UK on a cruise ship in an attempt to begin again. Later, during the pandemic, she keeps a lower profile while building a new life with her fiancé Rafael and his family. In the final instalment, she returns home newly married, only to face fresh crisis when her husband is shot and the daughter she left in the UK becomes seriously ill.

Included titles

• Sweetpea
• In Bloom
• Dead Head
• Thorn in my Side
• The Bad Seeds

Key details

• Five-book collection set
• By C. J. Skuse
• Series: Sweetpea
• Includes Sweetpea, In Bloom, Dead Head, Thorn in my Side and The Bad Seeds

Synopses

Sweetpea

Rhiannon appears to be the girl next door, living with her boyfriend and a small dog, but she is hiding a deadly secret. By day she works as an editorial assistant in a job she finds demeaning and unfulfilling. In the background of ordinary conversations about marriage and babies, she is quietly compiling a kill list.

In Bloom

Rhiannon returns, now “killing for two”. Her cheating fiancé is in prison, framed for the killing spree she carried out, and her ex-lover has been disposed of and buried. One complication remains: she is pregnant.

Dead Head

Now known as the Sweetpea killer, Rhiannon has fled the UK on a cruise ship to start a new life. She expects to feel happy, but finds it difficult while confined on board with other passengers and children. Memories of Ivy, the baby she gave up, continue to surface as she tries to carry on killing.

Thorn in my Side

During the pandemic, Rhiannon keeps a much lower profile. She believes she has found happiness with her fiancé Rafael and his family. For once, she is surrounded by people who love her for who she is, or who they think she is.

The Bad Seeds

Rhiannon comes home to the UK newly married and supported by a loving family. The calm is short-lived when her husband is shot. At the same time, the daughter she left behind in the UK is desperately ill.