NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
The unmissable psychological thriller from New York Times bestselling author Lisa Jewell follows a woman who finds herself the focus of her own true crime podcast.
Successful journalist and podcast author Alix Summer celebrates her forty-fifth birthday at a local pub, where she is approached by the unassuming Josie Fair, who is also there to celebrate. They are birthday twins. Josie convinces a journalist to cover her life story in her next project: She met her husband when she was thirteen and he was forty.
Once they start recording a podcast and making a documentary for Netflix, Alix quickly realizes that her new acquaintance is hiding terrifying secrets, and before she knows it, Josie is intruding not only into her life, but into her home. Alix starts to worry that she'll never get rid of her new roommate, but she suddenly disappears. Only then does the journalist discover the devastation Josie has left in her wake, and her new project turns from a friendly conversation between two women into a murder investigation.
With this thriller, Lisa Jewell has once again confirmed that she is a master of her craft. Once again he delivers a striking story about the power of manipulation and lies that will leave you spellbound and its denouement will surprise you.
They said about the title
"It's thoughtful and completely addictive - Lisa Jewell is at the peak of her powers." - Lucy Foley, author of The Guest List
"With so many versions of the events, the conclusion unravels and leaves readers to decide here the real truth. " - Kirkus reviews