Lisa Jewell, the #1 New York Times bestselling master of psychological suspense, returns with a chilling thriller following a podcaster investigating a new friend who knows sinister secrets.
On her 45th birthday, popular podcaster Alix Summer meets fellow birthday girl Josie Fair at a pub. Days later, they cross paths again outside Alix’s children’s school. Josie reveals she’s on the cusp of major life changes and thinks Alix could feature her story on her podcast.
Though unsettled by the peculiar woman, Alix can’t resist the intrigue. As she digs into Josie’s complicated life, Alix slowly lets her infiltrate both the podcast and her home. But just as mysteriously as she appeared, Josie vanished.
Too late, Alix discovers the terrible legacy Josie left behind – making Alix the subject of her own true crime podcast, with her family’s lives in mortal peril.
Jewell’s signature “superb pacing and twisted characters” are on full display in this adrenaline-fueled thriller. An ordinary woman finds the darkness lurking beneath the genteel surface when a chance encounter spirals into a race against a terrifying ticking clock. Jewell will keep readers guessing until the final shocking reveal.
