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What it's about
Struggling writer Lowen Ashleigh is offered the job of a lifetime: finishing the bestselling series of Verity Crawford, a famous author left unable to work after a car accident. Lowen moves into the Crawfords' home to go through Verity's notes, and finds an unfinished autobiography never meant to be read, a confession full of chilling admissions about Verity's family. As Lowen falls for Verity's grieving husband Jeremy, she has to decide what to believe.
Why it's worth reading
It's a dark, twisty, can't-put-it-down thriller that became a word-of-mouth sensation, and its ending has divided readers into passionate camps. Few books get discussed more after the last page.
You'll love it if you liked
The Housemaid, Gone Girl or The Silent Patient
Good to know
It's disturbing, with violence involving children and explicit sex. It's very different from Colleen Hoover's romances.
By the numbers
- Readers87 out of 100 · counts 40%+39
- Critics0 out of 100 · counts 14%+0
- Bestseller77 out of 100 · counts 32% (its stronger lane)+28
- Buzz41 out of 100 · counts 15%+7
Critics and Bestseller are two ways to earn a place: a book's stronger one counts more. Buzz rewards recent bestseller weeks and prizes, so older books start at zero.
#1 New York Times bestseller (1 week at #1). 4.27★ from 4.3M Goodreads ratings.
Where it ranks
- #4 of the 231 mysteries and thrillers we rank
- #6 of the 108 romances we rank
- #26 of the 666 modern books we rank
- #58 of the 1,405 books we rank
Bestseller
- #1 New York Times bestseller (1 week at #1)
- 23 weeks on the New York Times bestseller lists since 2024
Reads as
Gripping
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