THE GLOBAL BESTSELLER • Soon to be a BBC One and HBO Max limited
four-part series, starring Gugu Mbatha-Raw (The Morning Show;
Misbehaviour) and multiple Golden Globe, BAFTA, and Emmy-nominated
actor David Oyelowo (Selma; Les Misérables) “A pitch-perfect
novel of psychological suspense” (Lee Child) that spins one
woman’s seemingly good fortune, and another woman’s mysterious
fate, through a kaleidoscope of duplicity, death, and deception Please
make a list of every possession you consider essential to your life.
The request seems odd, even intrusive—and for the two women who
answer, the consequences are devastating. EMMA Reeling from a
traumatic break-in, Emma wants a new place to live. But none of the
apartments she sees are affordable or feel safe. Until One Folgate
Street. The house is an architectural masterpiece: a minimalist design
of pale stone, plate glass, and soaring ceilings. But there are rules.
The enigmatic architect who designed the house retains full control:
no books, no throw pillows, no photos or clutter or personal effects
of any kind. The space is intended to transform its occupant—and it
does. JANE After a personal tragedy, Jane needs a fresh start. When
she finds One Folgate Street she is instantly drawn to the space—and
to its aloof but seductive creator. Moving in, Jane soon learns about
the untimely death of the home’s previous tenant, a woman similar to
Jane in age and appearance. As Jane tries to untangle truth from lies,
she unwittingly follows the same patterns, makes the same choices,
crosses paths with the same people, and experiences the same terror,
as the girl before. Praise for The Girl Before “Dazzling, startling,
and above all cunning—a pitch-perfect novel of psychological
suspense.”—Lee Child “The Girl Before generates a fast pace. . .
. [J. P.] Delaney intersperses ethics questions on stand-alone pages
throughout the book. . . . The single most ingenious touch is that
we’re not provided either woman’s answers.”—The New York Times
“J. P. Delaney builds the suspense.”—Vanity Fair “Immediate
guarantee: You will not be able to put this book down. . . . Fans of
Gone Girl and The Girl on the Train will realize that there’s not
only more where that came from, but it’s also more
thrilling.”—American Booksellers Association
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A Novel
Produktdetaljer
ISBN
9780425285053
Publisert
2017
Utgiver
Random House Digital Inc.
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Digital bok
Forfatter