First published 2026
Camille Bayliss lives trapped in her marriage to hotshot lawyer Ben, who monitors her every move while hiding secrets she cannot prove. Aubrey Price carries the weight of a terrible night from ten years ago, convinced Ben Bayliss holds answers about what happened. When these two women meet, they devise a swap that seems foolproof. For twelve hours, Aubrey will become Camille, appearing at Chantilly's Bar in red lips and designer heels, sipping a Negroni while everyone notices the supposed out-of-towner. Meanwhile, the real Camille will search Ben's private spaces for the truth they both need. Their plan works until morning brings a corpse. Ben Bayliss lies murdered, and suddenly both women require bulletproof alibis. Only one of them possesses the ironclad story that can withstand police scrutiny. The other faces a web of evidence that could destroy everything. As investigators close in, Camille and Aubrey discover that their carefully constructed deception has trapped them in a deadlier game than either imagined.
Genres: suspense, mystery, crime, contemporary, thriller
Vibes: dark, emotional, fast-paced, suspenseful
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, unreliable-narrator
Setting: Chantilly's Bar
340 pages · Hardcover · Pamela Dorman Books
Content warnings: murder