First published 2010
In the shadows of an online chatroom, a troubled man hides his damaged psyche behind a false identity. As his twisted web of lies unravels, the line between fantasy and reality blurs, and a deadly obsession takes hold. Joanne Harris masterfully explores the corrosive power of maternal love gone wrong in this gripping psychological thriller.
Genres: crime, contemporary, psychological-thriller, 21st-century
Vibes: dark, emotional, intimate, suspenseful
Tropes: psychological-suspense, unreliable-narrator
Period: 21st-Century
528 pages · Kindle Edition · London : Doubleday, 2010
Content warnings: mental-illness