First published 2026
Emily opens her eyes in an unfamiliar bed after what should have been a perfect evening with her boyfriend Jack. The room surrounds her with pink ceilings and mauve walls, nothing like their hotel. She remembers nothing about this place. A woman's voice commands her to stay still in bed. At the foot of the bed sits an easel holding an empty picture frame. Through that frame, Emily sees the silhouette of someone she doesn't know, a figure radiating menace. The woman speaks to Emily as if she were a painting, a piece of art to be observed and controlled. Emily realizes Jack's life hangs in the balance alongside her own. Any attempt to leave the bed or escape the frame will cost them both their lives. Emily must use her intelligence and independence to survive this nightmare. She needs to think like an artist to outwit her captor. Time runs short for both Emily and Jack as they face the possibility of permanent captivity in this twisted gallery.
Genres: suspense, crime, horror, adult-fiction, thriller, psychological-thriller
Vibes: claustrophobic, dark, intense, menacing, psychological, suspenseful
Tropes: captive-protagonist, cat-and-mouse-game, high-stakes-survival, unreliable-reality
Period: 21st-century
288 pages · Hardcover · Del Rey
Content warnings: kidnapping, torture