by Andrea Bartz
First published 2024
Kelly's life in Philadelphia has crumbled. Her fiancé called off their wedding during lockdown, leaving her jobless and alone in a cramped apartment. Her childhood friend Sabrina offers salvation: a room in the remote Virginia mansion she shares with her husband Nathan. Sabrina has become a successful author, Nathan works in high finance, and their glamorous life seems perfect. Kelly accepts their invitation and finds herself attracted to both hosts. The attraction becomes mutual, leading to an unexpected threesome that opens their marriage to include her. Kelly embraces this new arrangement until she learns about the woman who came before her. The previous guest who joined their marriage has vanished without explanation. Kelly begins questioning whether Sabrina and Nathan pose a threat. She must determine if she's walking into the same trap that claimed her predecessor.
Genres: suspense, psychological-thriller, mystery-thriller, contemporary-romance
Vibes: intimate, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: found-family, unreliable-narrator
Setting: Philadelphia, Virginia
Period: lockdown
432 pages · Paperback · Penguin Books Ltd