by Ruth Ware
First published 2025
Lo Blacklock arrives at a luxury Swiss hotel on Lake Geneva's shores for a press opening. After three years away from journalism following her youngest child's birth, she wants to rebuild her career in the changed post-pandemic travel writing world. The chateau exceeds her expectations, and she hopes to interview the reclusive billionaire owner Marcus Leidmann. Marcus proves nearly impossible to reach. Then a late-night phone call summons Lo to his hotel room. Despite her reservations, she goes. Instead of Marcus, she finds a woman who claims to be his mistress and says her life is in danger. Lo must decide how far she will go to help this stranger. The rescue attempt launches them both into a desperate chase across Europe. As they flee, Lo questions whether she can trust the woman she's trying to save.
Genres: suspense, mystery, contemporary, thriller
Vibes: intimate, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: fish-out-of-water, unreliable-narrator
Setting: Switzerland, Lake Geneva
Period: post-pandemic
387 pages · Hardcover · Gallery/Scout Press