First published 1960
David Kelsey leads a double life, spending weekends wooing the woman who rejected him years ago. But his obsession spirals into darkness as he spins a web of lies and crime to win Annabelle back. In this psychological thriller, a brilliant mind is pushed to the brink, risking everything in a desperate pursuit of a lost love.
Genres: fiction, 20th-century, suspense, mystery, crime, psychological-thriller
Vibes: dark, emotional, intimate, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: dark-romance, obsession, psychological-thriller, unreliable-narrator
288 pages · Paperback · W. W. Norton & Company
Content warnings: mental-illness