Part of Eddie Flynn, book 9
First published 2025
Elly Parker built her fame on kindness. Millions follow her online acts of generosity from her perfect apartment with her perfect husband. Then betrayal strips everything away, and the world watches her fall. But Elly cannot stop helping people in need. A stranger approaches her for assistance. She agrees, not knowing he has chosen her for a sadistic game. The encounter drags her into a nightmare where nothing appears as it truly is. Someone with a cruelly clever mind pulls strings from hiding, putting everyone at risk. Elly turns to Eddie Flynn, the conman who became a trial lawyer. Eddie must take a case where deception layers upon deception. His own family faces danger as the manipulator tightens the trap. Elly discovers that strangers cannot be trusted, and her greatest strength has made her the perfect victim.
Genres: suspense, mystery, crime, psychological-thriller
Vibes: dark, fast-paced, suspenseful
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, unreliable-narrator
406 pages · Hardcover · Headline
Content warnings: gaslighting, violence