- Blurb -
A Good Morning America ' January Book That Can Get Us Through Anything' A Most Anticipated Novel of 2022 by The New York Times, Good Housekeeping, Harper' s Bazaar, PopSugar, Shondaland, Yahoo!, and Crime ReadsA destitute woman deceives her way into the guesthouse of a Hollywood Hills mansion and inadvertently becomes a target in the twisted game of the wealthy family upstairs in the next intoxicating novel from Eliza Jane Brazier. Lyla has always believed that life is a gameshe is destined to win, but her husband, Graham, takes the game to dangerous levels. The wealthy coupleinvites self-madesuccess stories to live in their guesthouse and then conspires to ruin their lives. After all, there is nothing worse than a bootstrapper. Demi has always felt like the odds were stacked against her. At the end of her rope, she seizes a risky opportunity to take over another person' s life and unwittingly becomes the subject of the upstairs couple' s wicked entertainment. But Demi has been struggling forever, and she' s not about to go down without a fight. In a twist that neither woman sees coming, the game quickly devolves into chaos and rockets toward an explosive conclusion. Because every good rich person knows- in money and in life, it' s winner take all. Even if you have to leave a few bodies behind.
- Reviews -
"The rich live differently than the rest of us, and that' s never more evident than this chilling account of one family that plays a sick and twisted game with their tenants. " -Good Housekeeping "With writing that truly embodies the raw evil of greed, Brazier crafts cunning characters whom readers will be so excited to hate. " -Shondaland "A novel that' s equal parts edge-of-your-seat suspenseful, bitingly funny, and wholly original. " -Chandler Baker, New York Times bestselling author of The Husbands "A jaw-dropping twist right out of the gate. " -PopSugar "Wickedly sharp, deviously hilarious, and flawlessly executed. " -Kiersten White, New York Times bestselling author of And I Darken "Fizzy and hilarious, dangerous and outrageous. It' s like chugging a flute of champagne that' s been lit on fire. I loved the hell out of it. " -Stephanie Perkins, New York Times bestselling author of There' s Someone Inside Your House "The most vicious thrill ride I' ve been on in years-a satirical, dead-eyed look at class and money in a world frighteningly like ours, but with just enough askew to feel deeply unsettling. " -Amy Gentry, author of Good as Gone "Dark, adrenaline-fueled, and wickedly funny. . . a compulsive tale of privilege and survival that grabs you from the first page and keeps you guessing breathlessly until the very last. " -Emma Rous, USA Today bestselling author of The Au Pair "Full of fast cars, designer clothes, and pulse-racing cinematic thrills, this is a sharp-edged look into the lives of zip code 90210 residents. " -Library Journal "[A]n intelligent and thought-provoking page-turner that keeps you on the edge of your seat until the very end. " -Criminal Element "Fiendish. . . Readers with a taste for the idiosyncratic and the macabre will find much to relish. " -Publishers Weekly (starred review) "A deliciously savage, viciously sharp-edged thriller. " -Jesse Q. Sutanto, author of Dial A for Aunties "I dare you to not become obsessed. " -Laurie Elizabeth Flynn, author of The Girls Are All So Nice Here "Haunting and ingenious. " -Amber Garza, author of When I Was You "Taut, chilling, and completely original. . . elegantly explores the chasm between the haves and the have-nots. " -Ellery Lloyd, author of People Like Her "Meticulously plotted and masterfully executed, this story delivered on all its promise. . . Brazier' s voice is killer. " -Justin A. Reynolds, author of Opposite of Always
- Author Bio -
Eliza Jane Brazier is an author, screenwriter, and journalist. She currently lives in California, where she is developing her books for television.
- Full Details -
Status: | No local stock, title imported to order |
ISBN-13: | 9780593198261 |
Published: | 1 Nov 2022 |
Published In: | United States |
Imprint: | Bantam USA |
Publisher: | Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing Group Inc |
Format: | Paperback |
Height: | 203mm |
Width: | 132mm |
Pages: | 336 |
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