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Lauren Schott
‘Had me hooked from the first wicked word to the last. A delicious treat’ Louise Candlish
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Mack and Hailey Evans appear to have it all. Successful careers, a beautiful family, and a magnificent new house.
But modern life is expensive. So when anonymous payments start arriving, they are spent before they know it. Could this money be from Mack's estranged father? Or one of Hailey's clients? Does it really matter?
All too soon they realise that their mysterious benefactor expects a return on their investment. And the price is far steeper than they could have imagined …
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‘Tense, pacy’ Guardian
‘Devilishly twisted debut which I could not put down’ Gillian McAllister
‘Craftily written domestic thriller’ Irish Times
'A must read' Marie Claire
‘I couldn’t turn the pages fast enough. What an adrenaline packed ride’ Cesca Major
'[A] Tense novel about greed and denial' The i Paper
‘The diabolical premise at the center will keep you guessing until the very end’ Sarina Bowen
‘Sharp, witty and twisted – a car crash of the American Dream in slo-mo, and I loved every second!’ Liane Child
‘Twisty thriller… holding the reader spellbound as these lives unravel. It’s a cracking read’ The People's Friend
‘A pacy, high stakes debut that keeps you guessing until the very last page’ Andi Osho
‘A gripping, refreshing read’ Emily Elgar
READERS ARE GRIPPED …'The suspense and tension was built brilliantly. That simmering unease always there' ★★★★★
'A completely original plot … I love, love, loved it!' ★★★★★
'Sharp, unsettling and thoroughly addictive' ★★★★★
'Lingers long after the final page' ★★★★★
©2026 Lauren Schott (P)2026 HarperCollins PublishersCritic reviews
Full of suspense and constant mystery, we are plopped into a whirlwind of financial and marital drama with Mack and Hailey. The main characters are flawed and easy to connect to. I cared about them a lot in spite of their mistakes, they felt real and I believed them in their plight. The mysterious third perspective was really fun and kept me constantly trying to work out who they were.
This is one of those rare books that transcends its ending and took on a life of its own actually. To me, it was a commentary on the way society lives today - a culture of greed, sacrificing happiness on the inside to look 'happy' on the outside with expensive houses, cars, stuff. I actually finished the book feeling like I wanted to embrace who I was and the values I have more, I felt grateful for the life I have - not many book can give you that kind of gift!
It reminded me of The Great Gatsby in the way it's a clever book commenting on the way people live, and the more you think about it, the more you can get out of it. They're my favourite kinds of narratives.
This is also Lauren Schott's debut... very exited for the next book.
Amazing Debut! Highly recommended
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