The Girl Before: A Novel

The Girl Before: A Novel

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER â€¢ In the tradition of The Girl on the Train, The Silent Wife, and Gone Girl comes an enthralling psychological thriller that spins one womanâ€™s seemingly good fortune, and another womanâ€™s mysterious fate, through a kaleidoscope of duplicity, death, and deception.

SOON TO BE A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE DIRECTED BY RON HOWARD

Please make a list of every possession you consider essential to your life.

The request seems odd, even intrusiveâ€”and for the two women who answer, the consequences are devastating.

EMMA
Reeling from a traumatic break-in, Emma wants a new place to live. But none of the apartments she sees are affordable or feel safe. Until One Folgate Street. The house is an architectural masterpiece: a minimalist design of pale stone, plate glass, and soaring ceilings. But there are rules. The enigmatic architect who designed the house retains full control: no books, no throw pillows, no photos or clutter or personal effects of any kind. The space is intended to transform its occupantâ€”and it does.

JANE
After a personal tragedy, Jane needs a fresh start. When she finds One Folgate Street she is instantly drawn to the spaceâ€”and to its aloof but seductive creator. Moving in, Jane soon learns about the untimely death of the homeâ€™s previous tenant, a woman similar to Jane in age and appearance. As Jane tries to untangle truth from lies, she unwittingly follows the same patterns, makes the same choices, crosses paths with the same people, and experiences the same terror, as the girl before.

Praise for The Girl Before

â€œDazzling, startling, and above all cunningâ€”a pitch-perfect novel of psychological suspense.â€â€”Lee Child

â€œThe Girl Before generates a fast pace. . . . [J. P.] Delaney intersperses ethics questions on stand-alone pages throughout the book. . . . The single most ingenious touch is that weâ€™re not provided either womanâ€™s answers.â€â€”The New York Times

â€œJ. P. Delaney builds the suspense.â€â€”Vanity Fair

â€œImmediate guarantee: You will not be able to put this book down. . . . Fans of Gone Girl and The Girl on the Train will realize that thereâ€™s not only more where that came from, but itâ€™s also more thrilling.â€â€”American Booksellers Association

â€œThis is going to be the buzziest book of 2017. We may only be a few weeks into 2017, but weâ€™re calling it early: This year, The Girl Before will be that book. The upcoming novel by author J. P. Delaney has all of the makings of a sexy murder mystery that is sure to hit the bestseller chart, and it already has the movie deal to prove it.â€â€”InStyle

â€œDelaney has created a genuinely eerie, fascinating setting in One Folgate Street. . . . The novelâ€™s structure, volleying back and forth as first Emma and then Jane begin to question their improbable luck, is beautifully handled. The pages fly.â€â€”USA Today

â€œThe house has a dark past and a landlord thatâ€™s anything but welcoming.â€â€”New York Post, one of the must-read books of the week

â€œThe Girl Before is deservedly anointed the â€˜top girlâ€™ of this seasonâ€™s suspense novels.â€â€”The Washington Post

â€œThe Girl Before is a cat-and-mouse game that toys with our expectations and twists our sympathies. At times almost unbearably suspenseful, it keeps us guessing from the first page to the very last. Donâ€™t miss it.â€â€”Joseph Finder
Country USA
Brand Ballantine Books
Manufacturer Ballantine Books
Binding Hardcover
ItemPartNumber 26135234
ReleaseDate 2017-01-24
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780425285046

Country	USA
Brand	Ballantine Books
Manufacturer	Ballantine Books
Binding	Hardcover
ItemPartNumber	26135234
ReleaseDate	2017-01-24
UnitCount	1
EANs	9780425285046

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