Woman of the Year: A Novel

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A deliciously twisty thriller about the dark side of female friendship and a revenge plot that gets a little out of hand from the New York Times bestselling author of the intense, captivating, and astonishing (New York Journal of Books) A Simple Favor.

Twenty years ago, gregarious Lorelei and mousy Holly became fast friends as students in the same college psychology seminar. Taught by an expert in control and human behavior, the two students also grew close to their charismatic professor. But in one twisted moment of gaslighting, their friendship flamed out and Loreleis once-promising future fell apart.

Flashforward, Holly has everything Lorelei ever wanted, while Lorelei is a lonely cat lady. Now, Holly is even up for an award at a Woman of the Year ceremony, and Lorelei finally has the perfect opportunity to get the revenge shes wanted for years. But shes not the only person who has been obsessively following Hollys careerand when someone winds up dead, Lorelei realizes she may be in danger, too.

Reviews

"This book is a page-turner." * Kirkus Reviews *
"This clever tale of friendship, trust, and betrayal should win Bell new fans." * Publishers Weekly *
*Praise for Darcey Bell's ALL I WANT*
"ALL I WANT is a terrifying descent into the darker side of nature, with a double twist that will leave you slack-jawed." * The Big Thrill *
"Sly and genuinely creepy." * PopSugar *
"A mixture of horror and mystery imbue this chilling novel about a couple buying a dilapidated mansion with a dark past." * Shelf Awareness *

Author Bio

Darcey Bell is theNew York Timesbestselling author of Woman of the Year,All I Want,Something Shes Not Telling Us, andA Simple Favor, which was adapted into a critically acclaimed film starring Blake Lively and Anna Kendrick. Darcey was raised on a dairy farm in western Iowa and is currently a preschool teacher in Chicago.