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“Kiki, a journalist longing to get back the career she once had, butts heads with Elise, the detective covering the death of a woman found in the woods in Ebbing. The two end up helping each other and help uncover a serial rapist, while at the same time trying to understand how the current murder might be related to the death of a child 16 years earlier. This book brings to the forefront the dangers of internet dating, the vitriol put forth in online forums where groups of men bash the women they have dated, how a tragedy changes people so they no longer really know who they are, and how easy it is to get away with murder. ”
— Nancy • Fiction Addiction
Detective Elise King’s investigation into a woman’s murder is getting derailed by a reporter who insists on doing her own investigation in this nail-biting mystery from the author of Local Gone Missing.
When Karen Simmons is murdered on Valentine’s Day, Detective Elise King wonders if she was killed by a man she met online. Karen was all over the dating apps, leading some townspeople to blame her for her own death, while others band together to protest society’s violence against women. Into the divide comes Kiki Nunn, whose aggressive newsgathering once again antagonizes Elise.
A single mother of a young daughter, Kiki is struggling to make a living in the diminished news landscape. Getting a scoop in the Simmons murder would do a lot for her career, and she’s willing to go up against not just Elise but the killer himself to do it.
Fiona Barton is the New York Times bestselling author of Local Gone Missing, The Widow, The Child, and The Suspect. She has trained and worked with journalists all over the world. Previously, she was a senior writer at the Daily Mail, news editor at the Daily Telegraph, and chief reporter at the Mail on Sunday, where she won Reporter of the Year at the British Press Awards. Born in Cambridge, she lives in England.
Reviews
PRAISE FOR TALKING TO STRANGERS:"This novel hits home. And it hurts. Tapping into very real fears faced by all women at some time in their lives, it delivers a terrifyingly real and addictive story."
—Sharon Bolton
"A police procedural like no police procedural you have ever read. . . .moving relentlessly toward the deeply satisfying and surprising "Perry Mason Moment" of a denouement."
—Bookpage (starred review)
"Another fiendishly plotted crime novel from Fiona Barton, highlighting the grubby underbelly of the dating scene. I predict a bestseller."
—Penny Batchelor
PRAISE FOR FIONA BARTON:
"Fiona Barton is perceptive, empathetic and a talented writer."
—Daily Express
"Fiona Barton is a brilliant storyteller, a master of plot and character. I absolutely loved this smart, twisty novel!"
—Shari Lapena
"In the community of Ebbing, Fiona Barton has created a town full of suspense and a cast of characters with so many reasons to keep secrets buried deep. A dark and twisty read."
—Nita Prose
"Barton treats her broken characters with such compassion that I wanted to reach into the pages and hug them."
—Liz Nugent
"A fab, twisty-turny mystery."
—Sun
"[A] spine-tingling, twisty thriller."
—Woman's Own Expand reviews