The Sequel

'A bookworm's treat.' Sunday Times 'Unforgettable.' Wall Street Journal 'An entertaining cat-and-mouse thriller. 'Daily Telegraph' 'Smart, funny and deliciously dark.' Guardian 'Delicious' New York Times ** One of the New York Times 100 Notable Books of 2024 ** ** A New Yorker Book of the Year ** **Winner of the 2025 CrimeFest eDunnit Award** The wildly twisty and devilishly clever new thriller from the author of the New York Times bestseller The Plot. Not many first-time novelists get a profile in the New York Times. Then again, few first-time novelists come with the backstory of Anna Williams-Bonner: recent bride of a wildly successful writer who took his own life even as his fame seemed on the ascent. Anna's book is climbing the bestseller lists. But when someone leaves a cryptic note for her at a book signing, she realises that not all the attention is positive. For years, Anna's been keeping secrets about her past: what if someone knows the truth? She will do anything to keep what she values most: the right to her own story. If you liked The Plot . . . 'Insanely readable.' Stephen King 'Breathtakingly suspenseful.' Megan Abbott 'Smart, surprising and stealthily unsettling. ' The Times 'So clever, so taut, so dazzling.' Lisa Jewell You'll love The Sequel. Readers are loving The Sequel: 'The most delicious binge ever.' 'This is the kind of book Patricia Highsmith would have written.' 'Dark, brilliant . . . [with] several twists which I never saw coming.' 'Intriguing . . . I guarantee you'll have a book hangover after this one!' 'Kept me guessing the entire time, I would definitely recommend it.'