Before I Go to Sleep meets Sleeping with the Enemy in this sexy
and suspenseful psychological debut thriller that is absolutely
unputdownable--exploring romantic obsession, the darker side of female
friendships, and the line between love and violence--named Amazon UK's
Best Book of the Year, and already praised by Karin Slaughter, S.J.
Watson, Rosamund Lupton, and Chevy Stevens.
Catherine Bailey has been enjoying the single life long enough to know a
catch when she sees one. Gorgeous, charismatic and spontaneous, Lee
seems almost too perfect to be true. And her friends clearly agree, as
each in turn falls under his spell.
But what begins as flattering attentiveness and passionate sex turns
into raging jealousy, and Catherine soon learns there is a darker side
to Lee. His increasingly erratic, controlling behaviour becomes
frightening, but no one believes her when she shares her fears.
Increasingly isolated and driven into the darkest corner of her world, a
desperate Catherine plans a meticulous escape.
Four years later, Lee is behind bars and Catherine--now
Cathy--compulsively checks the locks and doors in her apartment,
trusting no one. But when an attractive upstairs neighbour, Stuart,
comes into her life, Cathy dares to hope that happiness and love may
still be possible . . . until she receives a phone call informing her of
Lee's impending release. Soon after, Cathy thinks she catches a glimpse
of the former best friend who testified against her in the trial; she
begins to return home to find objects subtly rearranged in her
apartment, one of Lee's old tricks. Convinced she is back in her former
lover's sights, Cathy prepares to wrestle with the demons of her past
for the last time.
Utterly convincing in its portrayal of obsession, Into the
Darkestcorner is an ingeniously structured and plotted tour de force of
suspense that marks the arrival of a major new talent.
