"Could be the next GONE GIRL.a perverse suspense romance about obsession, sex, and secrets." "Is Caroline Kepnes’ 'You' the next GONE GIRL? It'll take you inside a psychopath’s head. "A brilliant tale of obsessive 's GONE GIRL meets a sinister version of GIRLS." US journalist Kepnes' debut is a fantastically creepy thriller.the kind of book you put your life on hold for." "You think you know the story: girl meets boy, boy turns out to be a murderous stalker. It will stay with you long after you have put it down." If you only read one new thriller this year, make it this one. “A deeply dark yet mesmerizing first novel of two people caught in a romantic tangle with an ever-tightening knot.” "An impending sense of dread hangs over Kepnes' cleverly claustrophobic debut, in which love takes on a whole new meaning.Kepnes keeps the reader guessing." will have readers looking over their shoulders.” “For a tale as dark as a winter day, tuck into Caroline Kepnes’ psychological thriller Hidden Bodies, the sequel to Kepnes’ lauded You.” “Both a tense story of a monster and a fascinating psychological study, the book dares you to empathize with a killer while keeping you guessing as to what will happen next.” “What’s truly killer about this book is Kepnes’ verbal pyrotechnics.” “ shows us our essential vulnerability, and how easy it is to fall in love with someone not because of who they are but because they reflect back to us our most cherished ideals and secret points of pride.” “Remarkably, the author convinces the reader to empathize with her killer protagonist.” brings to mind the American Psycho narrator’s cynical views, and Joe’s twisted attempts at relationships will appeal to fans of Dexter.” Though it is a sequel to You (2014), Hidden Bodies may be even better on its own." "The story reads like the love child of Holden Caulfield and Patrick Bateman but without the gore and misogyny, which means nothing stands in the way of the reader enjoying Joe’s cynical, murderous charm. "With its scathing social satire and loathsome yet strangely charming leading man, Kepnes' sophomore effort is well worth the read." “A dark, fun and frightening character study that deeply (and I do mean deeply) explores the hypocrisy of the trendsetters of the moment and those who follow them.” Colleen Hoover, #1 New York Times Bestselling Author Caroline Kepnes just became my new favorite writer." “The next Gone Girl is a title that’s been tossed around considerably in literary circles, but Kepnes’ sophomore effort is worthy of the comparison.” " clever, canny and creepy tale that’s every bit as delectable as YOU. “With Hidden Bodies (out today), Caroline Kepnes delivers a more riveting, more chilling, more fascinating sophomore novel as our favorite sociopath Joe Goldberg takes on Hollywood… suspenseful, charming and unexpectedly poetic…With her singular style, endearing antihero and captivating social satire, Kepnes will leave you entirely satisfied and ready for more.” Jessica Knoll, New York Times bestselling author "Delicious and insane as its predecessor.The plot may be twisty and scintillating, but its Kepnes' wit and style that keep you coming back." As satire of a self-absorbed society, Kepnes hits the mark, cuts deep, and twists the knife.” “There’s something deeply insidious about the storytelling of Caroline Kepnes. But if she ever finds out what he’s done, he may not have a choice… He doesn’t want to hurt his new girlfriend-he wants to be with her forever. And when he finds it in a darkened room in Soho House, he’s more desperate than ever to keep his secrets buried. They reemerge, like dark thoughts, multiplying and threatening to destroy what Joe wants most: true love. The problem with hidden bodies is that they don’t always stay that way. But while others seem fixated on their own reflections, Joe can’t stop looking over his shoulder. He eats guac, works in a bookstore, and flirts with a journalist neighbor. In Hollywood, Joe blends in effortlessly with the other young upstarts. Now he’s heading west to Los Angeles, the city of second chances, determined to put his past behind him. In the past ten years, this thirty-something has buried four of them, collateral damage in his quest for love. In Hidden Bodies, the basis for season two of the hit Netflix series, You, Joe Goldberg returns. In the compulsively readable sequel to her widely acclaimed debut novel, You, Caroline Kepnes weaves a tale that Booklist calls “the love child of Holden Caulfield and Patrick Bateman.” “Obsessed.” -Jessica Knoll, New York Times bestselling author “Delicious and insane.The plot may be twisty and scintillating, but it ’s Kepnes’s wit and style that keep you coming back.” -Lena Dunham “Kepnes hits the mark, cuts deep, and twists the knife.” - Entertainment Weekly THE RIVETING SEQUEL TO THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING YOU
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