“A page-turning mystery and a deft exploration of the thorny intersection of marriage and parenthood and the complex, often fraught reality of new motherhood.”
—Kimberly McCreight, author of Friends Like These
“Engagingly multifaceted—clearly Janie and Max are keeping bombshells from one another, but this is also a woman’s cry for help, saying You Should Have Told Me how difficult motherhood would be.”
—Paste Magazine
“There’s so much to unpack in this taut, compelling thriller: new motherhood, a missing husband, a ton of secrets, all brilliantly written and plotted.”
—Samantha Downing, author of My Lovely Wife
“An urgent, read-in-one-sitting story that asks when we should believe the worst about someone we love.”
—Katie Gutierrez, author of More Than You’ll Ever Know
“This gut-wrenching and breathlessly tense thriller perfectly captures the vulnerability, desperation, and helplessness of a new mother trapped in a nightmare scenario. Raw, unflinchingly honest, and emotionally compelling.”
—Allie Reynolds, author of Shiver
“With breathless suspense and cliffhangers in nearly every chapter, Leah Konen has written a pitch-perfect thriller with a plot so propulsive the pages practically turn themselves.”
—Megan Collins, author of The Family Plot
“Raw, brave, and gripping . . . Every chapter is more addictive than the last, leading to a stunning ending that you won’t see coming.”
—Samantha M. Bailey, author of Watch Out for Her
“Konen knows how to write great dialogue and keep readers surprised. . . . Will make you wonder who your friends really are.”
—Albany Times Union
“This page-turner will appeal. . . . Chilling.”
—Publishers Weekly
“This twisty and increasingly disturbing story has a delicious, unhinged energy, hinting at all manner of suspects as the women’s motives are gradually revealed to be even deeper—and perhaps darker—than they first seemed.”
—BookPage
“With its eerie setting, unsettling plot, and shocking reveals, this book had me completely captivated from the first page to the very last.”
—Megan Miranda, author of Such a Quiet Place
“Nobody writes twists like Leah Konen—this woman puts Hitchcock to shame. Thriller lovers: You need this book.”
—Andrea Bartz, author of We Were Never Here
“A clever, locked-room mystery that is compulsively readable and impossible to put down!”
—Wendy Walker, author of Don’t Look for Me
“The Perfect Escape is the type of captivating, masterfullyconstructed thriller you’ll consume in a breathless rush—and then flip right back to the beginning to figure out how the author pulled it all off.”
—Layne Fargo, author of They Never Learn
“Fans of Ruth Ware should run, not walk, to grab this twisty, shocking thriller about a girls’ weekend from hell!”
—Halley Sutton, author of The Lady Upstairs
“Skillfully captures the unnerving tensions that come with building your chosen family while never knowing quite who to trust.”
—Marie Claire
“Even the biggest thriller fan will struggle to guess the ending of this twisty, gorgeously written debut.”
—Rolling Stone
“Remarkably insidious. Extremely readable.”
—Caroline Kepnes, author of You
“An assured and astonishing debut from an author destined to become a big name in thriller fiction.”
—Sarah Pinborough, author of Behind Her Eyes
“A fast-paced, unputdownable roller-coaster of a read sure to appeal to fans of Gillian Flynn or Paula Hawkins.”
—Library Journal
“A steady narrative draws the reader into Lucy’s anxiety, and what might seem an implausible story is made believable by intricate plotting, culminating in a didn’t-see-that-coming conclusion.”
—Booklist
“Konen proves herself a master of weaving webs that slowly contract, strangling characters in the threads.”
—Kirkus Reviews
“It’s rare that a novel keeps me guessing until the very last page—but All the Broken People delivers in a big way.”
—Sarah Pekkanen, coauthor of The Wife Between Us
“Leah Konen hits it out of the park. A sly, up-all-night thriller that ends with a surprising bang.”
—Kimberly Belle, author of Dear Wife