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INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER—Over 1 million copies sold!

From bestselling author Lisa Jewell comes a gripping psychological thriller centered around a popular podcaster whose life unexpectedly becomes the focus of her own true crime series.

Celebrating her forty-fifth birthday at her neighborhood pub, successful podcaster Alix Summer encounters a reserved, ordinary-seeming woman named Josie Fair. Coincidentally, Josie happens to be celebrating her forty-fifth birthday too—making them “birthday twins.” Just days later, the two women cross paths again, this time in front of Alix’s children’s school. Josie mentions having listened to Alix’s podcasts and suggests that her own unusual, complicated life could be fascinating material for Alix’s next series. Soon Alix becomes intrigued—though slightly unsettled—by Josie’s increasingly bizarre behavior, but finds herself unable to step away from the alluring potential of the podcast project.

Before long, Josie has manipulated her way into Alix’s everyday life, even entering her home. When Josie suddenly vanishes from sight, Alix discovers in horror that Josie has left behind a disturbing, frightening situation that threatens her family’s safety. With rising terror, Alix realizes she’s now at the center of her own true crime show, and that she and her loved ones are in immediate danger. Who exactly is Josie Fair, and what dark deeds has she committed?