William Morrow
February 2019
On Sale: February 19, 2019
416 pages ISBN: 0062388355 EAN: 9780062388353 Kindle: B075WRB33K Hardcover / e-Book Add to Wish List
The New York Times bestselling author of The
Monogram Murders and Woman with a Secret
returns with a disturbing tale of psychological suspense and
obsession that hits at the heart of some of our most
precious relationships.
What if having a best friend could put you in the crosshairs
of a killer?
A psychopath the police have dubbed “Billy Dead Mates” is
targeting pairs of best friends, and killing them one by
one. Before they die, each victim is given a small white book.
For months, detectives have failed to catch Billy, or figure
out what the white books symbolize and why the killer leaves
them behind. The police are on edge; the public in a panic.
Then a woman, scared by what she’s seen on the news, comes
forward. What she reveals shocks the investigators and adds
another troubling layer to an already complex case.
Stand-up comedian Kim Tribbeck has one of Billy’s peculiar
little books. A stranger gave it to her at a gig she did
last year. Was the stranger Billy, and is he targeting
her—or is it something more nefarious? Kim has no friends
and trusts no one, so how—and why—could Billy Dead Mates
want to target her? If it’s not her, then who will be the
next to die?
Sophie Hannah raises the stakes with each successive page in
this haunting and twisting thriller that reaffirms her place
as one of today’s most talented suspense writers.