{"product_id":"9781250198679","title":"The Night Before : A Novel","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eThe Night Before\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): Wendy Walker\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA Today Show and \u003ci\u003eNew York Post\u003c\/i\u003e Summer Reads Selection!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFirst dates can be murder. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Ferociously smart.\" —AJ Finn\u003c\/b\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Riveting.\" —Riley Sager\u003c\/b\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Addictive.\" —Liv Constantine\u003c\/b\u003e  \u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Wonderfully tense.\" —Aimee Molloy\u003cbr\u003e\"Irresistible.\" —Mary Kubica\u003cbr\u003e\"Impossible to put down.\" —Megan Miranda\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eRiveting and compulsive, national bestselling author Wendy Walker’s \u003ci\u003eThe Night Before\u003c\/i\u003e “takes you to deep, dark places few thrillers dare to go” as two sisters uncover long-buried secrets when an internet date spirals out of control.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLaura Lochner has never been lucky in love. She falls too hard and too fast, always choosing the wrong men. Devastated by the end of her last relationship, she fled her Wall Street job and New York City apartment for her sister’s home in the Connecticut suburb where they both grew up. Though still haunted by the tragedy that’s defined her entire life, Laura is determined to take one more chance on love with a man she’s met on an Internet dating site.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRosie Ferro has spent most of her life worrying about her troubled sister. Fearless but fragile, Laura has always walked an emotional tightrope, and Rosie has always been there to catch her. Laura’s return, under mysterious circumstances, has cast a shadow over Rosie’s peaceful life with her husband and young son – a shadow that grows darker as Laura leaves the house for her blind date. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen Laura does not return home the following morning, Rosie fears the worst. She’s not responding to calls or texts, and she’s left no information about the man she planned to meet. As Rosie begins a desperate search to find her sister, she is not just worried about what this man might have done to Laura. She’s worried about what Laura may have done to him…\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Night Before\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA Today Show and \u003ci\u003eNew York Post\u003c\/i\u003e Summer Reads Selection!\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eOne of:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eUs Weekly's\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\"Buzzometer\" Pick\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNY Posts's\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \"20 Spine Chilling-Reads for Summer\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBookRiot's\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\"The Best Psychological Thrillers to Add to Your TBR\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eEW.com's\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\"Crazy Dating Stories Round-up\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eGoodreads'\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\"2019 Most Anticipated Mysteries\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Nerd Daily's\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \"2019 Book Releases\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eCosmo UK's \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\"28 Most Anticipated Books for 2019\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003ePopSugar\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eThe Night Before \u003c\/i\u003ewill keep you guessing until the very last pages. A twisting, turning delight!”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBelletrist's \u003c\/i\u003e\"\u003c\/b\u003eStacked\" and \"Brief\" Selection \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA June 2019 Indie Next Pick!\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"This. Book. Is. Wild\u003c\/b\u003e. You’ll blow through this\u003cb\u003e lightning-fast read\u003c\/b\u003e in one exhilarating afternoon.\" —\u003ci\u003eHelloGiggles\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Walker excels \u003c\/b\u003eat exploiting multiple timelines and ample misdirection to \u003cb\u003emaximize the suspense of her twist-filled tale.\u003c\/b\u003e\" —\u003ci\u003ePublisher's Weekly \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Walker's clever misdirection paves the way to\u003cb\u003e a truly chilling finale,\u003c\/b\u003e and she has plenty of insightful things to say about the blame placed on women by society and themselves for the idiotic, careless, and sometimes downright evil things men do.\u003cb\u003e Twisty and propulsive.\"\u003c\/b\u003e —\u003ci\u003eKirkus\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Skillfully manipulating tension\u003c\/b\u003e and using \u003cb\u003ebreathless pacing, \u003c\/b\u003eWalker keeps that question in the air until the final twist unmasks secrets about Laura's disappearance and the murder in her past.\" —\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Secrets, lies, and time jumps will \u003cb\u003ekeep readers on their toes.\"\u003c\/b\u003e —\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Wendy Walker does a fantastic job of \u003cb\u003ekeeping the pages turning and the reader caring. \u003c\/b\u003eWhich is what an author is supposed to do. \u003cb\u003eAnd yes, there is a twist ending.\"\u003c\/b\u003e —\u003ci\u003eAmazon's\u003c\/i\u003e Best Books of May, Suspense  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"I raced through \u003ci\u003eThe Night Before, \u003c\/i\u003eanother \u003cb\u003epage-turning\u003c\/b\u003e cracker from Wendy Walker. Y\u003cb\u003eou're in for a treat!.\"\u003c\/b\u003e —B.A. Paris, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eBehind Closed Doors\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A dazzling hall-of-mirrors thriller: \u003cb\u003eferociously smart, furiously paced\u003c\/b\u003e, and — best of all — honest-to-goodness surprising.\u003cb\u003e All hail Wendy Walker.\"\u003c\/b\u003e —AJ Finn, #1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Woman in the Window\u003c\/i\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"As timely as it is compelling, \u003ci\u003eThe Night Before\u003c\/i\u003e gripped me from the first page all the way to its stunning conclusion. Through twist after twist,\u003cb\u003e the story takes you to deep, dark places few thrillers dare to go. \u003c\/b\u003eA riveting read!\" —Riley Sager, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Last Time I Lied\u003c\/i\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Pulse-pounding action makes you race to the finish of this \u003cb\u003eaddictive thriller\u003c\/b\u003e...Just when you think you have everything figured out, Walker pulls the rug out from under you and leaves you staggered. \u003cb\u003eThe writing sings, and the twists deliver.\"\u003c\/b\u003e —Liv Constantine, bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Last Mrs. Parrish\u003c\/i\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Tightly coiled and perfectly plotted,\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003eThe Night Before\u003c\/i\u003e is a \u003cb\u003ewonderfully tense and extremely pleasurable \u003c\/b\u003eread...Wendy Walker lures us in with a gathering sense of dread, proving once again that she is among the most talented and fearless writers at work today.\" —Aimee Molloy, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Perfect Mother\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \"Wendy Walker proves her ingenuity with her latest hair-raising chiller.  Teeming with\u003cb\u003e taut writing, an abundance of jaw-dropping revelations,\u003c\/b\u003e and Walker's uncanny insight into the dark side of human nature, \u003ci\u003eThe Night Before\u003c\/i\u003e is irresistible.\" —Mary Kubica, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Good Girl\u003c\/i\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"A sharp, suspenseful, roller-coaster of a thriller\u003c\/b\u003e...Walker unravels the hidden secrets between families and friends in this smart, compelling read.\u003cb\u003e Impossible to put down!\"\u003c\/b\u003e —Megan Miranda, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author of\u003ci\u003e All the Missing Girls\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9781250198679\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"St. Martin's Press","offers":[{"title":"Hardback","offer_id":40706857468110,"sku":"9781250198679","price":26.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/7029\/7806\/products\/getimage_649e0dc0-d216-4a13-ac77-89e04e15fa14.jpg?v=1640581420","url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9781250198679","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}