The Girl Before by J. P. Delaney

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Bibliographic Details

• Author: J. P. Delaney
• Title: The Girl Before
• Publisher: ‎ Ballantine Books; First Edition (January 24, 2017)
• Language: ‎ English
• Format: Hardcover – 336 pages
• ISBN-10: ‎ 0425285049
• ISBN-13: ‎ 978-0425285046
• Item Weight: ‎ 1.26 pounds
• Dimensions: ‎ 6.4 x 1.23 x 9.52 inches
• Book Condition: Used – Very Good (minimal markings on inside back cover)
• Dust Jacket Condition: Excellent
• Edition: First Edition

Synopsis:

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • In the tradition of The Girl on the Train, The Woman in Cabin 10, and Gone Girl comes an enthralling psychological thriller that spins one woman’s seemingly good fortune, and another woman’s mysterious fate, through a kaleidoscope of duplicity, death, and deception.

Please make a list of every possession you consider essential to your life.

The request seems odd, even intrusive—and for the two women who answer, the consequences are devastating.

EMMA

Reeling from a traumatic break-in, Emma wants a new place to live. But none of the apartments she sees are affordable or feel safe. Until One Folgate Street. The house is an architectural masterpiece: a minimalist design of pale stone, plate glass, and soaring ceilings. But there are rules. The enigmatic architect who designed the house retains full control: no books, no throw pillows, no photos or clutter or personal effects of any kind. The space is intended to transform its occupant—and it does.

JANE

After a personal tragedy, Jane needs a fresh start. When she finds One Folgate Street she is instantly drawn to the space—and to its aloof but seductive creator. Moving in, Jane soon learns about the untimely death of the home’s previous tenant, a woman similar to Jane in age and appearance. As Jane tries to untangle truth from lies, she unwittingly follows the same patterns, makes the same choices, crosses paths with the same people, and experiences the same terror, as the girl before.

About the Author:

J. P. Delaney is a British writer of psychological suspense. His novel THE GIRL BEFORE was an instant New York Times and Sunday Times bestseller which sold over a million copies in 40 countries. It was adapted by him for a BBC and HBO Max TV series in 2021.

His second thriller, BELIEVE ME, was also a Sunday Times bestseller, as were his subsequent books THE PERFECT WIFE, PLAYING NICE and MY DARLING DAUGHTER. His sixth book, THE NEW WIFE, is being published in July 2023.

JP Delaney has previously written bestselling fiction under other names. The Carnivia Trilogy, a series of three standalone but interlinked thrillers set in present-day Venice and written under the name Jonathan Holt, was published in more than 20 countries.

For more information, visit www.jpdelaney.co.uk or follow @jpdelaneywriter on Facebook.