THE GLOBAL BESTSELLER • Soon to be a BBC One and HBO Max limited four-part series, starring Gugu Mbatha-Raw (The Morning Show; Misbehaviour) and multiple Golden Globe, BAFTA, and Emmy-nominated actor David Oyelowo (Selma; Les Misérables) “A pitch-perfect novel of psychological suspense” (Lee Child) that spins one woman’s seemingly good fortune, and another woman’s mysterious fate, through a … 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.
Praise for The Girl Before
“Dazzling, startling, and above all cunning—a pitch-perfect novel of psychological suspense.”—Lee Child
“The Girl Before generates a fast pace. . . . [J. P.] Delaney intersperses ethics questions on stand-alone pages throughout the book. . . . The single most ingenious touch is that we’re not provided either woman’s answers.”—The New York Times
“J. P. Delaney builds the suspense.”—Vanity Fair
“Immediate guarantee: You will not be able to put this book down. . . . Fans of Gone Girl and The Girl on the Train will realize that there’s not only more where that came from, but it’s also more thrilling.”—American Booksellers Association
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It was a page turner but I honestly didn’t like any of the characters. None of them were very likeable.
Love the psychological twists . Love these kind of thrillers
Started liking it, but then it went way downhill for me. It had the elements of gone girl and 50 shades of gray that I disliked.
This book was definitely a page turner! Really keep my interest; I was reading it into the night.
every time i thought i knew where this story was going it would make a twist. really enjoyed the journey!
A kind of odd book in that you don’t really like any of the characters, but it’s an interesting premise that keeps you guessing.
hard to get into but you are soon hooked.
When I this was being made into a movie I wanted to read it. I felt like it was an original story and liked that it did not have too many characters.
A psychological thriller about the lives of 2 women who both have lived at One Folgate Street, a modern simplistic home. Inhabitants are selected to live in the home after a lengthy questionnaire and selection process. As the story progresses, you learn that the women lived in the home at different times. Both became involved with the home’s chief architect, a controlling and disturbed man. It was hard to have interest or concern for any of the main characters. The final question posed to one of the women made me repulsed by the home’s designer. When reading about the author, you can see how she took experiences in her life and put them in this book.