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  • Published: 29 February 2024
  • ISBN: 9781405947541
  • Imprint: Penguin eBooks
  • Format: EBook
  • Pages: 400

Keep Your Friends Close




She knows your secret. But do you know hers? A gripping psychological thriller where the line between friends and enemies becomes dangerously blurred...

Mary never meant to tell Willa her secret.
But after leaving her husband and father of her young son, meeting Willa feels like fate. Finally, she has someone on her side. Until Willa disappears.
Mary is heartbroken and confused. Why would her friend abandon her? But when she sees Willa months later, it's clear she never knew her at all.
Because Willa's in a new town, with a new name, and a brand-new family.
Mary knows she can't trust Willa. But Willa knows her very worst secret. And to keep her secret safe, Mary will have to keep her friend close - or risk losing everything . . .

  • Published: 29 February 2024
  • ISBN: 9781405947541
  • Imprint: Penguin eBooks
  • Format: EBook
  • Pages: 400

About the author

Leah Konen

Leah Konen is a graduate of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where she studied journalism and English literature. She's the author of several young adult novels, including Love and Other Train Wrecks and The Romantics.

She lives in Brooklyn and Saugerties, NY, with her husband, their daughter, Eleanor, and their dog, Farley. One White Lie is her first thriller.

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Praise for Keep Your Friends Close

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A taut, compelling thriller

Samantha Downing

Unique, cleverly plotted and emotionally resonant

Andrea Bartz

With breathless suspense and cliffhangers in nearly every chapter, Leah Konen has written a pitch-perfect thriller with a plot so propulsive the pages practically turn themselves

Megan Collins

Intense, unpredictable and completely addictive

T.M. Logan

The twists keep on coming right up to the final page

Sarah Pinborough

Clever, complex and expertly planned

Rachel Abbott

A smart thriller that really keeps you guessing

Heat

This addictive read has all the elements of a perfect thriller - action packed, creepy and full of twists, it's unputdownable!

My Weekly

Devoted fans of domestic suspense will enjoy the ride

Booklist

Surprise-packed...even seasoned genre veterans won't be able to predict where this supercharged spine-tingler ends up

Publishers Weekly

A twisty murder myster

Lit Hub

A tense, fast-paced psychological thriller

Red Carpet Crash

A fast-paced, plot-driven novel that manages to poke fun at millennial parenting and the culture of wealthy Brooklynites . . . a thrilling and unpredictable hunt for answers that pays off

Kirkus Reviews

Unravels at breakneck speed, careening crazily to the dramatic ending . . . This twisty tale told by an unreliable narrator will appeal to fans of Gillian Flynn, Shari Lapena, and Paula Hawkins

Library Journal

A riveting, deliriously entertaining, and also chilling take on complicated female friendships, I couldn’t turn the pages fast enough. Unbearably tense with masterful plotting, this juicy suspense will have you second-guessing who to trust with each chapter. It’s Highsmith meets Lucy Foley with Konen’s signature whip-smart voice and customary refreshing spin on domestic suspense

May Cobb, author of The Hunting Wives

Packed with conniving characters, head-spinning twists, and female friendship at its most toxic, Keep Your Friends Close is a brilliantly constructed murder mystery. I didn't want it to end!

Andrea Bartz

Gorgeously dark and twisted

Danielle Valentine, author of Delicate Condition