The longawaited new novel from E Lockhart, the bestselling author of We Were Liars.

Jule is whip smart. She is also strong as hell. She is somebody who . . . is difficult to hurt: Jule learned long ago that a heart makes you vulnerable, so she has done her best to get rid of hers. Because Jule's life is one of continuous hardscrabble, always scraping through, always reinventing herself. And then she has the opportunity to reinvent herself for good. But somebody gets under her skin. And Jule cracks.

A startling and compelling thriller.


rom the author of the unforgettable New York Times bestseller We Were Liars comes a masterful new psychological suspense novel-the story of a young woman whose diabolical smarts are her ticket into a charmed life. But how many times can someone reinvent themselves? You be the judge.

Imogen is a runaway heiress, an orphan, a cook, and a cheat.
Jule is a fighter, a social chameleon, and an athlete.
An intense friendship. A disappearance. A murder, or maybe two.
A bad romance, or maybe three.
Blunt objects, disguises, blood, and chocolate. The American dream, superheroes, spies, and villains.
A girl who refuses to give people what they want from her.
A girl who refuses to be the person she once was.