Jul 31, 2018 | 320 Pages
Jul 31, 2018 | 272 Pages
Jul 31, 2018 | 423 Minutes
“Breathtaking . . . Berry writes thrillingly . . . about women raging against a world that protects cruel and careless men. . . . As desperate and consumed as our messy heroine may get in the process, Berry always lets her hold onto her humanity. . . . The writing is rich and moody . . . as blistering as it is lush . . . and the ending is as shocking as it is satisfying.”
—The New York Times Book Review (Editors’ Choice)
“Psychological suspense has a new reigning queen.”
—New York Journal of Books
“Thrilling.”
—Laura Lippman, O Magazine, “Summer’s Best True Crime-Inspired Thrillers”
“Beautifully paced and satisfyingly ominous.”
—The Guardian
“Impossible to put down.”
—Suspense
“Elegantly written, artfully structured.”
—BBC, “The 10 Smartest Beach Reads of 2018”
“Exquisite.”
—The Seattle Times
“Demonstrates that fusing fiction and true crime . . . can be mesmerizingly effective.”
—The Times (London)
“Engrossing.”
—Good Housekeeping
“[A] page-turner.”
—Entertainment Weekly
“Heart-stopping.”
—Bustle
“Suspense at its very best.”
—CrimeReads, “Summer’s Most Anticipated Crime, Mystery, and Thrillers”
“Satisfyingly ominous prose . . . Complex characters . . . are brought heartbreakingly to life while Britain’s unjust, and still prevalent, class system, which lies at the heart of this tale, lends the narrative some moral weight.”
—East Hampton Star
“A thrilling page-turner [and] a compassionate and angry book: with forensic precision, Berry picks apart lives derailed by violence and the ways in which class privilege protects the guilty.”
—Paula Hawkins, author of The Girl on the Train and Into the Water
“Berry’s clever, thrilling writing wound me in and left me heartbroken when I turned the last page and realized it was over.”
—Fiona Barton, author of The Widow
“What a book! A skillful and compelling exploration of families, crime, and class.”
—Clare Mackintosh, author of I Let You Go
“A Double Life is more than just a taut thriller that will keep you poised at the edge of your seat: it’s also a deeply considered examination of women, violence, and memory. Do yourself a favor and read this astonishing novel.”
—Rene Denfeld, author of The Child Finder
“[An] engrossing psychological thriller . . . [that] builds to a shocking but satisfying conclusion. Berry tells this shattering story with surprising grace.”
—Publishers Weekly
“A Double Life is that rare thing: a beautifully written page-turner.”
—The Bookseller (London)
