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This Will Be the End of Me
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Available on Jan 19, 2027 | 336 Pages
A psychological thriller with a reality-bending twist: every suspect is an alternate version of the same man.
Joshua Hoffman is hosting a fortieth birthday party at his secluded lakeside home, but the guests are no ordinary attendees—they are nine alternate versions of himself from other timelines, all brought together by cutting-edge technology. Each has taken a different path through life. Each has ended up with a very different fate.
Among them are: The Argentinian, who fled his dreary hometown for a life of luxury in South America; The Townie, who stayed behind to marry his high school crush; The Marksman, a single father struggling to raise his troubled daughter; The Director, a Hollywood filmmaker facing an embarrassing end to his career; and The Teacher, a man of faith and moral duty.
But after a raucous night of one-upmanship, one of the Joshua Hoffmans is found brutally strangled. Now, the others must face a terrifying reality: a killer is among them—and his name is Joshua Hoffman.
As the violence escalates and bodies pile up, the group must uncover the murderer by answering a simple, chilling question: which Joshua Hoffman wants to kill his other selves, and why?
Joshua Hoffman is hosting a fortieth birthday party at his secluded lakeside home, but the guests are no ordinary attendees—they are nine alternate versions of himself from other timelines, all brought together by cutting-edge technology. Each has taken a different path through life. Each has ended up with a very different fate.
Among them are: The Argentinian, who fled his dreary hometown for a life of luxury in South America; The Townie, who stayed behind to marry his high school crush; The Marksman, a single father struggling to raise his troubled daughter; The Director, a Hollywood filmmaker facing an embarrassing end to his career; and The Teacher, a man of faith and moral duty.
But after a raucous night of one-upmanship, one of the Joshua Hoffmans is found brutally strangled. Now, the others must face a terrifying reality: a killer is among them—and his name is Joshua Hoffman.
As the violence escalates and bodies pile up, the group must uncover the murderer by answering a simple, chilling question: which Joshua Hoffman wants to kill his other selves, and why?
Author
Jared Young
JARED YOUNG’s short stories and essays have appeared in McSweeney’s, The Millions, The Walrus, and elsewhere. His first novel, Into The Current, was longlisted for the ReLit Award. He also writes a Substack newsletter, Tolstoyan, about culture and philosophy. Jared grew up in Yellowknife, in the Northwest Territories of Canada, and currently lives in Chelsea, Quebec, with his wife and two children.
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