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A searing, chilling sliver of perfection . . . May well turn out to be the year's best thriller. -Charles Finch, The New York Times Book Review

This is simply one of the nastiest and most disturbing thrillers I've read in years. I loved it, right down to the utterly chilling final line. -Gillian Flynn

A spellbinding, darkly twisted novel about desire and obsession, and the complicated lines between truth and perception, Our Kind of Cruelty introduces Araminta Hall, a chilling new voice in psychological suspense.

This is a love story. Mike's love story.

Mike Hayes fought his way out of a brutal childhood and into a quiet, if lonely, life before he met Verity Metcalf. V taught him about love, and in return, Mike has dedicated his life to making her happy. He's found the perfect home, the perfect job; he's sculpted himself into the physical ideal V has always wanted. He knows they'll be bl

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      Publisher: Picador
      Publication Date: 1/7/2019 12:05:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9781250214935, 978-1250214935
      ISBN10: 1250214939

      Description

      Book Synopsis

      A searing, chilling sliver of perfection . . . May well turn out to be the year's best thriller. -Charles Finch, The New York Times Book Review

      This is simply one of the nastiest and most disturbing thrillers I've read in years. I loved it, right down to the utterly chilling final line. -Gillian Flynn

      A spellbinding, darkly twisted novel about desire and obsession, and the complicated lines between truth and perception, Our Kind of Cruelty introduces Araminta Hall, a chilling new voice in psychological suspense.

      This is a love story. Mike's love story.

      Mike Hayes fought his way out of a brutal childhood and into a quiet, if lonely, life before he met Verity Metcalf. V taught him about love, and in return, Mike has dedicated his life to making her happy. He's found the perfect home, the perfect job; he's sculpted himself into the physical ideal V has always wanted. He knows they'll be bl

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