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Book SynopsisThe Number One Global Sensation*Foyle's Fiction Book of the Year**Amazon Book of the Year**Shortlisted for Waterstones Book of the Year**Fiction Book of the Year 2024 British Book Awards*Addictive' GraziaHugely entertaining' ObserverProvocative' Mail on SundayTHIS IS ONE HELL OF A STORY. IT'S JUST NOT HERS TO TELL.When failed writer June Hayward witnesses her rival Athena Liu die in a freak accident, she sees her opportunity and takes it.So what if it means stealing Athena's final manuscript?So what if it means borrowing' her identity?And so what if the first lie is only the beginningFinally, June has the fame she always deserved. But someone is about to expose her What happens next is entirely everyone else''s fault. The book that everyone is talking about' GlamourIngenious, astute, hugely entertaining' David NichollsBreathtakingly clever on jealousy, talent, success, and who gets to tell which story' Elizabeth DayHard to put down. Harder to forget' Stephen KingR.F. Kuang's book Yell
Trade Review‘Propulsive’ SUNDAY TIMES
‘Razor-sharp’ TIME
‘A clever, pacy tale’ SARA PASCOE
'Tense, modern… a brilliant exploration of the literary world' AISLING BEA
‘A riot’ PANDORA SYKES
‘Darkly comic’ GQ
‘A wild ride’ STYLIST
‘Pacy and provocative’ MAIL ON SUNDAY
‘A hugely entertaining account of a brazen literary heist’ OBSERVER
‘A wicked little satire of publishing, racial politics and icky internet culture’ THE TIMES
‘Intriguing’ ELLE
‘Strikingly topical’ GUARDIAN
‘Utterly diverting’ FINANCIAL TIMES
‘Blistering’ SCOTSMAN
‘Unforgettable’ WOMAN & HOME
‘A spiky, snarky, shady, smart, sinister take on white privilege’ NIKKI MAY
‘Incisive and compelling… sweeps the reader up on a thrilling ride, but leaves us thinking about the questions raised for days’ JENNIFER SAINT
‘A rollicking good read that you’ll struggle to put down’ WOMAN’S WEEKLY
‘Deeply, darkly hilarious’ MARIE CLAIRE
‘So addictive you could easily risk heatstroke if you read it on a sun lounger’ GRAZIA
‘This acute, fast-paced thriller will have literary insiders nodding in recognition and outsiders gasping in shock’ THE BOOKSELLER
‘A firecracker of a book’ i PAPER
‘Uncomfortable and addictive… a must-read’ INDEPENDENT
‘Not since Martin Amis’s The Information has the venality, self-regard and absurdity of the writing life been so gloriously skewered’ THE CRITIC
‘Once you start, you won’t be able to put it down’ HEAT
‘Scathing, spiky and full of laugh-out-loud moments’ GLAMOUR
‘Well-observed and alarmingly convincing’ DAILY MAIL
‘Sharp and funny… a superb insight into the publishing world’ PRIMA
