For two old friends with so much to hide, playing catch-up is a dangerous game in a propulsive novel of suspense by the author of Mother of All Secrets.
Writer Carrie Colts hopes a move to Montauk will be a rejuvenating change of pace for her family. The last thing she expects to see is her former college roommate on her doorstep. Newly widowed, and with a daughter of her own, Maya would love to reconnect. As a gesture to an old friend in mourning, Carrie extends an invitation to stay. Just for a few days. After all, there are reasons that Carrie and Maya are estranged.
Carrie soon regrets her impulsive offer. Someone has taken a pair of scissors to her college yearbook. Her herb garden is destroyed. She’s starting to receive sinister texts. And Maya is making herself a little too much at home. What does Maya really want? What is she hiding? Carrie’s afraid to ask. Because Maya knows all her secrets, and exposing them comes with a price Carrie can’t afford to pay.
Praise for Anything for a Friend
“Kathleen Willett has done it again! ANYTHING FOR A FRIEND is chock full of domestic tension, twisty plot turns, and compelling female characters. I couldn’t put this one down! After reading this page-turner, you might think twice about inviting your oldest friends into your home...”
“Twisty and totally bingeable, Kathleen M. Willett’s ANYTHING FOR A FRIEND is a dark and devious exploration of female friendship that kept me turning the pages into the night, but fair warning — this story might make you think twice before picking up the phone when an old friend just wants to ‘catch up.’”
“An old friend’s return threatens to unearth dark truths in Kathleen Willett’s newest page-turner. Twisty and full of suspense, ANYTHING FOR A FRIEND explores deception, the push and pull of complicated friendships, and the cost of keeping a secret. I tore through it.”
“Ominous, twisty, and impossible to put down. I raced to the end!”
“Twisty and dark”
Her freedom, her sanity, her life. How much will a young mother sacrifice to protect her secrets?
Sleep deprived and overwhelmed, first-time mom Jenn is struggling to adapt to her new role. Frustrated with her loving but preoccupied husband and still grieving the death of her own mother, she feels isolated and depressed. It’s only when she joins a new-moms’ group that she starts to think she’s finally getting back on track.
Until Isabel, the group’s leader, suddenly disappears.
Now Jenn’s baby isn’t the only reason she can’t sleep. Consumed with worry over Isabel, Jenn is teetering on the edge of obsession. Concern turns to paranoia when Jenn finds clues that force her to look at herself, her marriage, and the women in her support group, who have more in common than Jenn realized. Much more.
Saving Isabel means unearthing secrets that were supposed to stay buried forever, and Jenn has to decide what she’s willing to risk to help a woman she barely knows. With each revelation, she gets closer to a slow-burning act of retribution that could easily and irrevocably draw her into the flames.
Praise for Mother of All Secrets
“This book is my new obsession. I completely devoured Kathleen Willett’s addictive thriller MOTHER OF ALL SECRETS, which takes the life-upturning experience of new motherhood and brilliantly twists it into a riveting missing person story. Every time you think you know what happened, the book transforms, leaving you chasing the truth as breathlessly as the protagonist. Simmering with righteous anger and revenge under its polished surface, MOTHER deserves to be at the top of every thriller lover’s TBR.”
“MOTHER OF ALL SECRETS is a thrilling page-turner and a fierce manifesto about motherhood, powerful women, and what we must be willing to do to protect our children. The plot twists are breathtaking and I loved staying up late reading this fabulous novel.”
“Provocative and engrossing”
“In MOTHER OF ALL SECRETS, Willett has crafted an engrossing thriller with both heart and bite. Willett tenderly confronts the realities of postpartum life and the complexities of ‘mom friends’ while still delivering plenty of dynamic twists.”
“A riveting page-turner”
“New mommy blues threaded through a twisty suspense story written in Willett’s entirely relatable style makes for a highly compelling read. Pick this for your next book club— you will not regret it!”