Dream Girl: 'The darkly comic thriller of the season.' Irish Times

Review Mischievous, sulphurous, antic . . . Dream Girl is the darkly comic thriller of the season. ― Irish Times There are thriller writers and there is Laura Lippman, an American who is fast creating a new genre-busting category full of remarkable writing and dazzling plot lines . . . You will never guess the ending. It's delicious. ― Daily Mail Keeps you guessing until the very last chapter. ― Sunday Times 'Crime Club Star Pick' An immersive, chilling read from the masterful author of Sunburn and Lady in the Lake, with a #MeToo-inspired reckoning at its core. ― i Paper Just soapy enough to be an entertaining summer read, this thriller is also a thought-provoking examination of one man's reckoning with the shifting norms of a post-#MeToo world. I was utterly hooked ― Stylist Spine-chilling . . . Misery for the #MeToo generation. -- Erin Kelly Brilliant . . . Whip-smart, funny, painful, impossible to put down . . . Laura Lippman is a very special kind of twisted genius. -- Sarah Hilary The sharpest, clearest-eyed take on our #MeToo reckoning yet . . . Enthralling. -- Megan Abbott Delicious . . . [an] enticingly witty, multi-layered guessing game. ― Publishers Weekly, starred review Beguiling . . . Expect Lippman's latest to be among this summer's biggest novels. ― Booklist, starred review A knockout of a novel. -- Sarah Weinman Laura Lippman's Dream Girl is the book version of the mind-blown emoji. ― Entertainment Weekly Shimmers with suspense, surprises, wry humour. ― Boston Globe Sharp and timely . . . will surely please her many longtime devotees as well as attract new and enthusiastic fans. ― USA Today Funny and suspenseful, with a dread-worthy final twist. ― People Product Description SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2022 CWA IAN FLEMING STEEL DAGGER 'I loved it!' Erin Kelly 'Enthralling.' Megan Abbott 'I was utterly hooked'Stylist 'Keeps you guessing until the very last chapter.' Sunday Times Years ago Gerry Anderson wrote a novel about his dream girl, Aubrey, and for years people speculated about who she must have been based on. Now, with Gerry unwell and bed bound, he thinks someone is trying to contact him, someone claiming to be the real Aubrey. As Gerry's about to find out, dreams can quickly turn to nightmares. Book Description From the New York Times bestselling author, a psychological thriller about a writer whose dream girl may just have come back to haunt him About the Author Laura Lippman's novels have won many crime fiction prizes, including the Edgar, Anthony, Agatha and eDunnit Awards. Her more recent works include Sunburn, a Waterstones Thriller of the Month in 2018, Lady in the Lake, currently being adapted by Apple TV+, and Dream Girl, shortlisted for the 2022 CWA Ian Fleming Steel Dagger.