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SHE INVITED HIM IN, NOW SHE CAN'T GET HIM OUT . . .The most addictive psychological thriller you'll read this summer.Donna is so ready to start her new life. But the nightmare has only just begun.Donna's had enough of her dead-end job in Chicago, her unhappy family life, and total lack of boyfriend. Then her grandmother leaves her this perfect turquoise-blue bungalow in the California hills. Things are finally looking up.And now she's found the perfect roommate to help pay the bills. Joshua keeps the fridge stocked with delicious fresh food, they watch cooking shows together and stay up late sharing their deepest secrets. He's not just a roommate, he's a friend, and soon Donna can't imagine life without him.But Donna can't stop the doubts creeping in. Where did he get that key to the side door? And what are the strange sounds coming from his room?Then Donna brings home her new boyfriend, and things start to spiral out of control.Her perfect roommate is about to become her worst nightmare.A dark and twisty domestic thriller with an ending you won't forget. Fans of Shari Lapena, Becca Day, Patricia MacDonald, Freida McFadden, Nicole Trope and Susanna Beard will not be able to put this book down. "Dark, propulsive, and thrillingly unpredictable, The Roommate is a moody mind-bender of Southern California noir." - Cassidy Lucas, author of Santa Monica and The Last Party "Relentlessly tense and unsettling, The Roommate is a novel as dark as it is addictive." - Megan Collins, author of The Family Plot "The Roommate is like nothing I've read before. I could not put it down." - Julia Fine, author of The Upstairs House Caroline Macon Fleischer is a writer in Chicago. She is the author of the psychological thriller THE ROOMMATE out in 2022. More of her writing has been published in Oh Reader, American Theatre Magazine, MAKE Magazine, PANK, and more. She's also the editor and co-founder (with the artist Vada Briceño) of the small publisher, Fruit Bat Press, and has worked in theatre with companies including Lookingglass Theatre Company, Chicago Dramatists, Chicago Children's Theatre, and others. She teaches creative writing at Loyola University in Chicago and online at Catapult Publishing. Beyond writing, she's a mom, dog lover, and avid gardener. See more at www.caromacon.com |
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