One of the Good Guys

Araminta is one of the most daring and intriguing writers working today. This is a resonant, razor-laced and dangerously glittering novel' Gillian Flynn'An absolutely thrilling tale, full of breathless cliffside terror and fresh feminist theory masked in tight, propulsive mystery. I devoured this book' Lisa Taddeo*********If most men say they’re one of the good guys, then why are so many women afraid to walk alone at night?Cole is the perfect husband: a romantic, supportive of his wife, Mel’s career, keen to be a hands-on dad, not a big drinker.A good guy. So when Mel leaves him, he's floored. She was lucky to be with a man like him.Craving solitude, he accepts a job on the coast and quickly settles into his new life where he meets reclusive artist Lennie. Lennie has made the same move for similar reasons. She is living in a crumbling cottage on the edge of a nearby cliff.It’s an undeniably scary location, but sometimes you have to face your fears to get past them. As their relationship develops, two young women go missing while on a walk protesting gendered violence, right by where Cole and Lennie live. Finding themselves at the heart of a police investigation and media frenzy, it soon becomes clear that they don’t know each other very well at all.This is what happens when women have had enough . . .*********‘A dark, dazzling shock to the system. One of the Good Guys is clever, composed, exciting and frightening’Chris Whitaker'Scorching, smart and soaked in feminist rage, this is a suspense that stays with you long after the last page'Ellery Lloyd'It got me by the throat and wouldn’t let go. It’s creepy, thought-provoking, compelling and so very relevant'Julie Cohen'A mind-bending tour de force.Araminta Hall has always been one of my favorite writers, but what she has done here is groundbreaking. This thriller is shocking, twisted, dark, and absolutely on-point'Samantha Downing'A bold and on-point feminist thriller about gendered violence with Gone Girl twistiness and narrator unreliability'Victoria Selman'A dark, original and thought-provoking read. This book will hook you from the first page and keep you thinking long after the last'Alice Feeney