Next to Die

<p>The <em>New York Times</em> bestselling author of <em>The Monogram Murders</em> and <em>Woman with a Secret</em> returns with a disturbing tale of psychological suspense and obsession that hits at the heart of some of our most precious relationships.<br/><br/>What if having a best friend could put you in the crosshairs of a killer?</p><p>A psychopath the police have dubbed Billy Dead Mates is targeting pairs of best friends and killing them one by one. Before they die each victim is given a small white book.</p><p>For months detectives have failed to catch Billy or figure out what the white books symbolize and why the killer leaves them behind. The police are on edge; the public in a panic. Then a woman scared by what she's seen on the news comes forward. What she reveals shocks the investigators and adds another troubling layer to an already complex case.</p><p>Stand-up comedian Kim Tribbeck has one of Billy's peculiar little books. A stranger gave it to her at a gig she did last year. Was the stranger Billy and is he targeting her--or is it something more nefarious? Kim has no friends and trusts no one so how--and why--could Billy Dead Mates want to target her? If it's not her then who will be the next to die?</p><p>Sophie Hannah raises the stakes with each successive page in this haunting and twisting thriller that reaffirms her place as one of today's most talented suspense writers. </p>