Bystander (Signed Paperback)

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"Whether or not Stefen sent those messages to Lilah, the word is already out. Whether or not he’s the one who killed her, judgment is being dealt."

"Ever since Lilah was found, the town’s been hungry for a burning, and now, with Stefen’s name upon their lips, forever engulfed in a big, blazing fire is what his whole life is soon to become."

Her senior year of high school has ended early, but what Josephine “Joss” Addler quickly finds out, it’s not to get a head start on basking in the summer sun. Lilah Ramsey has been found murdered, and although Joss is ready to sweep the bad news under the rug like she’s been forced to do her entire life, she quickly realizes that things are no longer so simple. When the townspeople latch onto their first suspect, an estranged yet familiar neighbor of hers, Joss finds that she may be unable to stand aside. Will her distant connection to the suspect make her the town's second murder-victim? Or will her trust prove worthy enough to give her the strength to finally break free of the bystander effect?

Bystander is Gillian Flynn’s Gone Girl meets Thomas Vinterberg’s The Hunt. By taking the classic genres of mystery and thriller and giving them a breath of fresh air, Bystander mixes the suspense of “whodunnit” with the horrors of just how cruel human nature can be. Written in a dual POV between two complicated characters and changing between a timeline of “before” and “after,” Bystander keeps you guessing “what’s the truth?” and “who’s the killer?” until the very end.

For readers who enjoy The It Girl, Gone Girl, All Good People Here, The Hunt, and more!