The Villa A Novel by Rachel Hawkins

INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER!
Hawkins weaves an engrossing tale about betrayal, sisterhood, and the
power of telling your own story. Captivating!" - People
"Hawkins is the reigning queen of suspense." - Heather Gudenkauf, New
York Times bestselling author
The bestselling author of The Wife Upstairs returns with a brilliant new
gothic suspense set at an Italian villa with a dark history.
As kids, Emily and Chess were inseparable. But by their 30s, their bond has
been strained by the demands of their adult lives. So when Chess suggests a
girls trip to Italy, Emily jumps at the chance to reconnect with her best friend.
Villa Aestas in Orvieto is a high-end holiday home now, but in 1974, it was
known as Villa Rosato, and rented for the summer by a notorious rock star,
Noel Gordon. In an attempt to reignite his creative spark, Noel invites up-andcoming musician, Pierce Sheldon to join him, as well as Pierce's girlfriend,
Mari, and her stepsister, Lara. But he also sets in motion a chain of events
that leads to Mari writing one of the greatest horror novels of all time, Lara
composing a platinum (...)

Rachel Hawkins is the New York Times bestselling author of The Wife
Upstairs and Reckless Girls, as well as multiple books for young readers. Her
work has been translated in over a dozen countries. She studied gender and
sexuality in Victorian literature at Auburn University and currently lives in
Alabama.

St. Martin's Press
On Sale: Nov 7/23
5.38 x 8.25 • 304 pages
9781250834591 • $24.00 • pb
Fiction / Suspense