![]() ![]() The author (whose real name is Dan Mallory) studied Patricia Highsmith’s Tom Ripley conman novels at Oxford and seems to have modeled his life after the protagonist, leaving a trail of lies behind him on his path to becoming a best-selling novelist. ![]() There’s also a considerable debt to movies like Alfred Hitchcock’s classic Rear Window, which Finn cited as an inspiration. It bears “striking similarities” to a novel by Sarah Denzil, Saving April. The story borrows heavily from other Gone Girl imitations, most notably The Girl on the Train. SUMMARY OF STORY: a mysterious and troubled woman attempts to trace a murderer but soon finds herself becoming the target of someones murderous intentions. And yet, it’s just not very good, and both the book and its author have abounded in controversies. Finn, a psychological and crime thriller. It was the first time an author’s debut novel hit the NYT best-seller list at #1 right off the bat in more than a decade. ![]() Finn’s novel was an immediate hit when it was published in January of 2018. On top of all that, Anna’s excessive drinking is mixing badly with her many medications, causing her to possibly hallucinate (but possibly not?!) the murder of her new neighbor (Julianne Moore-or maybe it’s Jennifer Jason Leigh).Ī.J. ![]()
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