Darcey Bell

Soon to be a major motion picture from Lionsgate starring Anna Kendrick, Blake Lively and Henry Golding, and directed by Paul Feig "Riveting and brilliantly structured, A Simple Favor is an edge-of-your seat domestic thriller about a missing wife and mother that relies on a rotating cast of unreliable narrators to ingeniously examine the cost of competitive mom-friends, the toll of ordinary marital discontent and the fallacy of the picture-perfect, suburban family."—Kimberly McCreight, New York Times bestselling author She’s your best friend. She knows all your secrets. That’s why she’s so dangerous. A single mother's life is turned upside down when her best friend vanishes in this chilling debut thriller in the vein of Gone Girl and The Girl on the Train. It starts with a simple favor—an ordinary kindness mothers do for one another. When her best friend, Emily, asks Stephanie to pick up her son Nicky after school, she happily says yes. Nicky and her son, Miles, are classmates and best friends, and the five-year-olds love being together—just like she and Emily. A widow and stay-at-home mommy blogger living in woodsy suburban Connecticut, Stephanie was lonely until she met Emily, a sophisticated PR executive whose job in Manhattan demands so much of her time. But Emily doesn’t come back. She doesn’t answer calls or return texts. Stephanie knows something is terribly wrong—Emily would never leave Nicky, no matter what the police say. Terrified, she reaches out to her blog readers for help. She also reaches out to Emily’s husband, the handsome, reticent Sean, offering emotional support. It’s the least she can do for her best friend. Then, she and Sean receive shocking news. Emily is dead. The nightmare of her disappearance is over. Or is it? Because soon, Stephanie will begin to see that nothing—not friendship, love, or even an ordinary favor—is as simple as it seems. A Simple Favor is a remarkable tale of psychological suspense—a clever and twisting free-fall of a ride filled with betrayals and reversals, twists and turns, secrets and revelations, love and loyalty, murder and revenge. Darcey Bell masterfully ratchets up the tension in a taut, unsettling, and completely absorbing story that holds you in its grip until the final page.

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A Simple Favor

From the New York Times bestselling author of A Simple Favor comes an electrifying domestic thriller of how one woman's life is turned upside down when her brother brings his new girlfriend to visit--and no one is telling the truth about who they really are. She's on the verge of having it all... But one woman stands in her way. Charlotte has everything in life that she ever could have hoped for: a doting, artistic husband, a small-but-thriving flower shop, and her sweet, smart five-year-old daughter, Daisy. Her relationship with her mother might be strained, but the distance between them helps. And her younger brother Rocco may have horrible taste in women, but when he introduces his new girlfriend to Charlotte and her family, they are cautiously optimistic that she could be The One. Daisy seems to love Ruth, and she can't be any worse than the klepto Rocco brought home the last time. At least, that's what Charlotte keeps telling herself. But as Rocco and Ruth's relationship becomes more serious, Ruth's apparent obsession with Daisy grows more obvious. Then Daisy is kidnapped, and Charlotte is convinced there's only one person who could have taken her. Ruth has never had much, but now she's finally on the verge of having everything she's ever dreamed of. A stable job at a start-up company, a rakish, handsome boyfriend with whom she falls more in love with every day--and a chance at the happy family she's always wanted, adorable niece included. The only obstacle standing in her way is her boyfriend's sister Charlotte, whose attitude swerves between politely cold and outright hostile. Rebuffing Ruth's every attempt to build a friendship with her and Daisy, Charlotte watches over her daughter with a desperate protectiveness that sends chills down Ruth's spine. Ruth knows that Charlotte has a deeply-buried secret, the only question is: what? A surprise outing with Daisy could be the key to finding out, and Ruth knows she must take the chance while she has it--for everyone's sake. As the two women follow each other down a chilling rabbit hole, unearthing winding paths of deceit, lies, and trauma, a family and a future will be completely--and irrevocably--shattered. From its very first page, Something She's Not Telling Us takes hold of readers' imagination in a harrowing, unforgettable thriller that dives deep into the domestic psyche and asks the question: Is anyone ever really who they say they are...?

Something She's Not Telling Us

Now a major film starring Anna Kendrick and Blake Lively as a pair of mismatched best friends, each with something to hide...What happened to Emily?When her best friend, Emily, asks Stephanie to pick up her son from school she agrees happily.Their children are classmates and best friends. And five-year-olds love being together - just like she and Emily. As a widow and stay-at-home blogger mum living in suburban Connecticut, Stephanie was lonely until she met Emily, a glamorous and successful PR executive.The trouble is that Emily doesn't come back. No matter what the police say, Stephanie knows that she would never leave her son. Terrified, she reaches out to her fellow mummy bloggers.And she also reaches out to Emily's husband - just to offer her support.What Stephanie hasn't shared are the secrets buried in a murky past.For fans of Gone Girl and Big Little Lies, A Simple Favour by Darcey Bell ratchets up the tension in a taut, unsettling, and completely absorbing thriller that holds you in its grip until the final page.

A Simple Favour

The New York Times bestselling author of A Simple Favor brings her “sly, satirical, subversive” (L.S. Hilton, author of Ultima) prose to a pitch-perfect psychological suspense novel about a young couple whose disintegrating marriage and remote new home in rural, upstate New York make for a terrifying descent into the darker side of human nature. When Emma’s husband, Ben, falls in love with a large Victorian mansion for sale in upstate New York, he swears to her the fixer-upper will be worth the risk. With a baby on the way, Emma would like to live in a charming, safe community, after all—and in a space larger than a one-bedroom New York City apartment. On impulse, she agrees to Ben’s plan and they put in an offer on the house. Sure, the mansion has a somewhat creepy backstory and is a bit dilapidated, but Emma and Ben are in this together, aren’t they? When strange things start happening, Emma begins to experience a little buyer’s remorse. What’s the real history of this house? Is its dark history repeating itself? Why does her husband suddenly seem so distant? Is she in danger? Is her baby? Combining the domestic anxiety of Liane Moriarty and the haunting twists and turns of Shirley Jackson, All I Want is an intensely absorbing novel that will change the way you look at your neighbors.

All I Want

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A single mother's life is turned upside down when her best friend vanishes in this chilling debut thriller in the vein of Gone Girl and The Girl on the Train—now a major motion picture from Lionsgate starring Anna Kendrick, Blake Lively, and Henry Golding, and directed by Paul Feig “Debut-novelist Darcey Bell ramps up suspense with authority in this domestic thriller, in which actions seem as inevitable as they are chilling. The audience that made Gone Girl a publishing sensation is likely to take to this one, too.”—Booklist (starred review) It starts with a simple favor—an ordinary kindness mothers do for one another. When glamorous Emily asks Stephanie to pick up her son after school, Stephanie happily says yes. Emily has a life that would make any woman jealous. She is the perfect mother with a dazzling career working for a famous fashion designer in Manhattan. Stephanie, a widow with a son in kindergarten, lonely in their Connecticut suburb, turns to her daily blog for connection and validation. Stephanie imagines Emily to be her new confidante and is shocked when Emily suddenly disappears without a trace, leaving her son and husband with no warning. Stephanie knows something is terribly wrong. Unable to keep away from the grieving family, she soon finds herself entangled with Sean, Emily’s handsome, reticent British husband. But she can’t ignore the nagging feeling that he’s not being honest with her about Emily’s disappearance. Is Stephanie imagining things? How well did she really know her “best” friend? Stephanie begins to see that nothing—not friendship, love, or even an ordinary favor—is as simple as it seems. A Simple Favor exposes the dark underbelly of female friendship in this taut, unsettling, and completely absorbing story that holds you in its grip until the final page.

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Simple Favour

Cuando su mejor amiga, Emily, le pide a Stephanie que recoja a su hijo Nicky despuaes de la escuela, acepta sin siquiera dudarlo. Nicky y su hijo, Miles, son compaaneros de clase y mejores amigos, y los nianos de cinco aanos aman estar juntos, al igual que ella y Emily. Stephanie estaba sola hasta que conociao a Emily, una ejecutiva de relaciones paublicas sofisticada cuyo trabajo en Manhattan exige mucho de su tiempo. Pero Emily no aparece. No contesta llamadas ni mensajes. Stephanie sabe que algo estaa terriblemente mal: Emily nunca dejaraia a Nicky, no importa lo que diga la policaia. Aterrorizada, pide ayuda a los lectores de su blog. Tambiaen se acerca al marido de Emily, el guapo y enigmaatico Sean, con quien encuentra apoyo emocional. Entonces, ella y Sean reciben noticias impactantes... AHan encontrado a Emily? AEstaraa muerta? ASeraa el fin de esta pesadilla o el comienzo? Pronto Stephanie se da cuenta de que nada, ni la amistad, ni el amor, ni siquiera un pequeano favor, es tan simple como parece. --From Amazon.com.

Un Pequeño Favor

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Livro apontado como sucessor de Garota exemplar e A garota no trem, Um pequeno favor inclui traições e reviravoltas, uma pessoa morta e a questão recorrente: quem está enganando quem? Quando Emily pede a Stephanie para buscar seu filho, Nicky, na escola, ela alegremente concorda; afinal, são melhores amigas. Mas Emily simplesmente desaparece. Ela não atende ao telefone nem responde às mensagens. Stephanie sabe que algo está terrivelmente errado. Aterrorizada, ela pede ajuda aos leitores do seu blog. Até que ela e Sean, marido de Emily, recebem notícias chocantes: Emily está morta. O pesadelo de seu desaparecimento finalmente chegou ao fim. Ou será que não?

Um pequeno favor

Da questo libro il film con Blake Lively e Anna Kendrick ora al cinema. Tutto ha inizio con un piccolo favore tra madri. «Puoi passare tu a prendere Nicky?» chiede Emily alla sua migliore amica, Stephanie. E Stephanie, mamma di Miles, è felice di dare una mano, guidata dall'urgenza di essere utile, di sentirsi in qualche modo importante per gli altri. Quel giorno però Emily non torna a prendere suo figlio, e non risponderà alle telefonate, né ai messaggi. Stephanie, preoccupata, smarrita, si avvicina al marito della sua amica, Sean, gli sta accanto e si prende cura di lui e del bambino. E col passare dei giorni si innamora. Poi la notizia. Un corpo è stato ritrovato nelle acque del lago, e la polizia conferma: si tratta di Emily. Suicidio, il caso è chiuso. Ma è davvero così? Presto, Stephanie si renderà conto che niente è come sembra, e dietro l'amicizia, l'amore, o anche la semplicità di un piccolo favore, si nascondono invece una mente subdola e un disegno perverso e diabolico.Un piccolo favore è un thriller psicologico ad alto tasso adrenalinico, ricco di imprevisti e colpi di scena, denso di segreti e rivelazioni, che scivola tra amore e lealtà, morte e vendetta. Qui Darcey Bell ci presenta due figure femminili opposte, eppure per certi versi affini, di cui il lettore capirà presto di non potersi fidare.

Un piccolo favore

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"When Emma's husband, Ben, falls in love with a large Victorian mansion for sale in upstate New York, he swears to her the fixer-upper will be worth the risk. With a baby on the way, Emma would like to live in a charming, safe community, after all--and in a space larger than a one-bedroom New York City apartment. On impulse, she agrees to Ben's plan and they put in an offer on the house. Sure, the mansion has a somewhat creepy backstory and is a bit dilapidated, but Emma and Ben are in this together, aren't they? When strange things start happening, Emma begins to experience a little buyer's remorse. What's the real history of this house? Is its dark history repeating itself? Why does her husband suddenly seem so distant? Is she in danger? Is her baby? Combining the domestic anxiety of Liane Moriarty and the haunting twists and turns of Shirley Jackson, All I Want is an intensely absorbing novel that will change the way you look at your neighbors"--

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O mică favoare

Stephanie, fürsorgliche Mutter, viel gelesene Mom-Bloggerin und jung verwitwet, hilft gerne aus; erst recht, wenn ihre glamouröse Freundin Emily, PR-Chefin eines New Yorker Modedesigners, sie darum bittet. Doch als sie an diesem Tag Emilys fünfjährigen Sohn Nicky nach der Vorschule mit zu sich nach Hause nimmt, ahnt sie nicht, dass dies das Ende ihrer brüchigen Vorstadtidylle bedeuten wird. Denn Emily holt ihren Sohn am Abend nicht ab. Und auch an den folgenden Tagen und Wochen taucht sie nicht auf. Stephanie kümmert sich um Nicky, zusammen mit Emilys Mann Sean. In ihm erkennt sie die unverhoffte Chance, noch einmal ein ganz anderes Leben zu führen. Und sie fasst einen folgenschweren Entschluss. Doch dann kommt der Anruf, vor dem sie sich die ganze Zeit gefürchtet hat ... "Wie sich nun im Nachhinein das Leben der beiden Freundinnen als wahr bis halbwahr bis gelogen entpuppt, ist ein wahrer Genuss zu lesen. Und noch dazu sehr spannend. »Nur ein kleiner Gefalllen« ist genau so, wie es der Titel suggeriert - Beginn harmlos, klein, schon oft gelesen, aber dann: die Spannung, die Wendungen und die Erkenntnis, dass man/frau niemanden genau kennt. Nichts ist sicher. Nur der Tod. Großartig." Bücherschau "Was Menschen einander antun können, erzählt Darcey Bell in ihrem psychologisch ausgefeilten Thriller »Nur ein kleiner Gefalllen«." Leserin

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Nur ein kleiner Gefallen - A Simple Favor

Adapté sous le titre "L'ombre d'Emily" AU CINÉMA LE 26 SEPTEMBRE. Elle est votre meilleure amie. Elle connaît tous vos secrets. Et c'est ce qui la rend si dangereuse. Tout oppose en apparence Stephanie, une jeune veuve sans emploi qui partage son temps entre son fils Miles et la rédaction de son " blog de maman ", et Emily, une femme d'affaires sophistiquée et mariée. Elles s'entendent pourtant à merveille et ont noué, dans leur petite ville du Connecticut, une amitié aussi forte que celle qui lie leurs deux garçons de cinq ans. Et lorsqu'Emily lui demande de récupérer son fils Nicky à la sortie de l'école, Stephanie accepte tout naturellement. Mais les jours passent et Emily ne revient pas. Insidieusement, Stephanie prend alors sa place auprès de Sean, le mari d'Emily. Car on peut toujours compter sur elle pour s'occuper d'autrui. De façon peut-être un peu trouble, ambiguë et excessive parfois. C'est aussi ce que semble penser l'ombre qui, cachée, épie Stephanie et Sean, bien décidée à ce que chacun finisse par payer pour ses crimes.

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