The Writer, Gina A. Jones
The Writer, Gina A. Jones
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The Writer

Author: Gina A. Jones

Narrator: Brooke Chambers, Jerry Wilkins

Unabridged: 6 hr 37 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 09/21/2020


Synopsis

A Bestselling Novelist’s book comes back to haunt her.Kayleigh Carter is starting her life over above a coffee shop in Manhattan. She is also the author of the hit thriller My Legal Guardian, in which a “bad boy billionaire” plays Fifty Shades of Grey-style mind games on a female protagonist. She discovers the previous tenant, a young college girl, of her apartment went missing—the inspiration for her next thriller. However, someone doesn’t want her found, and she soon attracts a psychopath who is one step ahead of her, leaving messages signed XXX.The deeper Kayleigh delves into the missing girl’s disappearance, the more factors point to her own book.A pointedly thrilling sequence of psychological revelations and an ending you’ll never see coming.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Katy on July 20, 2025

Miranda Smith books always hit!! The plot twists totally blew my mind. And I loved how authentically she wrote about the experience of writers — so relatable!......more

Goodreads review by Els on March 07, 2024

I loved the premise of this book and I guess it must be every author's nightmare when this would happen to them. It's not uncommon for people to lose themselves in a world of fiction in order to escape something devastating they went through, but what if that fictional world suddenly becomes very, ve......more

Goodreads review by Kristin on March 28, 2024

Thank you to NetGalley for allowing me to read this eARC in exchange for my honest opinion. The Writer is a thriller that follows a women's mystery book writer's club. Four women meet once per week to discuss the books they're currently working on writing, but each of them appear to be hiding somethi......more

Goodreads review by Liz on April 22, 2024

I loved this book! I did not see the ending coming, very fun and I had to take a few minutes to process what I had just read. I respect that the author followed the "no coincidences" rule - it isn't always easy to do so it was nice that she made sure to cover all her bases. Book Summary and Comments......more

Goodreads review by Ink on April 18, 2024

The Writer by Miranda Smith has an unusual premise for a thriller, a book club and the members thereof. This is unique, original and unexpected for the genre and as such, I was intrigued. Becca wants to be a writer, but things are not going well. Her manuscripts keep getting rejected, she is unhappy......more