Careful What You Wish For

Hallie Ephron is the New York Times bestselling author of Never Tell a Lie, Come and Find Me, There Was an Old Woman, and Night Night, Sleep Tight. For twelve years she was the crime fiction reviewer for the Boston Globe. The daughter of Hollywood screenwriters, she grew up in Beverly Hills, and lives near Boston, Massachusetts.

“[A] thoroughly enjoyable twist on the classic murder mystery.” — Christian Science Monitor&#8220Clever...Ephron’s tidy approach to stowing clues, arousing suspicions, keeping the chaos of the climax under control, then tying up loose ends makes her a professional organizer of this type of entertainment. In a word—neat.” — Kirkus Reviews“Outstanding...May be the first domestic thriller to weave in Marie Kondo’s decluttering theory about discarding things that don’t spark joy...After being a finalist five times, Ephron may finally win the Mary Higgins Clark Award for this one.” — Publishers Weekly (starred review)&#8220Hallie Ephron has crafted a timely, twisty tale that had me grinning at the opening line and wide-eyed at the conclusion. Cleverly plotted and cast with compelling characters, Careful What You Wish For is the perfect summer book club pick!” — New York Times Bestselling Author Wendy Corsi Staub&#8220Hallie Ephron’s Careful What You Wish For is a cautionary tale for the spark joy moment—a tidy nightmare of a story that won’t be contained. A compulsive page-turner that sparks anxiety.” — Lori Rader-Day, Edgar® Award-nominated author of Under a Dark Sky“Hallie Ephron has crafted a timely, twisty tale that had me grinning at the opening line and wide-eyed at the conclusion. Cleverly plotted and cast with compelling characters, Careful What You Wish For is the perfect summer book club pick!” — New York Times Bestselling Author Wendy Corsi Staub