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"Part Patricia Highsmith, part All About Eve and pure fun."―Maria SempleFlorence Darrow has always felt she was destined for greatness, but after a disastrous affair with her married boss, she starts to doubt herself. All that changes when she sets off for Morocco with her new boss, the celebrated but reclusive author Maud Dixon. Amidst the colorful streets of Marrakesh and the wind-swept beaches of the coast, Florence begins to feel she's leading the sort of interesting, cosmopolitan life she deserves.But when she wakes up in the hospital after a terrible car accident, with no memory of the previous night--and no sign of Maud--a dangerous idea begins to take form. . . A Best Book of the Year: New York Times, NPR, New York Post, Entertainment Weekly, CrimeReads

"Part Patricia Highsmith, part All About Eve and pure fun."―Maria SempleFlorence Darrow has always felt she was destined for greatness, but after a disastrous affair with her married boss, she starts to doubt herself. All that changes when she sets off for Morocco with her new boss, the celebrated but reclusive author Maud Dixon. Amidst the colorful streets of Marrakesh and the wind-swept beaches of the coast, Florence begins to feel she's leading the sort of interesting, cosmopolitan life she deserves.But when she wakes up in the hospital after a terrible car accident, with no memory of the previous night--and no sign of Maud--a dangerous idea begins to take form. . . A Best Book of the Year: New York Times, NPR, New York Post, Entertainment Weekly, CrimeReads

'Clever, cunning, and diabolical in the best possible way. Anyone longing for a good old-fashioned thrill need look no further' Ann PatchettCelebrated, bestselling, elusive...who is Maud Dixon?Florence Darrow wants to be a writer. Correction: Florence Darrow IS going to be a writer. Fired from her first job in publishing, she jumps at the chance to be assistant to the celebrated Maud Dixon, the anonymous bestselling novelist. The arrangement comes with conditions - high secrecy, living in an isolated house in the countryside­. Before long, the two of them are on a research trip to Morocco, to inspire the much-promised second novel. Beach walks, red sunsets and long, whisky-filled evening discussions...win-win, surely? Until Florence wakes up in a hospital, having narrowly survived a car crash.How did it happen - and where is Maud Dixon, who was in the car with her? Florence feels she may have been played, but wait, if Maud is no longer around, maybe Florence can make her mark as a writer after all...'Stylish, sharp, with wicked hairpin turns...pure fun' Maria Semple

For readers of The Silent Patient--a taut, twisty, character-driven suspense novel about a famous novelist and a small-town striver locked in a struggle for fortune and fame.Florence Darrow is a small-town striver who believes that she is destined to become a celebrated writer. When she tumbles into the opportunity to become the assistant to "Maud Dixon," a celebrated-but-anonymous novelist (think: Elena Ferrante), she believes that the universe is finally providing her big chance. The arrangement feels idyllic; Helen can be prickly, but she is full of pointed wisdom on both writing and living. She even invites Florence along on a research trip to Morocco, where her new novel is set.Florence has never been out of the country before. Maybe, she imagines, she will finally have something exciting to write about herself. But when Florence wakes up in the hospital after a terrible car crash, and Helen is dead, she begins to imagine what it might be like to 'upgrade' into not only Helen's life, but also that of Helen's bestselling pseudonym, Maud Dixon.

Florence högsta dröm är att bli berömd författare. När hon oväntat får erbjudande om att bli assistent till personen bakom den världskända författarpseudonymen Maud Dixon kan hon inte tacka nej. Maud Dixon visar sig vara Helen, en sträng men generös mentor. På en researchresa till Marocko, där Maud Dixons nya roman utspelar sig, är de med om en fruktansvärd bilolycka där Helen avlider. När Florence vaknar upp på sjukhuset börjar en idé akta ta form. Eftersom ingen vet vem Maud Dixon egentligen är kan hon kanske förverkliga sin dröm...Alexandra Andrews har jämförts med Patricia Highsmith och hennes enastående debut Vem är Maud Dixon? ska bli Hollywood-film.ALEXANDRA ANDREWS har arbetat som journalist, redaktör och copywriter i New York och Paris. Hon bor i Brooklyn tillmannans med sin man och deras barn. Underhållande, välskrivet, smart och spännande. Om du gillade Gone girl, Kvinnan på tåget och Kvinnan i fönstret så är det här en bok för dig! - ps_jag_laser Den här boken var oootroligt spännande och oförutsägbar och spänningen steg succesivt och kom krypande ju längre in i boken jag kom. - cias_bokhylla Kan varmt rekommendera denna debutroman och ser fram emot att läsa fler titlar av den här författaren! - fridas_bookcorner

Viihdyttävä ja häijyn hauska psykologinen trilleri menestyskirjailijasta ja hänen assistentistaan.Kirjailijanurasta haaveileva Florence saa uskomattoman työtarjouksen ja pääsee salanimellä kirjoittavan menestyskirjailija Maud Dixonin assistentiksi. Florence oppii Helen Wilcox -nimiseksi naiseksi paljastuvalta kirjailijalta yhtä sun toista niin kirjoittamisesta kuin loisteliaasta elämäntyylistä. Kun Florence sitten herää sairaalasta onnettomuuden jälkeen ja Helen tuntuu kadonneen savuna ilmaan, tarjoutuu kuuluisuudesta haaveilevalle assistentille houkutteleva mahdollisuus oikaista tiellään menestykseen ja ryhtyä elämään kuin Maud Dixon.