Riley Sager is the pseudonym of an author who lives in Princeton, New Jersey. Riley is the New York Times bestselling author of the novels The Last Time I Lied and Final Girls, a national and international bestseller, which has been published in more than two-dozen countries.
Praise for Final Girls "The first great thriller of 2017 is here:
Final Girls, by Riley Sager. If you liked Gone Girl, you'll like
this."--Stephen King "A terrific read!"--Karin Slaughter, New York
Times and international bestselling author "Sager does an excellent
job throughout of keeping the audience guessing until the final
twist. A fresh voice in psychological suspense."--Kirkus Reviews
(starred review) "Sager cleverly plays on horror movie themes from
Scream to Single White Female, creating an homage without camp.
Despite comparisons to Gone Girl, this debut's strong character
development and themes of rebirth and redemption align more closely
with Flynn's Dark Places."--Booklist (starred review), "The Year's
Best Crime Novels" "The tale builds to a fantastic conclusion that
will have readers thinking of Gillian Flynn's Gone Girl and Paula
Hawkins's The Girl on the Train. . . . This brilliant
horror/psychological thriller will fly off the shelves."--Library
Journal (starred review) "You know the cold dread that washes over
you while you're watching a slasher flick? That's how you'll feel
reading this blood-spattered mystery."--Entertainment Weekly "Part
thriller, part horror story, Final Girls borrows riffs from Friday
the 13th, Halloween, and Single White Female, but remains its own
sophisticated creature. . . . Taut and bloody, this chilling
mystery invites Gillian Flynn comparisons. Readers should prepare
to sleep with the lights on."--ShelfAwareness "Stephen King dubbed
this page-turner about three women with a seriously grim bond the
'first great thriller of 2017.' So yeah, it's good."--Cosmopolitan
"A twisty thriller that keeps you guessing whodunit."--Family
Circle "In horror movies, the 'final girl' is the one young woman
who makes it out of a slasher film alive. But in Sager's story,
Quincy, who survived a mass murder, refuses to play into the 'final
girl' trope. Instead, she creates a fulfilling life in NYC. Then, a
woman like her dies of an apparent suicide, and Quincy's
well-crafted facade gradually begins to unravel. This one will keep
you guessing until the very last page."--PureWow "Final Girls is a
twisty horror novel that will keep you perched, terrified, at the
edge of your seat until the very last page."--Bustle "Sager quickly
ratchets up the mystery and the psychological suspense in classic
slasher-movie fashion . . . [and] takes time to delve into the head
of the main character, creating an emotionally charged experience
readers won't soon forget."--BookPage "The tone of this book is
absolutely spot on--more Dark Places than Gone Girl--but it's
creepy as hell and it evokes the best qualities of '80s slasher
movies."--Book Riot "Far and away the best thriller that came out
this year."--PopSugar "A cleverly devised, expertly written
psychological thriller."--Fresh Fiction "Final Girls is the reason
they came up with the term 'page-turner.' "--PopHorror "Riley
Sager's loving ode to the slasher film, Final Girls, was 2017's
perfect summer read."--CrimeReads "Readers won't want to put this
intense thriller down on the beach blanket--though that blanket may
come in handy for hiding under during some of the book's scarier
moments." --The Deseret News "The Final Girls need you. You must
sit down with this book, you must read. You must start flipping
pages, faster, faster, faster. The Final Girls are tough,
everything survivors should be. But the new threat is clever,
ominous, even closer than you suspect. You are about to gasp. You
might drop the book. You may have to look over your shoulder. But
you must keep reading. This is the best book of 2017, the Final
Girls need you."--Lisa Gardner, New York Times bestselling author
of Find Her "Final Girls is a compulsive read, with characters who
are at once unreliable and sympathetic. Just when you think you've
figured out the plot, the story pivots in a startling new
direction. . . . A taut and original mystery that will keep you up
late trying to figure out a final twist that you won't see
coming."--Carla Norton, bestselling author of The Edge of Normal
and What Doesn't Kill Her "Part psychological thriller, part homage
to slasher flicks and film noir, Final Girls has a little bit of
everything: a suspicious death, a damaged heroine, an unwelcome
guest who trades in secrets, and not a single character you can
trust. Plenty of nail-biting fun!"--Hester Young, author of The
Gates of Evangeline "There are uncommon books and films that crack
the 'safe place, ' that have us forgetting it's only a story.
Nobody knows exactly how this is done, but when it's done, we know
it. Final Girls is operating on that plane; you will check your own
arm for a wound a character suffers, you will look across the room
when a character hears someone coming, and you will wonder if you
yourself have the mettle to endure being a Final Girl."--Josh
Malerman, author of Bird Box "Smart and provocative, with plenty of
twists and turns, Final Girls will have the reader racing
breathlessly toward its shocking conclusion."--Sophie Littlefield,
award-winning author of The Guilty One and The Missing Place
"Phenomenally drawn characters and an intriguing premise make this
one of my favorite books I've read this year. An outstanding
novel."--Hollie Overton, bestselling author of Baby Doll
"Captivating and compelling, with a refreshingly brilliant premise,
Riley Sager is one to watch."--Lisa Hall, bestselling author of
Between You and Me and Tell Me No Lies
"An intriguing, original idea. We've all shuddered at bloodbath
stories--but how does the survivor cope? It made me think outside
the psychological box. Fresh voice, great characterization, and
unexpected surprises. This stayed in my mind because it was
different."--Jane Corry, Sunday Times bestselling author of My
Husband's Wife
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