Friends and Liars

“FRIENDS AND LIARS has all the ingredients of a delicious thriller - the lush setting of Italy’s Lake Como, a narrative that hopscotches between past and present, and a group of friends who hold secrets more closely than they do each other. And that ending is a chef’s kiss!” – Sarah Pekkanen, #1 New York Times bestselling author of HOUSE OF GLASS and THE LOCKED WARD“FRIENDS AND LIARS is an atmospheric thrill ride with twists and turns that lead to a final truth that feels inevitable—but you won’t see it coming. It’s a gripping tale of secrets and shifting allegiances that kept me up way past my bedtime, turning pages.” – Joshilyn Jackson, New York Times bestselling author of WITH MY LITTLE EYE“Murder, mayhem, luxury accommodations? Sign me up!” – Lisa Unger, New York Times bestselling author of SECLUDED CABIN SLEEPS SIX“Frick has crafted an entry in the genre of stories that entertain by revealing what terrible people the rich are […] the author keeps the pace revving like the classic sports cars the guests drive on some of their excursions, and she builds tension well. She also packs the book with enough status-object porn to make readers drool […] This thriller paraphrases Fitzgerald: The rich are different from you and me—they’re worse.” * Kirkus Reviews *“Achieves a delicious balance of emotional complication, layered deceptions, and consummate psychological drama…. Heart-racing suspense, compelling characters and relationships, and great danger add up to a highly satisfying puzzle of a novel, which saves surprises for its final pages.” * Shelf Awareness *“A gripping, forget-about-everything-around-you thriller.” * Parade, “25 Best Book Releases Coming in December, According to Librarians” *“Frick’s sophomore adult thriller (The Split, 2024) is another edgy page-turner, perfect for fans of Gillian Flynn and Jeneva Rose.” * Booklist *“A slickly satisfying ride. It’ll put a smile on thriller fans’ faces.” * Publishers Weekly *“An intense, slow-building plot … leaves your jaw dropping with the final reveal. Author Kit Frick has written a masterful suspense thriller.” * Red Carpet Crash *“A tense exploration of friendship, expectations, and secrets.” * Library Journal *

Kit Frick is a MacDowell Fellow and an International Thriller Writers Award finalist from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. She studied creative writing at Sarah Lawrence College and received her MFA from Syracuse University.

She is the author of the adult suspense novels The Split and Friends and Liars, the young adult thrillers Before We Were Sorry (originally published as See All the Stars), All Eyes on Us, I Killed Zoe Spanos, Very Bad People, and The Reunion, and the poetry collection A Small Rising Up in the Lungs. Her books have been optioned for film and television and translated into nine languages.

Kit loves a good mystery but has only ever killed her characters. Honest.

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