The Best of Friends

THEY WERE LIVING THE DREAM ... UNTIL IT BECAME A NIGHTMARE.Best friends Lindsey, Kendra, and Dani endure every parent’s nightmare when a tragic accident befalls their teenage boys, leaving one dead, another in a coma, and a third too traumatised to speak.Reeling from the worst night of their lives, the three mothers plunge into a desperate investigation of the bizarre incident. How could something so horrible happen in their wealthy Southern California suburb?They soon find that the accident was just the beginning and troubling discoveries lead to chilling questions: Do they really know their children? Do they even know each other? As more secrets surface, a fog of doubt and suspicion threatens to poison their families, their friendships and the whole community.With the illusion of happiness and safety long gone, these women must now confront the hazards of heartbreak, the consequences of jealousy and the dangers of living double lives.

'A mesmerising, unbearably tense thriller that will have you looking over your shoulder and sleeping with one eye open. This creepy, serpentine tale explores the darkest corners of parenthood and the profoundly unsettling lengths one will go to to keep a family together – no matter the consequences. Electrifying and atmospheric, this dark gem of a novel is one I couldn’t put down.' -- Heather Gudenkauf

Dr. Lucinda Berry is a trauma psychologist and leading researcher in childhood trauma. She uses her clinical experience to create disturbing psychological thrillers, blurring the line between fiction and nonfiction. She enjoys taking her readers on a journey through the dark recesses of the human psyche. If she’s not chasing after her ten-year-old son, you can find her running through Los Angeles, prepping for her next marathon. Amy Rubinate is a voiceover actor, audiobook narrator and singer living in Los Angeles. Amy leaped into voiceover playing LeapFrog’s Tad, which led to work singing and voicing characters on children’s television, interactive toys and video games. She has also done extensive work in commercial, corporate and IVR voiceover. As an audiobook narrator, Amy has received AudioFile’s Earphones Award, and was selected for Booklist’s Top 10 Historical Fiction on Audio, 2012. She has a degree in Oral Interpretation of Literature, and won state and national awards for poetry reading. Tara Sands is an American actress. She is best known for her work in anime dubs and cartoons, Shaman King, Fighting Foodons, Slayers and the English adaptation of the second series of the anime Yu-Gi-Oh!Sands has narrated over 100 audiobooks, including Wendelin Van Draanen's Sammy Keyes series and Ellen Potter's Olivia Kidney series. In addition to her voice work, Sands has appeared on camera in commercials and television series including Everybody Hates Chris.Coleen Marlo is an accomplished actor who has appeared on stage, in film and on television, and is a member of the prestigious Actors Studio. She also taught acting for ten years at the Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute. An AudioFile Earphones Award winner, Coleen has been awarded three Listen-Up Awards from Publishers Weekly, including for Third World America by Arianna Huffington and The Poisoner's Handbook by Deborah Blum. Publishers Weekly named Coleen Audiobook Reader of the Year in 2010.

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