Take the propulsive darkness ofGone Girl, the prolific output of Colleen Hoover, and the addictive twists of Harlan Coben, and you have something close to Freida McFadden. The Independent

Intimidatingly prolific The Sunday Times

#1Sunday Timesand internationally bestselling author Freida McFadden delivers a deadly, subversive thriller where lines blur between vengeance and survival in a game where only one woman can win

What is a happily ever after really worth?

Naomi was living the quintessential love story. Boy meets girl. They fall in love, get married, buy a dream house, start a family

Then, he kicks her out, hires the city’s best divorce lawyers, drains their accounts, and takes up with a 20-something.

It’s a brutal end to the story. Naomi should accept defeat: move into a dingy apartment, get back into the workforce, and piece together the shattered remains of her life.

Except, whyshouldshe?

Instead, Naomi fixates on her husband’s new girlfriend. What begins as cynical curiosity soon twists into obsessionand then into something far darker. As Naomi uncovers secrets she never imagined, she realises her own life may be in danger.

But if it keeps her perfect family intact, isn’t it worth it?

A razor-sharp thriller in which love curdles into vengeance,The Divorcedeftly and chillingly portrays how the human mind can fray when survival becomes the most dangerous game of all.