{"product_id":"girl-in-the-rearview-mirror-a-novel-isbn-9780062912091","title":"Girl in the Rearview Mirror: A Novel","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAn \u003cem\u003eEntertainment Weekly \u003c\/em\u003ehottest read of the summer • A \u003cem\u003eUSA Today \u003c\/em\u003ehottest read of the week • A \u003cem\u003eRefinery29 \u003c\/em\u003ebest thriller of June \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e• A \u003cem\u003eNew York Post \u003c\/em\u003ebest book of the week\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e“With hairpin twists and immense psychological acuity, Kelsey Rae Dimberg’s \u003cem\u003eGirl in the Rearview Mirror \u003c\/em\u003eis as seductive as the glamorous, privileged family at its center—and as cunning. 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She eagerly agrees to nanny, thinking she’s lucked into the job of a lifetime. Though the glamour of the Martins’ lifestyle undeniably dazzles Finn, her real pleasure comes from being part of the family: sharing quick jokes with Philip in the kitchen before he leaves for work; staying late when Marina needs a last-minute sitter; and spending long days with Amabel, who is often treated more like a photo op than a child.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut behind every façade lurks a less attractive truth. When a young woman approaches Finn, claiming a connection with Philip and asking Finn to pass on a message, Finn becomes caught up in a web of deceit with the senate seat at its center. And Finn isn’t exactly innocent herself: she too has a background she has kept hidden, and under the hot Phoenix sun, everything is about to be laid bare. . . . \u003c\/p\u003e | \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eI never meant to lie. 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And Finn isn’t exactly innocent herself, and under the hot Phoenix sun everything is about to be laid bare . . . | \u003cp\u003e\"Gripping and cinematic, this debut is pure modern noir. A timely story of secrets and power that tips the conventions of the genre on their head.\"       - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eFlynn Berry Edgar-Award winning author of Under the Harrow\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“I felt the ghost of Mary Jo Kopechne hovering among the pages of \u003cem\u003eGirl in the Rearview Mirror\u003c\/em\u003e, a riveting tale of an appealing young woman caught in the thrall of a powerful political family’s prestige and privilege.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eHallie Ephron New York Times bestselling author of Careful What You Wish For\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“\u003cem\u003eGirl in the Rearview Mirror\u003c\/em\u003e is a thrilling, thoughtful, and suspenseful debut that shines a light into how power changes everyone who has it, or is in close enough proximity to be consumed by it. I read Dimberg’s book in a single sitting, and have no doubt readers will be as gripped by the narrative as I was.”  - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSarah Weinman author of The Real Lolita: The Kidnapping of Sally Horner and the Novel That Scandalized the World\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“A thrilling, thoughtful, and suspenseful debut that shines a light into how power changes everyone who has it, or is in close enough proximity to be consumed by it.”  - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSarah Weinman, author of The Real Lolita: The Kidnapping of Sally Horner and the Novel That Scandalized the World\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Laden with intelligence, shocks and arresting prose...Even the most astute readers of suspense fiction will find themselves engulfed by multiple stunners, including an explosive and unforeseen conclusion.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eFree-Lance Star (Fredericksburg, VA)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Finn…proves to be an electrifyingly unreliable narrator. 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