The Secrets You Keep: A Novel

by Kate White

Overview

From the New York Times bestselling author of The Wrong Man and Eyes on You comes a harrowing new psychological thriller about a successful self-help author who suddenly finds her life spiraling dangerously out of control.

What would you do if you realized that your new husband, a man you adore, is keeping secrets from you—secrets with terrifying consequences?

Bryn Harper, an accomplished self-help author, already has plenty to deal with. She’s still recovering from a devastating car accident that has left her haunted by recurring, smoke-filled nightmares. Worse still, she can’t shake the ominous feeling her dreams contain a warning. 

At the beginning of their relationship, Bryn’s husband Guy couldn’t have been more supportive. But after they move into a new house together, disturbing incidents occur and Guy grows evasive. Bryn is increasingly unsettled, and then a woman hired to cater their dinner party is brutally murdered.

As Bryn’s world unravels—and yet another woman in town is slain —she must summon her old strength to find answers and protect her own life. Her nightmares may in fact hold the key to unlocking the truth and unmasking the murderer.

With unexpected, riveting twists, The Secrets You Keep is an utterly compelling psychological thriller that once again showcases Kate White’s extraordinary storytelling talent.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780062448859
Publisher:	HarperCollins
Publication date:	03/21/2017
Pages:	368
Sales rank:	184,623
Product dimensions:	5.20(w) x 7.90(h) x 1.00(d)

About the Author

Kate White is the New York Times bestselling author of nine standalone psychological thrillers, including The Secrets You Keep, Have You Seen Me, The Second Husband, and Between Two Strangers, as well as eight Bailey Weggins mysteries, including Such a Perfect Wife, which was nominated for an International Thriller Writers Award. Kate, former editor-in-chief of Cosmopolitan, is also the author of several popular career books for women, including I Shouldn't Be Telling You This: How to Ask for the Money, Snag the Promotion, and Create the Career You Deserve and Why Good Girls Don’t Get Ahead, as well the editor of the Anthony and Agatha Award-nominated The Mystery Writers of America Cookbook. Kate loves staying in touch with readers, and you can follow her by signing up below for updates about her books, events, and promotions, and by visiting her website, www.katewhite.com. 

Hometown:

New York, New York

Date of Birth:

1950

Place of Birth:

Glens Falls, New York

Education:

Union College, 1972

Website:

http://www.KateWhite.com

Editorial Reviews

12/05/2016
In this solid psychological thriller from bestseller White (The Wrong Man), Bryn Harper, a successful New York City–based self-help author, has barely been able to function since a fiery car accident killed a colleague and left her badly injured. Haunted by nightmares filled with fire, Bryn struggles to remember what caused the accident. Bryn and her husband, Guy Carrington, the head of development for the Saratoga, N.Y., opera, had a commuter marriage before the accident. Now they’re together in Saratoga, where Bryn hopes a dinner party that Guy has arranged will help her snap out of her lethargy. But Bryn soon runs into trouble with Eve Blazer, a flirtatious caterer, over missing money and a box of burnt matches—a nasty reminder of the car crash. When Eve is murdered, Bryn becomes a suspect. As Bryn struggles to clear her name, she realizes that Guy is not the man she thought he was. White keeps the suspense high to the end, though some readers may find the murder motive a stretch. Agent: Sandra Dijkstra, Sandra Dijkstra Literary Agency. (Mar.)

Publishers Weekly

Suspenseful, twisty and sharply observed, Kate White’s clever psychological thriller lures us into the life of vulnerable narrator Bryn whose marriage is not what she thought it was. The uncertainty develops as the stakes ramp up ever higher, and I was holding my breath as I turned the last few pages.

Gilly Macmillan

True to form, Kate White’s The Secrets You Keep kept me up way past my bedtime, anxiously turning the pages. Taut, tense, and utterly gripping, I could not go to sleep until I found out whodunit.

Jessica Knoll

This can’t-put-it-down murder mystery from the former editor of Cosmo follows an author pushed to the brink by escalating chaos. Crazy dreams guaranteed.

Cosmopolitan

Kate White ratchets up the suspense by not revealing the identity of the killer until the very end. It is quite a shocker, making The Secrets You Keep a riveting psychological thriller that shows White...at the very top of her game.

Bookreporter.com

White weaves a story that is mesmerizing and thrilling...Mystery lovers will be well served with this novel, as it grabs the reader instantly and can be devoured in one afternoon.

Booklist

This can’t-put-it-down murder mystery from the former editor of Cosmo follows an author pushed to the brink by escalating chaos. Crazy dreams guaranteed.

Cosmopolitan

This can’t-put-it-down murder mystery from the former editor of Cosmo follows an author pushed to the brink by escalating chaos. Crazy dreams guaranteed.” — Cosmopolitan

“A psychological thriller that doubles as a cautionary tale, The Secrets You Keep marks another success for a prolific author and casts an intelligent if grim eye on love - love that can warm, and love that can burn.” — Richmond Times-Dispatch

“White weaves a story that is mesmerizing and thrilling...Mystery lovers will be well served with this novel, as it grabs the reader instantly and can be devoured in one afternoon.” — Booklist

“White keeps the suspense high to the end.” — Publishers Weekly

“White’s latest is a fastpaced mystery with suspenseful intrigue throughout…sure to please those looking for a gripping mystery.” — Romantic Times

“Kate White ratchets up the suspense by not revealing the identity of the killer until the very end. It is quite a shocker, making The Secrets You Keep a riveting psychological thriller that shows White...at the very top of her game.” — Bookreporter.com

“This terrific story is full of mysteries, twists, turns, thrills and chills that only Kate White could come up with and put together like the perfect puzzle that causes readers’ pulses to race.” — Suspense Magazine

“True to form, Kate White’s The Secrets You Keep kept me up way past my bedtime, anxiously turning the pages. Taut, tense, and utterly gripping, I could not go to sleep until I found out whodunit.” — Jessica Knoll, New York Times and USA Today Bestselling Author of Luckiest Girl Alive

“Suspenseful, twisty and sharply observed, Kate White’s clever psychological thriller lures us into the life of vulnerable narrator Bryn whose marriage is not what she thought it was. The uncertainty develops as the stakes ramp up ever higher, and I was holding my breath as I turned the last few pages.” — Gilly Macmillan, New York Times bestselling author of What She Knew

From the Publisher

This terrific story is full of mysteries, twists, turns, thrills and chills that only Kate White could come up with and put together like the perfect puzzle that causes readers’ pulses to race.

Suspense Magazine

White weaves a story that is mesmerizing and thrilling...Mystery lovers will be well served with this novel, as it grabs the reader instantly and can be devoured in one afternoon.

Booklist

A psychological thriller that doubles as a cautionary tale, The Secrets You Keep marks another success for a prolific author and casts an intelligent if grim eye on love - love that can warm, and love that can burn.

Richmond Times-Dispatch

White’s latest is a fastpaced mystery with suspenseful intrigue throughout…sure to please those looking for a gripping mystery.

Romantic Times