The Wrong Family

by Tarryn Fisher

Overview

An Instant Bestseller!
-The New York Times
-USA Today
-The Globe and Mail
-The Toronto Star

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From the author of the instant New York Times bestseller The Wives comes another twisted psychological thriller guaranteed to turn your world upside down.

Have you ever been wrong about someone?

Juno was wrong about Winnie Crouch.

Before moving in with the Crouch family, Juno thought Winnie and her husband, Nigel, had the perfect marriage, the perfect son—the perfect life. Only now that she’s living in their beautiful house, she sees the cracks in the crumbling facade are too deep to ignore.

Still, she isn’t one to judge. After her grim diagnosis, the retired therapist simply wants a place to live out the rest of her days in peace. But that peace is shattered the day Juno overhears a chilling conversation between Winnie and Nigel…

She shouldn’t get involved.

She really shouldn’t.

But this could be her chance to make a few things right.

Because if you thought Juno didn’t have a secret of her own, then you were wrong about her, too.

From the wickedly dark mind of bestselling author Tarryn Fisher, The Wrong Family is a taut new thriller that’s riddled with twists in all the right places.

“The Wrong Family is your new obsession. It’s full of twists you’ll never see coming and you’ll be breathless until the end. Trust me: you’ve never read anything like this.” –#1 New York Times bestselling author, Colleen Hoover

Don’t miss An Honest Lie, the next gripping, unputdownable, twist-filled thriller from Tarryn Fisher!

Looking for more great reads by Tarryn Fisher? Be sure to check out The Wives.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781525810008
Publisher:	Graydon House Books
Publication date:	12/29/2020
Edition description:	Original
Pages:	336
Sales rank:	40,570
Product dimensions:	5.90(w) x 8.80(h) x 0.90(d)

About the Author

Tarryn Fisher is the New York Times and USA TODAY bestselling author of nine novels. Born a sun hater, she currently makes her home in Seattle, Washington, with her children, husband, and psychotic husky. She loves connecting with her readers on Instagram.

Editorial Reviews

10/26/2020

Juno Holland, the protagonist of this gripping psychological thriller from Fisher (The Wives), was once a successful psychologist, until her penchant for getting too involved in her patients’ lives led to her losing her practice and her home. Now, at 67, she sleeps on a bench in a Seattle park, where she meets and befriends 12-year-old Sam Crouch. One day, Juno can’t resist sneaking into Sam’s house, which his parents, Winnie and Nigel, are renovating, while the workers are out. When the workers return, she hides in a closet, where she discovers a trap door that leads to a large crawl space. She makes the crawl space her new home, where, undetected, she can overhear Winnie and Nigel quarreling. Eventually, Juno uncovers a sinister family secret. Reverting to her old ways, she involves herself in a dangerous game of cat and mouse surrounding Winnie, a missing young woman, and the woman’s baby. If Juno is right in what she thinks is going on, she will have saved a child and redeemed herself; if she’s wrong, it could cost her and others their lives. Vivid prose and well-drawn characters keep the pages turning. Fisher remains a writer to watch. Agent: Jane Dystel, Dystel, Goderich & Bourret. (Dec.)

Publishers Weekly

"The Wrong Family is your new obsession. It’s full of twists you’ll never see coming and you’ll be breathless until the end. It’s a suspense novel like no other. Trust me: you’ve never read anything like this.” —#1 New York Times bestselling author, Colleen Hoover

"So, those sounds they always told me are just the house settling? I'm scared s*tless of them now, thanks to this book. It's not just a stunning thriller—it's a force of reflection, as full of empathy and truth as it is shocking twists and turns. Fisher's bold prose lays bare all our everyday malices: the way we judge other people, justify small evils, and sabotage ourselves with impossible ideals. THE WRONG FAMILY is a mirror—and no one wields a mirror quite like the queen of dark what-ifs: Tarryn Fisher."—Megan Angelo, author of Followers


"No one writes as authentically as Tarryn Fisher. She is truly a once in a generation writer and The Wrong Family proves that, yet again." —New York Times bestselling author Anna Todd


"Fisher’s latest thriller is electric, like riding a roller coaster in the dark. Hairpin turns plummet to heart-stopping depths. You won’t devour this book. It will devour you."—Tess Callahan, author of April and Oliver


"Razor-sharp prose, a deliciously dark plot, and riveting characters—all the best ingredients for a sublime read from Tarryn Fisher."—USA Today bestselling author K.A. Tucker

"Readers of “The Wrong Family” will enjoy Tarryn Fisher’s usual twists and dark turns in her latest domestic thriller."—The Huffington Post

"Utterly absorbing."—PopSugar

From the Publisher

11/13/2020

Winnie Crouch seems to be living the dream life in her enviable home in the prestigious Greenlake neighborhood of Seattle with husband Nigel and teenage son Samuel. Juno is an elderly former psychologist who left her home and family in Albuquerque and now resides with the Crouches. Juno soon questions whether the Crouches are living such an idyllic life when she overhears Nigel and Winnie whispering and learns they are harboring a life-altering secret. Juno becomes obsessed with exposing their secret and righting all wrongs, despite the consequences. Through the alternating chapters voiced by Juno and Winnie, readers are catapulted through a nail-biting quest toward the truth; neither woman will emerge unscathed. VERDICT This book rates a 10 out of 10 on the creepiness scale. Readers will be peering over their shoulders with trepidation as their paranoia levels soar. Suspense fans will love being frightened by this twisty plot. Fisher's (The Wives) goosebump-inducing book will spook readers long after the final pages are turned.—Mary Todd Chesnut, Northern Kentucky Univ. Lib., Highland Heights

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