Perfectly Famous

By: Emily Liebert

Narrated by: Tavia Gilbert, Natalie Naudus

From the USA TODAY bestselling author of Pretty Revenge—a “gripping tale of subterfuge, betrayal, and retribution” (Liv Constantine, bestselling author of The Last Mrs. Parrish)—comes the story of a journalist obsessed with finding a crime novelist who disappears after a deadly attack on her beloved daughter.

As a mother and a famous author, Ward DeFleur has it all. She lives in a beautiful estate in picture-perfect Connecticut, along with her teenage daughter, Stevie, where nothing can go wrong. Until, one night, when Stevie is brutally murdered and Ward’s entire world is shattered. Consumed by panic and grief, Ward vows never to put pen to paper again.

Enter Bree Bennett.

Bree is a recently-divorced, former-journalist-cum-housewife, desperate to fill her days with something other than Pilates classes and grocery shopping. So she decides to start writing for the town newspaper. What begins as Bree’s effort to tell Ward’s tragic narrative turns into a fixation with finding her favorite author. Unfortunately, Ward doesn’t want to be found. Even worse, Stevie’s killer is still on the loose…

This harrowing tale of one woman’s infatuation and another woman’s fear is full of explosive surprises, perfect for fans of The Night Olivia Fell and Then She Was Gone.

Critic reviews

"Liebert's latest, and quite intriguing, audiobook thriller features two skilled narrators. Tavia Gilbert voices Ward DeFleur, a famous author who retreats from public life after her teenage daughter, Stevie, is attacked and murdered. A fan of DeFleur's writing, the journalist Bree Bennett, voiced by Natalie Naudus, tries to find the elusive author and solve Stevie's murder. . . . Naudus stands out with her chilling portrayal of a male suspected killer shouting in an explosive rage. The author confesses to changing the novel's last line and, hence, the ending, at the very last minute. Hearing this final horrific scene unfold in audio makes for a bombshell of an ending."

This thriller left me with goosebumps!

The separate lives of two women are told as they eventually become interwoven together. There is definitely foreboding that certain men are not who they seem to be. The story builds in anxious anticipation to find out who can be trusted and who is deceitful. Having grown up in Westport, I loved all the local references and smiled knowingly as I recognized one after another. The ending left me with goosebumps. There better be a sequel!

Ehh

had potential but was slow. it never really picked up. i like a faster pace.