Furious Violet

Furious Violet Synopsis

"Pure, unadulterated adrenaline . . . sardonic and self aware . . . outrageously entertaining"-The New York Times

"An impeccably plotted, Hitchcock-by-way-of-Plath novel that barrels toward its thrilling conclusion with equal parts suspense and intellect." -Teddy Wayne, author of The Au Pair and The Winner

From the author of the bestselling phenomenon Dietland comes a razor-sharp, subversive thriller about motherhood, obsession, and the stories we tell ourselves to survive.

Violet "West" Shelley has unwillingly spent her life in the spotlight, as the only daughter of a legendary poet and feminist icon who died tragically young. Now, as the self-described "lowbrow" crime journalist approaches fifty-burned out, creatively blocked, and far older than her mother ever was-she retreats to her hometown in the Colorado mountains to finish a long-overdue book about the "Crying Killer," a notorious serial killer who sobs for his mother after committing his crimes.

But what begins as a bid for solitude quickly spirals into something far more sinister. A mysterious stalker emerges insisting that West is their long-lost mother, though West has never had children. As threats escalate and her carefully defended privacy starts to shatter, West is drawn into a chilling psychological web where the boundaries between fiction and reality collapse. Is she being watched? Hunted? Or is her own mind turning against her?

Once again, Sarai Walker has delivered a subversively brilliant heroine unlike any other: damaged, defiant, and utterly unforgettable.