Our Kind of Cruelty

ΓÇ£A searing, chilling sliver of perfection . . . May well turn out to be the yearΓÇÖs best thriller.ΓÇ¥ ΓÇöCharles Finch, The New York Times Book Review
ΓÇ£This is simply one of the nastiest and most disturbing thrillers IΓÇÖve read in years. I loved it, right down to the utterly chilling final line.ΓÇ¥ ΓÇöGillian Flynn
A spellbinding, darkly twisted novel about desire and obsession, and the complicated lines between truth and perception, Our Kind of Cruelty introduces Araminta Hall, a chilling new voice in psychological suspense.
This is a love story. MikeΓÇÖs love story.
Mike Hayes fought his way out of a brutal childhood and into a quiet, if lonely, life before he met Verity Metcalf. V taught him about love, and in return, Mike has dedicated his life to making her happy. HeΓÇÖs found the perfect home, the perfect job; heΓÇÖs sculpted himself into the physical ideal V has always wanted. He knows theyΓÇÖll be blissfully happy together.
It doesnΓÇÖt matter that she hasnΓÇÖt been returning his e-mails or phone calls.
It doesnΓÇÖt matter that she says sheΓÇÖs marrying Angus.
ItΓÇÖs all just part of the secret game they used to play. If Mike watches V closely, heΓÇÖll see the signs. If he keeps track of her every move, heΓÇÖll know just when to come to her rescue . . .