About the book:
A gripping psychological suspense novel perfect for fans of books by Colleen Hoover and Lisa Unger. Critically acclaimed author Mallika Narayanan masterfully weaves an addictive page-turner tale of a murder investigation where nothing is as it seems. Full of shocking twists, In the Dark I See You—hailed as a “compelling and complex debut” by Booklist—will keep you guessing until the very end.
When Sarah Connelly is found murdered in her home in the elite New York suburb of Sleepy Point, all eyes turn to neighbor Audrey Hughes—the blind woman who discovered Sarah’s body. As police dig deeper, Audrey goes from witness to suspect after it’s revealed she had a heated argument with Sarah hours before her death. Audrey had moved to Sleepy Point for a new, quiet start, to recover after the trauma that had left her with incurable blindness. But Audrey also moved next-door to Sarah to spy on her. Told through alternating timelines and perspectives, a complex web of deception unravels, threatening all involved . . . as the ticking clock of investigation collides with the explosive secrets Audrey and Sarah have been keeping.
Enthusiasts of suspense books by Ruth Ware; thrillers like A. J. Finn’s The Woman in the Window and Greer Hendricks and Sarah Pekkanen’s The Wife Between Us; and podcasts like Read or Dead will love this must-read psychological thriller—and anyone looking for buzzworthy mystery novels to round out their list of best book-club books for the year needs to give Narayanan’s In the Dark I See You a look.
About the author:
Reading and writing have always been Mallika’s great passions. After years in web design and managing content, she decided to write long fiction. In a way, she says, she has always been telling stories, or at least, that’s how she’s looked at her job, as creating stories. Through her writing, Mallika explores her fascination with what drives us, what makes us tick, and other facets of our psyche. When she’s not plotting her next dark thriller or killer twist you can find her perusing bookstores or reading. In her down time she loves to cook and bake.
Mallika's short stories and flash fiction have appeared in various literary magazines & print anthologies, and have been longlisted and shortlisted for several awards including the Retreat West, Best Flash Fiction Prize, the Fractured Lit Best Micro-Fiction Prize, The Strands International 2022 Prize, and the Bath Flash FictionAward. Most recently, her flash fiction, Briefly, We Saw Each Other was the runner-up in the Retreat West Quarterly Flash fiction.
About the conversation partner:
Gwendolyn Kiste is the three-time Bram Stoker Award–winning author of The Rust Maidens, Reluctant Immortals, Boneset & Feathers, Pretty Marys All in a Row, and The Haunting of Velkwood. Her short fiction and nonfiction have appeared in outlets including LitHub, Nightmare Magazine, Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy, Vastarien, Tor’s Nightfire, The Lineup, and The Dark. She’s a Lambda Literary Award winner, and her fiction has also received the This Is Horror Award for Novel of the Year as well as nominations for the Premios Kelvin, Ignotus, and Dragon Awards. Originally from Ohio, she now resides on an abandoned horse farm outside of Pittsburgh with her husband, their excitable calico cat, and not nearly enough ghosts. Find her online at GwendolynKiste.com.