Verity

Verity

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Overview

The dark thriller that took BookTok by storm, Verity is a bone-chilling, twisty page-turner that readers simply cannot put down.

Lowen Ashleigh is a struggling writer teetering on the edge of financial ruin. When an almost-too-good-to-be-true job offer lands in her lap, she takes it without hesitation. Jeremy Crawford, husband of massively successful author Verity Crawford, has hired Lowen to complete the remaining books in his wife's beloved series — because Verity, following a serious injury, is no longer able to finish them herself.

Lowen arrives at the Crawford home expecting to sift through notes and outlines. What she finds instead changes everything. Buried in the chaos of Verity's office is an unfinished autobiography — one that was clearly never meant to be read by anyone. The pages are filled with shocking, bone-chilling admissions. Among them is Verity's own account of the night that shattered her family forever.

Lowen makes a choice: she keeps the manuscript secret from Jeremy. She tells herself it's to protect him. He's already grieving. The contents could destroy him. But as her feelings for Jeremy quietly deepen, Lowen begins to question her own motivations. Because the truth buried in those pages is the kind that doesn't stay buried. And a revelation this devastating could make it impossible for Jeremy to love his wife — no matter how devoted he believes himself to be.

With every page turned, the line between what is real and what is manipulated grows harder to find.

"VERITY is an explosive, sexy thriller full of chilling admissions, incredible twists and turns, and some seriously creepy plotlines. I can honestly say that I've never read another thriller quite like it." — Bookreporter.com

Awards and Recognition

Goodreads Choice Award Nominee for Best Romance (2019)

Reviews and Author Praise

"If you're a book lover drawn to dark thrillers, start with the stand-alone page-turner Verity."

Reader's Digest

"Sublimely creepy with a true Hoover pulse. I've been waiting on a thriller like this for years."

Tarryn Fisher, New York Times bestselling author

"VERITY is an explosive, sexy thriller full of chilling admissions, incredible twists and turns, and some seriously creepy plotlines. I can honestly say that I've never read another thriller quite like it."

Bookreporter.com

"Seamlessly blends romance and horror."

New York Post

"Verity delivers the grand slam of thriller twists—the holy grail of'what the…?!' moments . . . It lit up my brain."

The Washington Post

Topics and Key Themes

Narrative Tropes

Forced Proximity

Slow Burn

Forbidden Love

Dark Romance

Unreliable Narrator

Key Themes

Manuscript as weapon — a dead woman's hidden words control the living from the page.

Desire clouding judgment — growing attraction makes Lowen question what she's willing to hide.

Truth versus protection — keeping a devastating secret feels like kindness until it doesn't.

Domestic horror beneath grief — a husband's mourning masks a marriage full of buried darkness.

Reality vs. manipulation — the line between confession and calculated deception never fully clears.

Who is this book for?

Primary Genre: Psychological Thriller Romance

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Open-door romance with balance. You’ll find some on-page intimacy with moderate detail, woven into the story. A sweet spot for readers who enjoy both emotional depth and a bit of steam.

Fans of Gillian Flynn's Gone Girl will enjoy the unreliable narrators, dark domestic secrets, and slow-burning dread woven through an emotionally charged love story.

About the Author

Colleen Hoover is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Hopeless series, the Maybe Someday series, Ugly Love, Confess, It Ends with Us, All Your Perfects, and many more. She lives in Texas with her husband and their three boys. Please visit www.ColleenHoover.com..

Reader FAQs

Verity sits firmly in thriller territory. The romance is present and emotionally charged, but the driving force is psychological suspense — unreliable narration, dark domestic secrets, and escalating dread. Readers expecting a traditional romance should be prepared for genuinely unsettling content.

Verity shares Gone Girl's unreliable narration and domestic menace, but adds an explicit romantic storyline between Lowen and Jeremy. The dread is more sustained and the romantic tension more central than in Flynn's work.

Verity contains graphic sexual content, depictions of child death, domestic violence, and detailed descriptions of physical injury. It is intended for mature adult readers. Those sensitive to harm involving children should approach with caution.

The romance elements and accessible prose make Verity a workable entry point for readers new to psychological thrillers. However, the dark subject matter is genuinely disturbing, not toned down for a crossover audience.

Verity is written for adult readers. Given its explicit sexual content and deeply disturbing themes, it is not appropriate for younger readers. Most booksellers would recommend it to readers 18 and older.

Info

ISBN: 9781538724736

Published Date: December 1, 2021

Publisher: Grand Central Publishing

Language: English

Page Count: 323

Size: 8.25" l x 5.51" w x 1.05" h

Category

Fiction