End of Story

The brand new edge-of-your-seat thriller from the author of the smash hit bestseller The Woman in the Window. "I’ll be dead in three months. Come tell my story." This is the chilling invitation from Sebastian Trapp, renowned mystery novelist, to his long-time correspondent Nicky Hunter, an expert in detective fiction. Welcomed into his lavish San Francisco mansion, Nicky begins to unravel Trapp’s life story under the watchful eyes of his enigmatic wife and plainspoken daughter. But Sebastian Trapp is a mystery himself. And maybe – probably – a murderer. Two decades ago, his first wife and son vanished – the case never solved. Is the master of mystery playing a deadly game – and if so, who will be the loser? And when a body surfaces in the family's garden, they all realize the past isn't buried – it's waiting. Praise for End of Story ‘Elegant, absorbing, full of Hitchcockian menace. Once again Finn reinvents the genre in spectacular style’ Lucy Foley ‘A. J. Finn’s new novel is beautiful, intense, beguiling. I was mesmerized by End of Story’ Lisa Jewell ‘Fans of detective fiction will be thrilled by Finn’s latest!’ Shari Lapena ‘Incisive, absorbing, stylish, and sparkling with quick wit, End of Story is a mystery-lover’s delight’ Nita Prose 'A thrillingly Gothic golden age mystery to lose yourself in’ Jenny Colgan

‘Elegant, absorbing, full of Hitchcockian menace. Once again Finn reinvents the genre in spectacular style’ Lucy Foley ‘A. J. Finn’s new novel is beautiful, intense, beguiling. I was mesmerized by End of Story’ Lisa Jewell ‘Fans of detective fiction will be thrilled by Finn’s latest!’ Shari Lapena ‘Incisive, absorbing, stylish, and sparkling with quick wit, End of Story is a mystery-lover’s delight. Brimming with both allusions and illusions, this novel is an entrancing bit of literary magic and a love letter to the classic detective genre. Just when you think you’ve got everything figured out, Finn reminds you something so utterly essential about a truly masterful mystery— that the end is just the beginning’ Nita Prose 'A thrillingly Gothic golden age mystery to lose yourself in’ Jenny Colgan PRAISE FOR AJ FINN ‘Astounding. Thrilling. Lovely and amazing’ GILLIAN FLYNN 'Twisted to the power of max' VAL McDERMID ‘A dark, twisty confection’ RUTH WARE ‘One of those rare books that really is unputdownable’ STEPHEN KING ‘A tremendous new talent’ JANE HARPER ‘Amazing. Riveting. Just plain fantastic!’ TESS GERRITSEN ‘Smart, heart-wrenching—and really scary’ NICCI FRENCH ‘An elegant, beautifully written thriller’ JOANNA CANNON ‘Dense, brilliant and unforgettable’ JENNY COLGAN ‘I barely drew breath until I turned the final page’ LIZ NUGENT ‘Tense, twisty and SO beautifully written’ C.J. TUDOR ‘I was blown away’ JOE HILL ‘Dripping with suspense. Creaking with menace. Beautifully written’ SIMON TOYNE ‘This is a gripping, twisty tale, and a must read for fans of psychological thrillers’ The Scotsman Magazine ‘Masterfully uncomfortable reading that had me racing to the end for relief’ HELEN FIELDS ‘Witty, chilling and suspenseful’ RILEY SAGER, bestselling author of Final Girls ‘An absolutely gripping thriller’ LOUISE PENNY, author of the Chief Inspector Gamache novels ‘Sublime!’ HERMAN KOCH, author of The Dinner

A. J. Finn has written for numerous publications, including the Los Angeles Times, the Washington Post and the Times Literary Supplement. Finn’s debut novel, The Woman in the Window, was sold in forty-three territories worldwide and was released as a major motion picture from 20th Century Studios in May 2020. A native of New York, Finn lived in England for many years before returning to New York City.

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