Título: You Can Trust Me
Autor: Wendy Heard
Sinopse: With its sizzling wit, flash-bang plot, and scorching social commentary, Wendy Heards You Can Trust Me is THE hot thriller of summer 2023.Layne Fargo, author of They Never Learn A blazingly sharp, sexy, feminist thriller for those who wished The White Lotus season two was told from the POV of Mia and Lucia.Halley Sutton, author of The Hurricane Blonde In this slick and stylish thriller (Wanda M. Morris, All Her Little Secrets), two best friends grift their way through the California elite, until a scam goes awry. Summer and Leo would do anything for each other. Inspired by the way each has had to carve her place in a hostile and unforgiving world, and united by the call of the open road, they travel around sunny California in Summers tricked-out Land Cruiser. Its not a glamorous life, but it gives them the freedom they crave from the painful pasts theyve left behind. But even free spirits have bills to pay. Luckily, Summer is a skilled pickpocket, a small-time thief, and a con artistand Leo, determined to pay her own way, has learned a trick or two. Eager for a big score, Leo catches in her crosshairs Michael Forrester, a self-made billionaire and philanthropist. When her charm wins him over, Leo is rewarded with an invitation to his private island off the California coastline for a night of fabulous excess. She eagerly anticipates returning with photos that can be sold to the paparazzi, jewelry that can be liquidated, and endless stories to share with Summer. Instead, Leo disappears. On her own for the first time in years, Summer decides to infiltrate Michaels island and find out what really happened. But when she arrives, no one has seen Leoshes not on the island as far as they know. Plus, there was only one way on the islandand no way offfor the coming days. Trapped in a scheme she helped initiate, could Summer have met her match?
Contexto da obra
Quando a classificação é mais ampla, o contexto do livro costuma depender ainda mais de autoria, tema e edição. “You Can Trust Me”, de Wendy Heard, publicado pela editora Bantam, em 2023 e com 305 páginas, integra a categoria Livros Variados. Por isso, autoria, edição e tema acabam tendo ainda mais peso na forma de apresentar o livro.
Editora: Bantam
Páginas: 305
Ano: 2023
Edição:
Linguagem: English
ISBN: 0593599322
ISBN13: 9780593599327
Sobre a editora
Os livros da editora Bantam oferecem uma experiência de leitura marcada por narrativas que transitam entre o suspense psicológico, o thriller investigativo e a aventura com pitadas de romance e fantasia. O catálogo apresenta histórias que exploram conflitos intensos, como perseguições policiais, mistérios familiares e embates em cenários urbanos ou fantásticos, muitas vezes com personagens complexos enfrentando dilemas morais e pessoais profundos. A linguagem varia entre o acessível e o envolvente, com ritmo que ora acelera em cenas de tensão, ora desacelera para aprofundar a construção dos personagens e suas relações. As sinopses sugerem uma preferência por tramas que combinam ação com elementos de drama e emoção, contemplando tanto o público adulto quanto leitores que apreciam narrativas mais densas e multifacetadas.
