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One of the Good Guys

A Novel

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Pub Date Jan 09 2024 | Archive Date Jan 31 2024

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A CrimeReads Most Anticipated Fiction Novel of 2024 and Best Psychological Thriller for January • A Book Riot Most Anticipated Book of Jan–Jun 2024 • A Tertulia Best New Crime and Thriller Book This Winter • A Paste Most Anticipated Mystery and Thriller Book of 2024

Two young women vanish in a seaside town. At the cliff’s edge, nobody is who they seem.

Desperate to escape the ghosts of his failed marriage, Cole upends his life. He leaves London behind for a remote stretch of coast, relishing the respite from the noise, drama, and relentless careerism that curdled his relationship and mental health. Leonora has made the same move for similar reasons. She’s living a short walk from Cole’s seaside cottage, preparing for her latest art exhibition. Though Cole still can’t figure out what went wrong with his marriage, and Leonora is having trouble acclimating to the hostile landscape, the pair forges a connection on the eroding bluff they call home.

Then, two young women activists raising awareness about gendered violence disappear while passing through. Cole and Leonora find themselves in the middle of a police investigation and the resulting media firestorm when the world learns of what happened. And as the tension escalates alongside the search for the missing women, they quickly realize that they don’t know each other that well after all.

From the critically acclaimed author of Our Kind of Cruelty and Imperfect Women, comes an urgent psychological thriller about gender, power, and how both are captured in our contemporary media environment. Unexpected and twisty from its first page to its last, One of the Good Guys asks: If most men claim to be good, why are most women still afraid to walk home alone at night?
A CrimeReads Most Anticipated Fiction Novel of 2024 and Best Psychological Thriller for January • A Book Riot Most Anticipated Book of Jan–Jun 2024 • A Tertulia Best New Crime and Thriller Book This...

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GILLIAN FLYNN BOOKS: Gillian Flynn Books is the eponymous imprint from the bestselling author of Gone Girl.


Gillian Flynn Books publishes both fiction and nonfiction across genre categories, books that are propulsive, voice-driven, and culturally incisive. A conversation- starting and gasp-inducing list from one of the great writers of our time.


The Imprint's first book, Scorched Grace, was an Indie Next pick and a Barnes & Noble Best Book of 2023.

SOCIOPOLITICALLY RELEVANT THEMES: Like Araminta's previous work, ONE OF THE GOOD GUYS tackles misogyny in both its overt and subtler, more insidious forms, this time destabilizing the idea of the "nice guy." Moreover, through Mel and Lennie's complex narratives, as well as the meta-textual inclusion of articles, reviews, and online discourse covering the events of the novel, Araminta offers a nuanced and timely exploration of how feminist movements, social media activism, and ultimately, women's stories in general are captured in our contemporary media environment.

WELL-CONNECTED, WELL-REVIEWED WRITER: Araminta is a critical darling with an impressive suite of blurbs and earned media attention. She's a respected name in the thriller space and this novel-in many ways a culmination of her previous books' goals-is her most commercial yet and will speak directly to the loyal audience that's been following her work for the last few years, while also drawing in a new, eager readership.

COMMERICALLY SATISFYING STORY: Though many people, including Gillian Flynn, lauded OUR KIND OF CRUELTY for its honest, if uncomfortable, portrayal of the systematic silencing of women, some thriller readers bristled against its storytelling choices. With ONE OF THE GOOD GUYS, Araminta is offering not only incisive social commentary, but also a twisty plot with shocking reveals and an ending that satisfies.

FILM AND TV NEWS FORTHCOMING: Araminta's three previous novels are in development for the screen. EVERYTHING & NOTHING as a returning TV series, OUR KIND OF CRUELTY by Fifth Season as a feature film, and IMPERFECT WOMEN by Elisabeth Moss's company Love & Squalor, with Elisabeth to star.

GILLIAN FLYNN BOOKS: Gillian Flynn Books is the eponymous imprint from the bestselling author of Gone Girl.


Gillian Flynn Books publishes both fiction and nonfiction across genre categories, books...


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ISBN 9781638931553
PRICE $28.00 (USD)
PAGES 288

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