'Elegant, absorbing, full of Hitchcockian menaceβ Lucy Foley
βI was mesmerizedβ Lisa Jewell
'Brilliantly plotted' Liz Nugent
βFans of detective fiction will be thrilled!β Shari Lapena
"Iβll 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 Trappβs life story under the watchful eyes of his enigmatic wife and plainspoken daughter.
But Sebastian Trapp is a mystery himself. And maybe β probably β a murderer.
Two decades ago, his first wife and son vanished, the case never solved. Is the master of mystery playing a deadly game? 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 β it's waiting.
What readers are saying about End of Story'Had me gripped all the way through to the jaw dropping finale!β βββββ
βLots of plot twists to keep you on the edge of your seatβ βββββ
βA great rollercoaster ride of a bookβ βββββ
βI changed my mind about the way I thought the plot would progress so many times, and was still surprised!β βββββ
βThis is a writer who loves words, loves mysteries, and loves weaving the two togetherβ βββββ
βOne of those books that once finished I want to read from start to finish all over againβ βββββ
βThe whole novel is packed full of atmosphereβ βββββ
βAn extremely twisted murder mysteryβ βββββ
A. J. Finn has written for numerous publications, including the Los Angeles Times, the Washington Post and the Times Literary Supplement. Finnβs 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.