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The Inspiration for the film starring Anna Kendrick, Blake Lively, and Henry Golding. Don''t miss the sequel, Another Simple Favor, streaming soon on Prime Video! "Riveting and brilliantly structured, A Simple Favor is an edge-of-your seat domestic thriller."—Kimberly McCreight, New York Times bestselling author A single mother''s life is turned upside down when her best friend vanishes in this chilling debut thriller in the vein of Gone Girl and The Girl on the Train. She’s your best friend. She knows all your secrets. That’s why she’s so dangerous. It starts with a simple favor—an ordinary kindness mothers do for one another. When her best friend, Emily, asks Stephanie to pick up her son Nicky after school, she happily says yes. Nicky and her son, Miles, are classmates and best friends, and the five-year-olds love being together—just like she and Emily. A widow and stay-at-home mommy blogger living in woodsy suburban Connecticut, Stephanie was lonely until she met Emily, a sophisticated PR executive whose job in Manhattan demands so much of her time. But Emily doesn’t come back. She doesn’t answer calls or return texts. Stephanie knows something is terribly wrong—Emily would never leave Nicky, no matter what the police say. Terrified, she reaches out to her blog readers for help. She also reaches out to Emily’s husband, the handsome, reticent Sean, offering emotional support. It’s the least she can do for her best friend. Then, she and Sean receive shocking news. Emily is dead. The nightmare of her disappearance is over. Or is it? Because soon, Stephanie will begin to see that nothing—not friendship, love, or even an ordinary favor—is as simple as it seems. Bell masterfully ratchets up the tension in a taut, unsettling, and completely absorbing story that holds you in its grip until the final page.

A deliciously twisty thriller about the dark side of female friendship and a revenge plot that gets a little out of hand from the New York Times bestselling author of the “intense, captivating, and astonishing” (New York Journal of Books) A Simple Favor. Twenty years ago, gregarious Lorelei and mousy Holly became fast friends as students in the same college psychology seminar. Taught by an expert in control and human behavior, the two students also grew close to their charismatic professor. But in one twisted moment of gaslighting, their friendship flamed out and Lorelei’s once-promising future fell apart. Flashforward, Holly has everything Lorelei ever wanted, while Lorelei is a lonely cat lady. Now, Holly is even up for an award at a Woman of the Year ceremony, and Lorelei finally has the perfect opportunity to get the revenge she’s wanted for years. But she’s not the only person who has been obsessively following Holly’s career—and when someone winds up dead, Lorelei realizes she may be in danger, too.

"A young couple with a baby on the way moves to an old Victorian house in rural, upstate New York. Strange happenings contribute to their disintegrating marriage-and to their terrifying descent into the darker side of human nature"--

A woman''s life is turned upside down by her brother''s new girlfriend in this domestic thriller by the New York Times–bestselling author of A Simple Favor. Named most anticipated book of the year by Cosmopolitan, Women''s Wear Daily, Woman''s Day, She Reads, The Nerd Daily, and Sassy Sarah Reads Charlotte has everything in her life that she ever could have hoped for: a doting artistic husband, a small-but-thriving flower shop, and her sweet, smart five-year-old stepdaughter, Daisy. Her relationship with her mother might be strained, but the distance between them helps. And her younger brother, Rocco, may have horrible taste in women, but when he introduces his new girlfriend, Ruth, to Charlotte and her family, they are cautiously optimistic that she could be The One. Daisy seems to love Ruth, but as Rocco and Ruth''s relationship becomes more serious, Ruth''s apparent obsession with Daisy grows more obvious. Then Daisy is kidnapped, and Charlotte is convinced there''s only one person who could have taken her. Ruth is finally on the verge of having everything she''s ever dreamed of. A stable job at a start-up company, a boyfriend with whom she falls more in love with every day, and a chance at the happy family she''s always wanted—adorable niece included. The only obstacle standing in her way is her boyfriend''s sister, Charlotte, whose attitude swerves between politely cold and outright hostile. Rebuffing Ruth''s every attempt to build a friendship with her and Daisy, Charlotte watches over her daughter with a desperate protectiveness that sends chills down Ruth''s spine. Ruth knows Charlotte has a deeply buried secret, the only question is, What? A surprise outing with Daisy could be the key to finding out, and Ruth knows she must take the chance while she has it—for everyone''s sake. As the two women follow each other down a chilling rabbit hole, unearthing winding paths of deceit, lies, and trauma, a family and a future will be completely—and irrevocably—shattered. "Another deliciously suspenseful novel that promises to satisfy fans of Bell''s first book, and perhaps, then some." — Entertainment Weekly

Livro apontado como sucessor de Garota exemplar e A garota no trem, Um pequeno favor inclui traições e reviravoltas, uma pessoa morta e a questão recorrente: quem está enganando quem? Quando Emily pede a Stephanie para buscar seu filho, Nicky, na escola, ela alegremente concorda; afinal, são melhores amigas. Mas Emily simplesmente desaparece. Ela não atende ao telefone nem responde às mensagens. Stephanie sabe que algo está terrivelmente errado. Aterrorizada, ela pede ajuda aos leitores do seu blog. Até que ela e Sean, marido de Emily, recebem notícias chocantes: Emily está morta. O pesadelo de seu desaparecimento finalmente chegou ao fim. Ou será que não?

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És la teva millor amiga. Coneix tots els teus secrets. Per això és tan perillosa. Tot comença amb un petit favor, un d''aquells favors que se solen fer les mares. Quan la seva millor amiga, l''Emily, li demana si li pot recollir el fill d''escola, la Stephanie de seguida li diu que sí encantada. Els fills, de cinc anys, són companys de classe i s''entenen tan bé com les seves mares. Però passen les hores i l''Emily no torna per recollir el seu fill. No respon les trucades ni els missatges. La Stephanie intueix que passa alguna cosa greu. Però a mesura que va passant el temps es comença a adonar que res -ni l''amistat, ni l''amor, ni tan sols un favor, per més banal que sembli- és tan senzill com ella es pensava. Ressenyes: «Un thriller psicològic tan modern com addictiu. Darcey Bell aconsegueix fer una sàtira hilarant de la mare bloguera insuportable i mestretites i al mateix temps bastir un misteri que acaba amb un gir tan inesperat com terriblement gratificant. No podia parar de llegir sobre aquestes dues mares terrorífiques!» Plum Sykes, autora de Bergdorf Blondes «Un thriller intens, fascinant i extraordinari amb un final sorpresa.» New York Journal of Books «Inquietant novel·la farcida de secrets inconfessables, mentides i manipulacions.» Libreary Journal «Mordaç, satírica, subversiva: una història que és un pastisset deliciosament enverinat.» L.S. Hilton «Com més llegia, més m''agradava. El final, brodat.» She Treads Softly

TODO COMENZÓ CON UN PEQUEÑO FAVOR, UNA AMABILIDAD ORDINARIA QUE LAS MAMÁS HACEN UNAS POR OTRASCuando su mejor amiga, Emily, le pide a Stephanie que recoja a su hijo Nicky después de la escuela, acepta sin siquiera dudarlo. Nicky y su hijo, Miles, son compañeros de clase y mejores amigos, y los niños de cinco años aman estar juntos, al igual que ella y Emily. Stephanie estaba sola hasta que conoció a Emily, una ejecutiva de relaciones públicas sofisticada cuyo trabajo en Manhattan exige mucho de su tiempo. Pero Emily no aparece. No contesta llamadas ni mensajes. Stephanie sabe que algo está terriblemente mal: Emily nunca dejaría a Nicky, no importa lo que diga la policía. Aterrorizada, pide ayuda a los lectores de su blog. También se acerca al marido de Emily, el guapo y enigmático Sean, con quien encuentra apoyo emocional. Entonces, ella y Sean reciben noticias impactantes… ¿Han encontrado a Emily? ¿Estará muerta? ¿Será el fin de esta pesadilla o el comienzo? Pronto Stephanie se da cuenta de que nada, ni la amistad, ni el amor, ni siquiera un pequeño favor, es tan simple como parece. ENGLISH DESCRIPTION Riveting and brilliantly structured, A Simple Favor is an edge-of-your seat domestic thriller about a missing wife and mother that relies on a rotating cast of unreliable narrators to ingeniously examine the cost of competitive mom-friends, the toll of ordinary marital discontent and the fallacy of the picture-perfect, suburban family. —Kimberly McCreight, New York Times bestselling author She’s your best friend. She knows all your secrets. That’s why she’s so dangerous. A single mother''s life is turned upside down when her best friend vanishes in this chilling debut thriller in the vein of Gone Girl and The Girl on the Train. It starts with A simple favor—an ordinary kindness mothers do for one another. When her best friend, Emily, asks Stephanie to pick up her son Nicky after school, she happily says yes. Nicky and her son, Miles, are classmates and best friends, and the five-year-olds love being together—just like she and Emily. A widow and stay-at-home mommy blogger living in woodsy suburban Connecticut, Stephanie was lonely until she met Emily, a sophisticated PR executive whose job in Manhattan demands so much of her time. But Emily doesn’t come back. She doesn’t answer calls or return texts. Stephanie knows something is terribly wrong—Emily would never leave Nicky, no matter what the police say. Terrified, she reaches out to her blog readers for help. She also reaches out to Emily’s husband, the handsome, reticent Sean, offering emotional support. It’s the least she can do for her best friend. Then, she and Sean receive shocking news. Emily is dead. The nightmare of her disappearance is over. Or is it? Because soon, Stephanie will begin to see that nothing—not friendship, love, or even an ordinary favor—is as simple as it seems. A Simple Favor is a remarkable tale of psychological suspense—a clever and twisting free-fall of a ride filled with betrayals and reversals, twists and turns, secrets and revelations, love and loyalty, murder and revenge. Darcey Bell masterfully ratchets up the tension in a taut, unsettling, and completely absorbing story that holds you in its grip until the final page.

Je past op haar kind. Maar wat als ze hem nooit komt halen? Nu als blockbusterfilm met Blake Lively (Gossip Girl, Café Society) en Anna Kendrick (Twilight) in de hoofdrollen Het begint allemaal met een kleine gunst – gewoon de ene moeder die de andere even uit de brand helpt. Wanneer Stephanies beste vriendin Emily haar vraagt haar zoontje Nicky mee te nemen uit school, doet ze dat natuurlijk graag. Nicky en haar eigen zoontje zijn immers beste vriendjes – net als hun moeders. De ‘mommy blogger’ Stephanie vangt wel vaker de beide jongetjes op als de succesvolle Emily voor haar werk van huis is. Maar deze keer komt Emily haar zoontje niet ophalen en ze reageert ook niet op telefoontjes. Stephanie weet zeker dat er iets niet in de haak is, en deelt haar angsten op haar blog met haar volgers. Ondertussen probeert ze Emily’s man Sean te helpen het huishouden draaiende te houden. Dat is toch het minste wat ze kan doen voor haar beste vriendin? Maar als er uiteindelijk nieuws over Emily komt, is de nachtmerrie nog lang niet voorbij. Stukje bij beetje komt Stephanie erachter dat niets – geen vriendschap, liefde of zelfs een kleine gunst – zo simpel is als het lijkt. Een kleine moeite is een wervelende achtbaan van bedrog, onverwachte gebeurtenissen, geheimen en onthullingen, liefde en loyaliteit, moord en wraak. Darcey Bell blijkt een meester in het opbouwen van spanning in een strak, verontrustend verhaal dat je bij de keel grijpt tot de laatste pagina. Darcey Bell (1981) groeide op in Iowa en werkt als onderwijzeres in Chicago. Een kleine moeite is haar debuut. ‘Een sterke psychologische thriller met veel – tot de laatste pagina! – verrassende wendingen.’ Margriet ‘“Domestic thrillers” over “doodgewone” moeders zijn hot, en dit is beslist een van de betere.’ Feeling

Adapté sous le titre "L''ombre d''Emily" AU CINÉMA LE 26 SEPTEMBRE. Elle est votre meilleure amie. Elle connaît tous vos secrets. Et c''est ce qui la rend si dangereuse. Tout oppose en apparence Stephanie, une jeune veuve sans emploi qui partage son temps entre son fils Miles et la rédaction de son " blog de maman ", et Emily, une femme d''affaires sophistiquée et mariée. Elles s''entendent pourtant à merveille et ont noué, dans leur petite ville du Connecticut, une amitié aussi forte que celle qui lie leurs deux garçons de cinq ans. Et lorsqu''Emily lui demande de récupérer son fils Nicky à la sortie de l''école, Stephanie accepte tout naturellement. Mais les jours passent et Emily ne revient pas. Insidieusement, Stephanie prend alors sa place auprès de Sean, le mari d''Emily. Car on peut toujours compter sur elle pour s''occuper d''autrui. De façon peut-être un peu trouble, ambiguë et excessive parfois. C''est aussi ce que semble penser l''ombre qui, cachée, épie Stephanie et Sean, bien décidée à ce que chacun finisse par payer pour ses crimes.