Maestra: The Most Shocking Thriller You'll Read This Year: The shocking international number one bestseller - Hardcover

Hilton, LS

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1785760033 ISBN 13: 9781785760037

Publisher: Zaffre, 2016

Synopsis

THE NUMBER ONE BESTSELLER

GLAMOUR'S WRITER OF THE YEAR.

WHERE DO YOU GO WHEN YOU'VE GONE TOO FAR?

Fatal Attraction meets The Talented Mr Ripley, and soon to be a major Hollywood film - prepare for this year's The Girl on the Train

By day Judith Rashleigh is a put-upon assistant at a London auction house.

By night she's a hostess in one of the capital's unsavoury bars.

Desperate to make something of herself, Judith knows she has to play the game. She's learned to dress, speak and act in the interests of men. She's learned to be a good girl. But after uncovering a dark secret at the heart of the art world, Judith is fired and her dreams of a better life are torn apart.

So she turns to a long-neglected friend.

A friend that kept her chin up and back straight through every past slight.

A friend that a good girl like her shouldn't have: Rage.

The Talented Mr Ripley meets Gone Girl in this darkly decadent and compelling new thriller that asks:

Where do you go when you've gone too far?

About this title

Review:

‘Funny and clever, entertaining and well written . . . Destined for the bestseller charts’ The Times

‘A first-class thriller . . . Read it now before the entire world does.’ Glamour

‘A rip-roaring read . . . Sharp and extremely well written’ Daily Mail

‘Brimming with scandal, intrigue and mystery, this is a book that everyone is talking about’ Heat

‘Deliciously decadent . . . a glamorous and racy adventure’ Sunday Mirror

‘Set in a world of oligarchs, Mafiosi and dodgy art dealers, it also has in Judith Rashleigh a heroine you'll either love or loathe, at least two jaw-on-the-floor moments and sex scenes that would make Christian Grey blush’ Red magazine

‘A psychological thriller set on the French Riviera, rather like Patricia Highsmith crossed with Gone Girl, unsurprisingly, there's a film deal in the works’ Harpers Bazaar - '10 Best Books for 2016'

‘This is already being compared to The Girl On The Train and The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo in terms of addictability’ Glamour, '11 Female Authored Reads for 2016'

‘One for fans of Fifty Shades of Grey’ Grazia - 'Best of New Books'

‘An unpredictable London auction house assistant turned high-class escort slips effortlessly into the world of the glamorous and wealthy, crossing international borders and leaving destruction in her wake.’ The Wall Street Journal, “5 Killer Books for 2016”

“A deliciously Highsmithian thriller. . . . As Judith assumes and sheds identities as effortlessly as her Louboutins during a twisty series of increasingly treacherous escapades, Hilton artfully conjures a glossy world where just about everything—and everyone—has its price.” Publishers Weekly (starred review)

‘Glamorous, edgy, decadent (like rich but somewhat bitter dark chocolate), erotic, and irresistible. Maestra is a gift for readers who delight in vengeful female protagonists.’ Booklist (starred review)

‘It’s big’ Library Journal

‘Maestra is riveting, with a dominant character who is brilliant, sly, deadly, and entirely in control of her life. The book is unpredictable and multifaceted. Judith is one of the most memorable females in recent fiction; she is a marvelous character, perfect for film.’ —Amy Pascal, Columbia/Tri-Star Producer

‘Utterly unputdownable, a shocking and sexy psychological thriller’ Popsugar

From the Author:

L.S. Hilton is a writer and journalist who presently lives in London.

About this edition

• Publisher: Zaffre
• Publication date: 2016
• ISBN 10: 1785760033
• ISBN 13: 9781785760037
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 352