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The Anatomy of Desire

'Reads like your favorite podcast, the hit crime doc you'll want to binge' Josh Malerman

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The Anatomy of Desire

Written by: L.R. Dorn
Narrated by: Dan Bittner, Darrell Dennis, Fred Berman, Gabra Zackman, Hillary Huber, JD Jackson, Jonathan Davis, Lisa Flanagan, Marin Ireland, Oliver Wyman, Santino Fontana, Sharahn LaRue, Shelby Young, Vikas Adam
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Desire. Love. Betrayal. Murder?

With followers numbering in the hundreds of thousands, a hot group of friends, and a famous boyfriend, the glamorous life that fitness influencer Cleo has always wanted is within her grasp.

Then just before joining her boyfriend for a holiday in the mountains, Cleo and a young woman named Rebecca set off in a canoe on a deserted lake. An hour later, Rebecca is found dead in the water and Cleo has gone missing.

When word gets out, Cleo is going viral, but for all the wrong reasons. Who was the girl in the canoe? And did Cleo have anything to do with her death? If Cleo is innocent, why did she try to run? Charged with murder, this social media influencer's biggest platform is no longer Instagram, it's the witness stand...

A gripping and original psych suspense novel for the social media era - perfect for fans of You, Good Me Bad Me and the hit podcast Serial.
Legal Literature & Fiction Mystery Mystery, Thriller & Suspense Psychological Suspense Thriller & Suspense Women Sleuths

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A truly innovative, fantastic book . . . Reads like your favorite podcast, the hit crime doc you'll want to binge
Centered on the world of social media influencers, [this] remarkable debut takes the form of a true crime docuseries. . . With no witnesses to the murder, readers will breathlessly await the verdict. Dorn, the pen name of husband-and-wife team Matt Dorff and Suzanne Dunn, is definitely a writer to watch
A riveting courtroom drama. It uses skilfully fashioned plot twists to gradually reveal the background and aftermath of a tragedy born of naive but simultaneously ruthless ambition, childhood damage and the ripple effects of prejudice
'Deliciously contemporary. A fascinating courtroom drama . . . a compelling, poignant portrait of sexual desire in our social media age'
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