Good Intentions

Marisa Walz

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Good Intentions

Good Intentions

Marisa Walz

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INSTANT USA TODAY BESTSELLER - "A stunning debut with razor sharp tension and surprising twists." --Jeneva Rose, #1 bestselling author

Even the best of intentions can grow into obsession...

On the surface, Cady has the perfect life. She has a thriving luxury event-planning business, the man she's loved since she was seventeen, and a social calendar she can barely keep up with. She also has Dana, her identical twin, her most trusted confidante. But when Dana dies suddenly, before Cady can say goodbye, everything shatters.

Yet to her family's alarm, it isn't grief for Dana that consumes her. It's Morgan, a stranger Cady meets in the hospital waiting room that same day--a grieving mother whose tragedy mirrors her own. Cady doesn't believe in coincidences. She becomes convinced that helping Morgan is the key to facing her sister's death.

But is that really what she wants? Or is Cady drawn to Morgan for reasons far more complicated--and dangerous--than she's willing to admit?

Sly, twisted, and irresistibly provocative, Good Intentions explores the moral gray zones we enter when the unthinkable happens--and the dark places obsession can take us.

About the Author

MARISA WALZ is a Federal Reserve executive who also writes novels about people behaving badly. She lives in the Chicago suburbs with her husband and two young children.

Critical Reviews

"A masterwork of storytelling that keeps us guessing the whole way." --BookTrib

"A darkly witty debut about grief gone wrong...Walz's psychological suspense novel features a memorable narrator who's almost too charming to hate." --The Gazette

"Compelling. [For] readers who enjoy psychological suspense about grief, obsession, and unraveling relationships." --Library Journal

"Good Intentions is an absolute feat of a debut. Both an honest and unflinching exploration of grief and an extremely unsettling peek into one woman's snowballing obsession, Walz has managed to create one of the most complex and morally grey characters that I have encountered in a very long time." --Stacy Willingham, New York Times bestselling author of Forget Me Not

"A stunning debut with razor sharp tension and surprising twists. Good Intentions is a compulsive and chilling exploration of grief, obsession, and voyeurism. Walz is an author to watch!" --Jeneva Rose, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Perfect Divorce

"Walz's delicious debut offers a gasp-inducing wild ride that will have you racing through the pages. When Cady's sister dies in a haunting accident that flips her world upside down, it becomes clear that she has her own dark, twisted past that she can no longer ignore. With an intense pace, captivating characters, and breathtaking prose, this is a must-read for anyone who loves a heart-pounding thriller." --Jessica Payne, author of Never Trust the Husband

"With a fast pace and a constant sense of foreboding and unease, fans of psychological suspense will be obsessed with Marisa Walz's debut. Good Intentions is a shocking, gritty exploration of grief and guilt with an ending that will leave readers stunned." --Mary Kubica, New York Times bestselling author of Local Woman Missing and She's Not Sorry

"I can't remember the last time I inhaled a novel as quickly and eagerly as I did Good Intentions--I simply couldn't stop flipping the pages until I reached its mind-blowing end. This is a masterfully twisty debut; psychological thriller lovers are in for a delicious treat. I can't wait to see what Walz does next." --Carola Lovering, bestselling author of Tell Me Lies

"Eerie and provocative, Good Intentions kept me turning the pages until the last shocking twist. Marisa Walz's debut is a captivating study of grief, obsession, and guilt for fans of domestic thrillers and Caroline Kepnes' You. This story is a unique take on the stalker narrative and the perfect one-sitting read." --Lauren Ling Brown, USA Today bestselling author of Society of Lies

Publishing Information

Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin
Pub date: 2027-02-02
Length: 336 pages

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