Why read Beware the Woman?

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By the "master of thinly veiled secrets often kept by women who rage underneath their delicate exteriors" (Kirkus Reviews), Beware the Woman is Megan Abbott at the height of her game.

Honey, I just want you to have everything you ever wanted. That’s what Jacy’s mom always told her. And…

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Why read it?

2 authors picked Beware the Woman as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

Adam Mitzner

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I am a huge Megan Abbott fan. I often tell people that Abbott’s writing reminds me of the feeling you have in a dream, but this one is more of a nightmare, which is even better.

What is remarkable about Beware the Woman is the way Abbott combines a very creepy mystery with truly compelling social commentary.

From Adam's 3 favorite reads in 2023.

Polly Stewart

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If I’d written this list a year ago, I probably couldn’t have found a way to include Megan Abbott, even though she’s one of my favorite writers.

Though setting is important to her work, it’s rarely given the place-based specificity we find in her newest novel, Beware the Woman, set in the wilderness of Michigan’s Upper Peninsula. I’ve vacationed in the UP and it truly is a wild place, the perfect background for this story of a pregnant woman spending an increasingly creepy week with the husband and father-in-law she’s not sure she can trust.

The woods that crowd around…

From Polly's list on The best fast-paced mysteries with a strong sense of place.