FICTION WRITER: A Novel

¡°Juicy, suspenseful, and irresistible.¡±¨C Nina de Gramont, New York Times Bestselling author of The Christie Affair”Sultry and mesmerizing¡­”¨C Katy Hays,New York Timesbestselling author ofThe CloistersFrom theUSA Today-bestselling author of Beautiful Little Fools, Jillian Cantor’sThe Fiction Writer follows a writer hired by a handsome billionaireto write about his family history with Daphne du Maurier and finds herself drawn into a tangled web of obsession, marital secrets, and stolen manuscripts.The once-rising literary star Olivia Fitzgerald is down on her luck. Her most recent novel¡ªa retelling of Daphne du Maurier¡¯sRebecca¡ªwasa flop, her boyfriend of nine years just dumped her and she¡¯s battling a bad case of writer¡¯s block. So when her agent calls her with a high-paying ghostwriting opportunity, Olivia is all too willing to sign the NDA.At first, the write-for-hire jobseems too good to be true. All she has to do is interview Henry ¡°Ash¡± Asherwood, a reclusive mega billionaire, twice namedPeople¡¯sSexiest Man Alive,who wants her help in writing a bookthat reveals a shocking secret about hislate grandmother and Daphne du Maurier. But when Olivia arrives at his Malibu estate, nothing is as it seems. The more Olivia digs into his grandmother¡¯s past, the more questions she has¡ªand before she knows it, she¡¯s trapped in a gothic mystery of her own.With as many twists and turns as the California coast,The Fiction Writeris a page-turner that explores the boundaries of creative freedom and whose stories we have the right to tell.