The Housewarming

For five friends vacationing on Block Island, it was a summer to remember. How could they forget it when only four made it back to the mainland?Now, half a decade after Zoe Gilbert’s unsolved disappearance, Callie Sutter invites estranged friends Meg, Tess, and Lindsey—the last to see Zoe on that fateful trip—to reunite on the anniversary of the mystery that tore them apart. Back on Block Island, Callie reasons, they can come together again, memorialize Zoe, allay old resentments and recriminations, and put the past to rest. But it won’t be so easy. Patricia Adele, a true crime podcaster who once made a name for herself by casting suspicion on Zoe’s surviving friends all those years ago, is most eager for the reunion. She’s resurfaced with a book proposal claiming to expose them all as cold-blooded liars and conspirators in a crime once and for all.

“Original, exceptional, complex, brilliant, and an inherently fascinating, compelling read from start to finish, The Housewarming clearly demonstrates author Kristin Offiler’s genuine master of the psychological suspense thriller genre.” —Midwest Book Review

“Like a thunderstorm on a summer evening, The Housewarming is equal parts enchanting and ominous. Kristin Offiler’s debut crackles with fierce honesty about the intricacies of female friendships and the dangers—and freedom—of long-held secrets coming to light. Sharp, suspenseful, and completely spellbinding.” —Caitlin Mullen, author of the Edgar Award winner Please See Us

“An unsolved disappearance and withering public scrutiny test the complicated friendships of four young women in Kristin Offiler’s The Housewarming, a slow-burn mystery full of surprises, nostalgia, and heart. The added pleasure of a sunny, opulent Block Island setting practically demands you bring this book to the beach.” —Andromeda Romano-Lax, author of The Deepest Lake

“Suspenseful from start to finish, The Housewarming is a propulsive thriller about friendship, the unforgiving gaze of true crime obsessives, and how shockingly wrong we can be about other people—even those closest to us.” —Tracy Sierra, author of the Fallon Book Club pick Nightwatching