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Synopsis
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Synopsis
A simmering suspense that follows a grieving young woman as she is pulled into a glamorous world of parties, jewelry and lies. Over the course of one summer, secrets from her past begin to resurface, and she's forced to question who's lying, who she can trust--and whether she can trust herself. Liv, a young writer, is in desperate need of a fresh start. After the shocking death of her disgraced fianc , she returns to New York to start a new life. But after months of lonely seclusion, Liv rekindles an old flirtation with Damon, a charismatic jewelry designer, and meets his alluring, older patron Isabelle, a writer intensely infatuated with him. As the story unfolds, Liv becomes enthralled by their perverse dynamic and lured into their seductive world of parties and jewels, summer homes on the North Fork and Lake Como.
Propelled by desire and despair, Liv is swept into a twisted love triangle: she embarks on an affair with Damon, complicated by her growing friendship with Isabelle. That is until a savage journalist invades her new social circle, threatening to expose details from Liv's past. As all of their lives dangerously intertwine, Liv must balance the secrets she keeps with the lies she tells herself.
With searing suspense and lush prose, The Plunge is a simmering, provocative psychological thriller that plumbs the darkest depths of desire and betrayal, revealing the cracks hidden beneath the gleaming surface.
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How could I have known where it would end, or even begin? That's not true: how could I not have known.
Following the death of her disgraced fianc , Liv returns to New York City where she finds shelter in the apartment of a former mentor. Lonely and isolated, Liv ventures to a party and encounters an intriguing duo: Damon, a charismatic jewelry designer, and Isabel, a beguiling older woman who's infatuated with him. Liv attempts to escape her own despair and enmeshes herself in Damon and Isabel's provocative dynamic, replacing solitary nights with their glittering parties.
Until Rex, a sadistic journalist, invades Liv's new social circle, threatening to expose compromising details from her past. As Liv begins to unravel, she embarks on an all-consuming affair with Damon, propelled by desire and denial of the truth that haunts her. But her growing bond with Isabel complicates matters. As their lives dangerously intertwine over the course of one scorching summer, taking them from the East End of Long Island to Lake Como in Italy, Liv discovers that the most shattering secrets are the ones we keep from ourselves.
The Plunge is a spellbinding, sensuous psychological thriller that plumbs the depths of obsession and betrayal, while offering an unflinching examination of loss and longing. Told in a distinctive lyrical voice laced with razor-sharp wit and striking emotional complexity, Lila Raicek makes an electrifying debut in this book of the summer everyone will be talking about. Perfect for readers of Emma Cline's The Guest and Raven Leilani's Luster.