Mister Tender&39s Girl A Novel [Paperback]

<p><strong>A 2019 Thriller Award Finalist!</strong></p><p><strong>How far are you willing to go for Mister Tender?</strong></p><p>At fourteen, Alice Hill was viciously attacked by two of her classmates and left to die. The teens claim she was a sacrifice for a man called Mister Tender, but that could never be true: Mister Tender doesn't exist. His sinister character is pop-culture fiction, created by Alice's own father in a series of popular graphic novels.</p><p>Over a decade later, Alice has changed her name and is trying to heal. But someone is watching her. They know more about Alice than any stranger could: her scars, her fears, and the secrets she keeps locked away. She can try to escape her past, but Mister Tender is never far behind. He will come with a smile that seduces, and a dark whisper in her ear...</p><p>Inspired by the Slender Man crime, this gripping thriller plunges you into a world of haunting memories and unseen threats, leaving you guessing until the harrowing end.</p>"Dark, unsettling, and full of surprises, <i>Mister Tender's Girl</i>takes the reader on a dangerous journey alongside a woman who must face the past she's been hiding from. A fast-paced, spine-tingling, read-and a reminder that imagined dangers are just as worthy of being feared." - <strong><em>Megan Miranda, New York Times bestselling author of The Perfect Stranger</em></strong>"Carter Wilson hits it out of the park with <i>Mister Tender's Girl</i>-one of the most suspenseful novels I've read in a long time. This book is a true page-turner, riveting on every level." - <strong><em>Allen Eskens, bestselling author of The Life We Bury and The Heavens May Fall</em></strong>"In spare prose, Wilson ratchets up the horror spawned by obsession to a bloody end. For those who tolerate intense, sometimes graphic fiction, this is mesmerizing."l3W