Kiss Me First [Paperback]

This chilling and intense novel tells the story of a solitary young woman drawn into an online world run by a charismatic web guru who entices her into impersonating a glamorous but desperate woman. Now a series on Netflix.

A sheltered young woman raised by a single mother, Leila often struggled to connect with the girls at school. On an internet community for philosophical and ethical debate, she finally comes into her own, and is flattered when the website’s brilliant, charismatic founder invites her to be part of Project Tess. Communicating only through online channels, Leila immerses herself in Tess’s world. She must learn every detail about this other woman’s life: her mother’s birthday, her favorite songs, her best friends, her first kiss. Because soon, Leila will have to become her. And Tess will disappear.

FINALIST 
The Guardian First Book Prize
British National Book Award--New Writers Award

“Dark, disturbing, needle-sharp.” —Tana French, bestselling author ofIn the WoodsandBroken Harbor

“Chilling. . . . Moggach sucks us into the rabbit hole of [a] dangerous obsession with deftly timed twists and memorable characters.” —Entertainment Weekly
 
“Unnervingly claustrophobic and enormously moving . . . A suspense novel that is classy, frightening and upsetting.” —The Guardian
 
“The first thriller to truly tackle the shifting sands of a life lived online. . . . Featuring the most unreliable narrator this side ofGone Girl. . . . I couldn’t put it down.” —Sam Baker,Harper’s Bazaar

“Chillingly demonstrates the virtual world is scant protection from messy, utterly human emotions.” —People
 
“Smart, absorbing. . . .Kiss Me Firstwill attract readers witl+