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The Villa by Rachel Hawkins

Name: The Villa by Rachel Hawkins
Brand: Fehmerling Books
SKU: 9781250834591
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The Villa by Rachel Hawkins

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High above the sun-drenched Italian countryside, two estranged best friends retreat to a legendary villa, unaware that the dark 1974 murder that made the estate famous is beginning to mirror their own rivalry.

In an effort to heal their fracturing bond, writers Emily and Chess travel to Villa Aestas, an opulent Tuscan estate steeped in rock-and-roll lore and dark literary history. Decades earlier, in the summer of 1974, the villa housed an infamous circle of musicians and authors—an intense, hedonistic retreat that ended in the brutal murder of a rising rock star and inspired a cult-classic gothic horror novel. As Emily digs into the villa's hidden archives and becomes obsessed with unspooling the cold case, she uncovers uncomfortable parallels between the fatal 1970s crime and the subtle, toxic competitive edges in her friendship with Chess. Blending dual-timeline suspense with psychological thrillers with unreliable narrators, Rachel Hawkins’s The Villa weaves an intoxicating story of dark family secrets books, artistic obsession, and how the past lingers in the shadows of the Italian countryside.

Why You’ll Love This Book

Hawkins weaves together a breezy Italian summer holiday with the dark, simmering dread of a classic gothic mystery. The alternating perspectives between the glamour of 1970s rock royalty and a tense present-day friendship create an addictive, propulsive rhythm. A thrilling, atmospheric escape for anyone who loves stories of artistic rivalry, villa secrets, and dark literary histories.

Edition & Specifications

Publisher: St. Martin's Press

Pages: 304

Format: Paperback

Publication Date: 2023

ISBN: 9781250834591

Condition Note:

Condition Note: Front cover shows chipping and creasing along the bottom edge and near the spine. The back cover has a small chip on the first line of the description text, though all words remain fully legible.

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