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An Entertainment Weekly hottest read of the summer * A USA Today hottest read of the week * A Refinery29 best thriller of June * A New York Post best book of the week"With hairpin twists and immense psychological acuity, Kelsey Rae Dimbergs Girl in the Rearview Mirror is as seductive as the glamorous, privileged family at its center - and as cunning. An exciting, intoxicating debut, it will hold you until its startling final pages." - Megan Abbott, bestselling author of Dare Me and Give Me Your HandI never meant to lie. That is, I never wanted to.They are Phoenixs First Family: handsome Philip Martin, son of the sitting Senator, an ex-football player who carries himself with an easy grace and appears destined to step into his fathers seat when the time is right; his wife Marina, the stylish and elegant director of Phoenixs fine arts museum; and their four-year-old daughter Amabel, beautiful and precocious and beloved. Finn Hunt is working a dull office job to pay off her college debt when she meets Philip and charms Amabel. She eagerly agrees to nanny, thinking shes lucked into the job of a lifetime. Though the glamour of the Martins lifestyle undeniably dazzles Finn, her real pleasure comes from being part of the family: sharing quick jokes with Philip in the kitchen before he leaves for work; staying late when Marina needs a last-minute sitter; and spending long days with Amabel, who is often treated more like a photo op than a child.But behind every façade lurks a less attractive truth. When a young woman approaches Finn, claiming a connection with Philip and asking Finn to pass on a message, Finn becomes caught up in a web of deceit with the senate seat at its center. And Finn isnt exactly innocent herself: she too has a background she has kept hidden, and under the hot Phoenix sun, everything is about to be laid bare. . . .
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I'm Kelsey Rae Dimberg, author of GIRL IN THE REARVIEW MIRROR - a debut novel about a nanny who becomes embroiled in a powerful family's secrets, set in the blistering heat of an Arizona summer. CrimeReads called it one of the Most Anticipated Crime Books of Summer.Setting is a major inspiration for me: I've moved around frequently, both when I was growing up and as an adult. I've lived in Seattle, Salt Lake City, Houston, Denver, Phoenix, Milwaukee, San Francisco, and Chicago. I love moving - soaking in the terrain and culture of a new place. GIRL IN THE REARVIEW MIRROR was hugely inspired by my time in Arizona, both as a child and from my college years. I studied English-Literature and Spanish at Arizona State University, and got an MFA from the University of San Francisco. For almost 10 years, I worked as a writer and editor for online brands: as a fashion writer for a Google app, a humorous coupon writer for Groupon, and as a food writer for Taste of Home. I currently live in Milwaukee with my husband and our Australian shepherd pup. Usually I'm reading or writing, but I also enjoy baking sourdough bread and pizza, running along the lakefront, and streaming British crime shows.Please connect with me on social! https://twitter.com/kraedimberghttps://www.instagram.com/kraedimberg/https://www.facebook.com/Kelsey-Rae-Dimberg-Author-Page-2442583102681333/?
