From the bestselling author of The Social Affair and HER comes a darkly satiric psychological thriller that peels back the perfect façade of a utopian cult-where seduction is a weapon, power is a game, and loyalty comes at a deadly price. Vanessa Bolton is the picture-perfect suburban housewife-on the surface. She shops on Tuesdays, does Pilates on Thursdays, and attends church on Sundays. Her home is immaculate, and her role as a mother?
Passable. But behind closed doors, in discreet hotel rooms across the city, Vanessa is someone else entirely-whoever you need her to be.
As a "Siren" in an exclusive, rapidly growing cult, her job is simple: seduce, recruit, control. Compliance is the goal, and Vanessa is very,
very good at her job.
Until her latest target-a brilliant but unpredictable chemist-refuses to play along.
Their tangled affair sets off a deadly game of lies and manipulation-one that threatens not only Vanessa's life but the foundation of the world she's been trained to protect.
With unrelenting tension, dark intrigue, and a chilling sense of inevitability,
Speak of the Devil is a gripping, seductive psychological thriller where no one can be trusted, loyalty is a mirage, and survival comes at an unspeakable cost.
Perfect for fans of cult thrillers, psychological suspense, and twisted domestic noir, this must-read thriller will keep you hooked until the final, haunting page. What readers are saying about Speak of the Devil: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ "Sinister, seductive, and impossible to put down. Vanessa is the ultimate chameleon, slipping between identities as easily as changing clothes, but her carefully controlled world starts unraveling in the most spectacular way. The cult aspect is terrifyingly plausible, the tension is suffocating, and the final reveal? Absolutely brutal." - Goodreads review
★ ★ ★ ★ ★ "A psychological thriller unlike any other. This book oozes tension, and every page drips with danger and manipulation. The cult dynamic is both fascinating and chilling, and Vanessa's descent into a game she no longer controls makes for a relentless, high-stakes thriller. If you love psychological thrillers that push boundaries, this one is for you." - Goodreads review
★ ★ ★ ★ ★ "Dark, dangerous, and utterly addictive. A cult thriller with the perfect mix of psychological suspense, toxic power plays, and slow-burning dread. Vanessa is one of those characters you don't know whether to fear, admire, or pity. Every chapter builds on the unease until the shocking, brilliant ending." - Goodreads review
★ ★ ★ ★ ★ "Britney King delivers another masterful thriller that gets under your skin. The writing is razor-sharp (pun intended), the atmosphere is dripping with tension, and the psychological warfare between Vanessa and her latest mark is both electrifying and terrifying. Fans of dark, twisted thrillers will devour this." - Goodreads review
★ ★ ★ ★ ★ "A must-read for fans of dark psychological thrillers. This book is hypnotic, unsettling, and completely unpredictable. The cult element feels disturbingly real, and Vanessa's story is a slow burn that explodes in the most devastating way. I could not stop reading, and I definitely won't stop thinking about it anytime soon." - Goodreads review