I'm excited to be a part of the Blog Tour for The Fiction Writer by Jillian Cantor! I received a free electronic copy for an honest review from the publisher. Thanks so much to Park Row and Jillian Cantor for letting me be a part of the tour!
Author: Jillian Cantor
Published by: Park Row
Released: November 28, 2023
Source: Electronic Review Copy Provided by Publisher
Synopsis: From the USA Today-bestselling author of Beautiful Little Fools, Jillian Cantor's The Fiction Writer follows a writer hired by a handsome billionaire to write about his family history with Daphne du Maurier and finds herself drawn into a tangled web of obsession, marital secrets, and stolen manuscripts.
The once-rising literary star Olivia Fitzgerald is down on her luck. Her most recent novel—a retelling of Daphne du Maurier’s Rebecca—was a flop, her boyfriend of nine years just dumped her and she’s battling a bad case of writer’s block. So when her agent calls her with a high-paying ghostwriting opportunity, Olivia is all too willing to sign the NDA.
At first, the write-for-hire job seems too good to be true. All she has to do is interview Henry “Ash” Asherwood, a reclusive mega billionaire, twice named People’s Sexiest Man Alive, who wants her help in writing a book that reveals a shocking secret about his late grandmother and Daphne du Maurier. But when Olivia arrives at his Malibu estate, nothing is as it seems. The more Olivia digs into his grandmother’s past, the more questions she has—and before she knows it, she’s trapped in a gothic mystery of her own.
With as many twists and turns as the California coast, The Fiction Writer is a thriller that explores the boundaries of creative freedom and whose stories we have the right to tell. (Synopsis from Goodreads)
The once-rising literary star Olivia Fitzgerald is down on her luck. Her most recent novel—a retelling of Daphne du Maurier’s Rebecca—was a flop, her boyfriend of nine years just dumped her and she’s battling a bad case of writer’s block. So when her agent calls her with a high-paying ghostwriting opportunity, Olivia is all too willing to sign the NDA.
At first, the write-for-hire job seems too good to be true. All she has to do is interview Henry “Ash” Asherwood, a reclusive mega billionaire, twice named People’s Sexiest Man Alive, who wants her help in writing a book that reveals a shocking secret about his late grandmother and Daphne du Maurier. But when Olivia arrives at his Malibu estate, nothing is as it seems. The more Olivia digs into his grandmother’s past, the more questions she has—and before she knows it, she’s trapped in a gothic mystery of her own.
With as many twists and turns as the California coast, The Fiction Writer is a thriller that explores the boundaries of creative freedom and whose stories we have the right to tell. (Synopsis from Goodreads)
My Thoughts: All the synopsis had to mention was Daphne du Maurier, and I was sold! I had a lot of fun reading this one. I loved the isolated setting, the strange mega billionaire, and discovering the secrets of the past with our main character Olivia.
This book does take a while to reveal it's secrets. Olivia does do some things that don't help the mystery really move forward. A more focused detective could have probably solved this one sooner.
If you like Daphne du Maurier and gothic novels, then this would be a fun one to read. I love the idea of it all.
Jillian Cantor is the USA Today and internationally bestselling author of eleven novels for teens and adults, which have been chosen for LibraryReads, Indie Next and Amazon Best of the Month, and have been translated into thirteen languages. She has a BA in English from Penn State University and an MFA from the University of Arizona. Born and raised in a suburb of Philadelphia, Jillian currently lives in Arizona with her husband and two sons.
Thanks so much for checking out my Blog Tour Stop for The Fiction Writer by Jillian Cantor. Thank you to Park Row and Jillian Cantor for letting me be a part of the tour. If you're looking for that fun gothic tale, be sure to give this one a read!
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