Publication Date: March 2026
Blurb:
Benny Abbott and Joy Moore host one of the most beloved podcasts in the world. Each week, they delight listeners with a different “against all odds” survival story, gleefully finding the weird, life-affirming humor in near-death experiences. Since their first episode on Joy’s experience with severe narcolepsy, they’ve been the best friends everyone wants to befriend—and thanks to the meticulous management of Joy’s husband, Xander, they’ve built a lucrative empire.
The problem is, their next survival story may be their own. When Benny arrives at Joy and Xander’s one morning to record, he finds shattered glass and an empty house. The one clue shedding light on the couple’s disappearance is the incomplete, previously unseen first draft of Joy’s memoir. Benny will stop at nothing to find them, even as the police zero in on him as their prime suspect.
Millions of devoted listeners think they know the “real” Benny and Joy. But as the hours tick by, and the odds seem increasingly stacked against Joy and Xander being found alive, not even the most devoted fans could guess the terrible secrets their favorite famous BFFs have hidden from the world—and from each other.
What To Expect:
Readers can expect a multiple POV mystery/thriller that follows podcasters through a missing person/murder.
Content Warnings:
Language: Moderate – Includes sporadic use of strong curse words, doesn’t saturate the novel, including a few F words.
Sexual Content: Closed Door – References to intimacy without details. A side LGBTQ couple
Violence: Moderate – Fighting, abuse, murder
Substance Use: Mild alcohol and drug use
Prejudices: None
Religious Themes: None
Other Topics: Miscarriage (descriptive), infidelity
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