From Gallery Books, Follow Me published on February 25, 2020.
Everyone wants new followers…until they follow you home.
Audrey Miller has an enviable new job at the Smithsonian, a body by reformer Pilates, an apartment door with a broken lock, and hundreds of thousands of Instagram followers to bear witness to it all. Having just moved to Washington, DC, Audrey busies herself impressing her new boss, interacting with her online fan base, and staving off a creepy upstairs neighbor with the help of the only two people she knows in town: an ex-boyfriend she can’t stay away from and a sorority sister with a high-powered job and a mysterious past.
But Audrey’s faulty door may be the least of her security concerns. Unbeknownst to her, her move has brought her within striking distance of someone who’s obsessively followed her social media presence for years—from her first WordPress blog to her most recent Instagram Story. No longer content to simply follow her carefully curated life from a distance, he consults the dark web for advice on how to make Audrey his and his alone. In his quest to win her heart, nothing is off-limits—and nothing is private.
With “compelling, suspenseful” (Liz Nugent) prose, Kathleen Barber’s electrifying new thriller will have you scrambling to cover your webcam and digital footprints.
Buzz for Follow Me
“Relevant and chilling, Follow Me is a compelling, cautionary tale about the lust for social media attention and the dangers of Internet exposure. A must-read!” — Wendy Walker, bestselling author of All Is Not Forgotten and The Night Before
“Soul-cycling, Pilates-perfected, media-savvy readers will devour [FollowMe]. Barber’s narrative, like social media itself, is as addictive as it is disturbing.” — Booklist
“Follow Me is a gripping, chilling, and relevant deep dive into the dark and scary side of social media. Kathleen Barber masterfully keeps the reader guessing until the mind-blowing conclusion.”
— Robyn Harding, bestselling author of The Party
“A thriller for the Instagram age, Follow Me doesn’t let up until the final twist. It had me looking over my shoulder, closing my social media apps with a shudder, and above all, flipping pages to find out what happened next.”
— Amy Gentry, author of Good as Gone and Last Woman Standing
“Addictive, disturbing, and frighteningly real, Barber ratchets up the tension in this spine-tingling thriller about the dangers of oversharing. Follow Me is one of those rare books that is creepy and suspenseful, while still managing to be a fun, unforgettable read.” — Christina McDonald, bestselling author of The Night Olivia Fell
“Enthralling, terrifying, and all too real, Follow Me is a cautionary tale for the social media obsessed. In this twisty, propulsive thriller, Kathleen Barber is at the top of her game, plumbing the depths of female friendship and obsession, while showing us who we really are, #unfiltered.” — Kate Moretti, bestselling author of The Vanishing Year
Additionally, be sure to check out Kathleen’s interviews with Writers Tell All, MysteryPeople, and Leah Ferguson.
About the Author
Kathleen Barber’s first novel, Truth Be Told (formerly titled Are You Sleeping), has been adapted for Apple TV+ by Reese Witherspoon’s Hello Sunshine.
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