RABBIT HOLE

“A smart and edgy mystery that kept me turning pages feverishly from start to finish…this is a story about girlhood, grief, the slippery nature of memory, and our society’s true crime obsession, and Brody delivers insights on these themes in prose that is both raw and beautiful. As we follow Teddy on her downward spiral, we are forced to ask: How much is the truth worth?”

— Alexis Schaitkin, author of Saint X and Elsewhere

“In Teddy Angstrom, Kate Brody has constructed a memorable narrator whose distinctive blend of self-awareness and self-destructiveness will keep you both cringing and rooting for her. A witty and moving exploration of grief, loneliness, and obsession as well as a page-turning mystery, Rabbit Hole sucked me in more than any Reddit conspiracy theory thread ever could.”

— Isabel Kaplan, author of NSFW

“Blistering, sexy, concentric, and dark, Rabbit Hole is the ultimate literary thriller for the digital age—a Reddit whodunnit that is at once hyper-modern and grounded by the deep emotionality of Kate Brody's enduring questions about grief and girlhood, caretaking and identity and how, in the absence of truth, to live a meaningful life. An unputdownable debut from a writer I would follow anywhere.”

— Allie Rowbottom, author of Jell-O Girls and Aesthetica

“I absolutely loved this book. Rabbit Hole is an unflinching portrait of grief and obsession, as well as a genuinely gripping mystery. The characters feel raw and real, the story is dark and timely. I couldn’t put it down.”

— Ainslie Hogarth, author of Motherthing and Normal Women

“I fell down Rabbit Hole in an obsessive spiral. So many good twists! It’s a pitch-black story about ambiguous loss, and a blazingly feminist take on the self-destructive pull of the internet. And it’s poignant. And it’s unflinching. And that ending! Kate Brody is a star.”

— Kate Reed Petty, author of True Story

“A troubling mystery rustles its feathers beneath Brody's gritty, gorgeous prose. Brody shows how the internet bewitches us, how we seek it out looking for an escape but instead are confronted by our own shadow-selves. Tense and engrossing.”

— Bea Setton, author of Berlin

“From the first line, Brody’s novel had its hands around my throat. While Rabbit Hole has the pace and intrigue of a thriller, and brutal and evocative prose, what makes it standout is its narrator, Brody’s refusal to soften her edges or portray her as anything less than a young woman savaged by grief. I followed breathlessly along, both wishing I could stop Teddy’s Internet-fueled descent into madness and eagerly awaiting the next dark, delicious corner she’d lead me.”

— Jean Kyoung Frazier, author of Pizza Girl

“A searing portrayal of loss, adolescence, and grief with all the twists and turns of a thriller. Teddy is a fantastically compelling narrator and her relationship with Mickey is twisted yet perfectly believable. I tore through this in a few days—a mind-blowing debut.”

— Heather Darwent, author of The Things We Do to Our Friends

“Kate Brody’s multifaceted debut combines sensitive characterization, wry narration, and use of modern technology worthy of Jennifer Egan with the brilliantly evocative suspense of a Tana French novel…I was riveted!”

— Joanna Margaret, author of The Bequest

“A beautifully written and astutely observed literary thriller, dealing with profound themes of grief and loss within a narrative framework that is utterly compelling.”

— Philippa East, author of White Little Lies, Safe and Sound, and I’ll Never Tell

“A gritty, realistically ambivalent look at how insiders and outsiders experience crime, with a realistic main character to boot.”

— First Clue Reviews