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Next to Heaven

Next to Heaven

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NSFW Gatsby. --Book of the Month
A sizzling beach read about the misdeeds of the rich. --Wall Street Journal
The novel on every beach towel this summer, all summer, everywhere. --Esquire

Uncover the dark underbelly of the American dream America's most perfect town, in this lurid and propulsive novel from #1 New York Times bestselling author James Frey (New York Times Book Review Podcast)-and discover a world where privilege, sex, scandal, and murder lurk beneath a flawless veneer.

New Bethlehem, Connecticut. Picture-perfect lawns, manicured hedges, and multi-million dollar homes present a carefully curated facade. But beneath the designer yoga gear and country club memberships lies a darker reality.

A world of troubled opulence and sharp betrayal. It's this pulpy, Collins-esque beach read about the 1% of the 1%. It's sexy and it's fun and it's an easy read about intrigue--it's Your Friends and Neighbors. It's Billions. It's The White Lotus before the vacation (Bestselling author and podcaster Rich Roll). A world of spectacularly badly-behaved rich people where money can buy anything. . .until it ruins everything.

In this world of excess, best friends Devon and Belle have it all--beauty, money, status. But they want something more. Something dangerous. Something that makes them feel alive. Their solution? A party--a meticulously curated gathering of New Bethlehem's elite, from a desperate ex-NFL quarterback to a hockey coach with a penchant for married women, and a ruthless Wall Street closer who wields his wealth like a weapon.

One night. An ultra-elite swingers party. Multiple betrayals. And a murder that will shatter New Bethlehem's carefully constructed facade.

Behind every great fortune, lies a great crime. --Honoré de Balzac

A Connecticut sex romp-cum-murder mystery . . . 'big nods' to Jackie Collins, Danielle Steel, and Tom Wolfe. --Vanity Fair
A satirical look at the beautiful, wealthy and unsatisfied.' --People Magazine
Lurid . . . Propulsive. . . appeals to one's baser instincts. --New York Times Book Review Podcast
A deliriously over-the-top portrait of decadence on the brink. --Bustle
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