Paper Cut
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Lucy Golden is a true crime icon, infamous for killing someone as a teenager while escaping a California cult led by her father. Twenty years later, still coasting on the original success of the memoir she wrote after her acquittal, Lucy knows that her story is always just once news cycle away from obscurity, even as online trolls are asking questions that threaten to tear her life apart. So when a hot-shot documentary filmmaker decides to make her case his next subject, Lucy sees a chance to silence her doubters once and for all. As filming begins, and she returns to face her own past trauma in the California desert, long-buried secrets collide with present-day threats. Just how far will Lucy go to protect the story she’s been telling – and selling – all along?
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A STYLE MUST-READ BOOK FOR 2026
The intoxicating thriller about cults, true crime and toxic mothers...
'Darkly addictive' Katy Hays
'Fiction with a true-crime edge' Janice Hallett
EVERYBODY KNOWS THE STORY. NOBODY KNOWS THE TRUTH...
Lucy Golden is a true-crime icon, infamous for killing someone as a teenager while escaping a California cult. Twenty years later, still coasting on the success of the memoir she wrote after her acquittal, Lucy knows that her story is always just one news cycle away from obscurity, even as online trolls ask questions that threaten to tear her life apart. So when a hot-shot documentary filmmaker decides to make her case his next subject, Lucy sees a chance to silence her doubters once and for all. But just how far will Lucy go to protect the story she's been telling - and selling - all along?
'Will capture capture your attention until the very end' Monika Kim
'A twisty, coming-of-age thriller' Charmaine Wilkerson
'Stands shoulder to shoulder with the best cult thrillers' Ashley Winstead
Readers are loving Paper Cut
'WOW! What a stunning debut!'
'I'd watch the hell out of the Netflix adaptation'
'Psychological suspense, cult horror, and celebrity noir'
'Twisted, fast-paced and totally engrossing'
'I read this in one sitting'
Additional information
| Weight | 376 g |
|---|---|
| Dimensions | 23.4 × 15.6 cm |
| Book_author | Taff, Rachel |
| Publisher | Corvus |
| Imprint | Corvus |
| Cover | Paperback |
| Pages | 304 |
| Language | English |
| Edition | Export ed |
| Dewey | 813.6 (edition:23) |
| Readership | General – Trade / Code: K |
