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內容簡介 歡迎來到倫敦佛格特街1號的完美世界……但你付得出代價嗎？當前任房客的過去，與現任房客的現在產生命運的交會，真相將一層層被剝開……希區考克式的心理驚悚作品！◎ 美國閱讀社群網goodreads 2017年1月熱門書籍（Buzz Book）◎ 已售出超過三十五國版權！◎ 書籍尚未出版已售出電影版權，將由奧斯卡金獎導演朗．霍華（《地獄》、《白鯨傳奇》）執導！這些是佛格特街1號（Folgate Street）租屋申請上的規定：禁止書籍或雜誌、禁養寵物、禁止兒童進入、禁止使用地毯、禁止使用坐墊、禁止擺出照片、地板上任何時刻都不准放置個人物品……等兩百條。房屋不僅由感應器與監視器監視，也有定期的清潔服務與稽查。整間房屋全自動化，從蓮蓬頭的水壓到網路使用，都由名為「Housekeeper」的裝置全面監管……珍（Jane）在經歷創傷後，希望有個新開始，決定搬入佛格特街1號極簡風格的美麗房屋中，其建築師是神祕迷人的愛德華（Edward），他訂下多項必須嚴格遵守的租屋規定。不久後，珍發現前房客艾瑪（Emma）三年前竟在此離奇死亡，而她們兩人的長相、年齡、遭遇都極其相似！她試圖解開真相，卻不斷落入相同的模式、做出相同的決定、與相同的人互動……她不禁開始臆測，自己會不會走上相同的命運，就像「之前的女孩」一樣……艾瑪的死亡究竟隱藏著什麼秘密？愛德華擁有什麼樣的過去？珍會步上艾瑪的後塵嗎？當艾瑪的過去與珍的現在產生命運的交會，赤裸裸的真相，將一層層被剝開……NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • In the tradition of The Girl on the Train, The Silent Wife, and Gone Girl comes an enthralling psychological thriller that spins one woman’s seemingly good fortune, and another woman’s mysterious fate, through a kaleidoscope of duplicity, death, and deception.SOON TO BE A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE DIRECTED BY RON HOWARDPlease make a list of every possession you consider essential to your life.The request seems odd, even intrusive—and for the two women who answer, the consequences are devastating.EMMAReeling from a traumatic break-in, Emma wants a new place to live. But none of the apartments she sees are affordable or feel safe. Until One Folgate Street. The house is an architectural masterpiece: a minimalist design of pale stone, plate glass, and soaring ceilings. But there are rules. The enigmatic architect who designed the house retains full control: no books, no throw pillows, no photos or clutter or personal effects of any kind. The space is intended to transform its occupant—and it does.JANEAfter a personal tragedy, Jane needs a fresh start. When she finds One Folgate Street she is instantly drawn to the space—and to its aloof but seductive creator. Moving in, Jane soon learns about the untimely death of the home’s previous tenant, a woman similar to Jane in age and appearance. As Jane tries to untangle truth from lies, she unwittingly follows the same patterns, makes the same choices, crosses paths with the same people, and experiences the same terror, as the girl before.Praise for The Girl Before“Dazzling, startling, and above all cunning—a pitch-perfect novel of psychological suspense.”—Lee Child“The Girl Before generates a fast pace. . . . [J. P.] Delaney intersperses ethics questions on stand-alone pages throughout the book. . . . The single most ingenious touch is that we’re not provided either woman’s answers.”—The New York Times
