Debbie is a professional advice columnist who spends her days solving the dilemmas of strangers while her own life unspools. Facing the threat of unemployment and a fractured domestic life, she pivots from offering guidance to taking direct action. She identifies specific individuals in her social and professional circles who have wronged her and begins a calculated campaign of retribution. Debbie uses the secrets she has gathered and her talent for manipulation to dismantle their lives, treating their downfalls as a form of personal justice.
Fans of psychological thrillers read this book for its focus on social revenge and the breakdown of professional boundaries. It appeals to those who enjoy narratives about everyday people who discard societal norms when pushed to their limits. Readers finish the story with a perspective on how easily an expert in human behavior can weaponize empathy to exact vengeance. The book serves as a study in how a person responsible for helping others can become their greatest threat when their own stability disappears.
Insights from DEAR DEBBIE
Debbie spends her life answering letters for other people. It shows how easy it is to solve someone else's problems while your own life falls apart.
The attic scenes are so claustrophobic. It makes you realize how quickly a home can turn into a cage when you stop trusting the person next to you.
Richard seems like the perfect husband at first. It's scary how a charming person can use kindness as a way to isolate you from the world.
“Everyone has secrets. Some are just darker than others.”
Debbie's advice column is full of people's deepest secrets. It's a reminder that everyone you walk past is carrying something heavy and invisible.
- Published
- 2026
- Publisher
- Poisoned Pen
- ISBN
- 9781464249624
- Language
- EN
