You've Been Warned

Kristin Burns is a nanny for a wealthy family in Greenwich, Connecticut, working as a photographer while entangled in an affair with her employer, Michael. Her life fractures when she witnesses a series of gruesome visions and survives a deadly encounter at the Hyatt hotel. As her sense of time collapses, Kristin experiences recurring nightmares of a mysterious black car and a local morgue. The narrative tracks her descent into a state where the boundaries between her physical reality and her subconscious hallucinations disappear entirely.

This book serves readers who prioritize rapid pacing and psychological puzzles over linear character development. Those who enjoy supernatural misdirection and unreliable narrators read this for the shock of the final revelation. The audience finishes the story with a different perspective on the protagonist's memories, having navigated a plot designed to mimic the disorientation of a fever dream. It appeals to fans of suspense who want a quick, high-stakes mystery that relies on psychological tension rather than procedural investigation.