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CAUGHT IN THE BACKWASH, THEY HAVE LOST CONTROL OF THEIR LIVES... For fans of Megan Abbott and Chris Bohjalian comes a novel of moral complexity about friends who must choose between self-preservation and doing the right thing in the wake of a fatal boating accident. Set in the moody off-season of Martha's Vineyard, Everything That Follows is a plunge into the dark waters of secrets and flexible morals. The truth becomes whatever we say it is... Around midnight, three friends take their partying from bar to boat on a misty fall evening. Just as the weather deteriorates, one of them suddenly and confusingly goes overboard. Is it an accident? The result of an unwanted advance? His body disappears quickly, silently, into the dark water. The circumstances are murky, but what is clear is that the other two need to notify the authorities. Minutes become hours become days as they hesitate, caught up in their guilt and hope that their friend has somehow made it safely to shore. As valuable time passes, they find themselves deep in a moral morass with huge implications as they struggle to move forward and live with their dark secret.

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A skillfully wrought tale of atonement in a frame of psychological suspense. - Booklist on EVERYTHING THAT FOLLOWS Intriguing thriller... Written as suspense, this novel deals with the moral dilemma Kat faces as she desperately tries to right a wrong, which gives the reader food for thought. - New York Journal of Books Blockbuster fiction at its most thought-provoking and sophisticated. - Brooklyn Digest Smart, taut, and seductive, Reilly's second novel immediately catches you in its grip and doesn't let you go. - Michelle Hoover, author of BOTTOMLAND and THE QUICKENING Taut with moral complexity and a subtly building tension, this is the kind of story that punishes you if you dare to put it down. - Kim Cross, New York Times best selling author of WHAT STANDS IN A STORM A novel that stays surprising from beginning to end and refuses to provide easy answers for the moral quandaries at its heart... riveting. - Suzanne Berne, author of THE DOGS OF LITTLEFIELD

It is impossible to predict what will happen in Everything that Follows, a novel that refuses to provide easy answers for the moral quandaries at its heart. Its plausibility makes the story all the more riveting. - Suzanne Berne, author of The Dogs of Littlefield Smart, taut, and seductive, Reilly's second novel immediately catches you in its grip and doesn't let you go. -Michelle Hoover, author of Bottomland I couldn't stop thinking of Shirly Jackson's The Lottery as I read Meg Little Reilly's We Are Unprepared... it will keep you turning pages. --J.P. Monninger, author of The Map That Leads to You Reilly's debut novel offers a timely and terrifying vision of impending climate-change-triggered devastation, both environmental and interpersonal. --Publisher's Weekly on We Are Unprepared Any book club will have to discuss here... --Library Journal Smart, prophetic, heartfelt, We Are Unprepared is both a wake-up call and salve for these uncertain times. --Robin McArthur, author of Half Wild This intimate, well-crafted book is an important addition to any library. --Charlene D'Avanzo, author of Cold Blood, Hot Sea Solid gold, something to tell your friends about. --The Cli-Fi Report

A skillfully wrought tale of atonement in a frame of psychological suspense. - Booklist on EVERYTHING THAT FOLLOWS Intriguing thriller... Written as suspense, this novel deals with the moral dilemma Kat faces as she desperately tries to right a wrong, which gives the reader food for thought. - New York Journal of Books Blockbuster fiction at its most thought-provoking and sophisticated. - Brooklyn Digest Smart, taut, and seductive, Reilly's second novel immediately catches you in its grip and doesn't let you go. - Michelle Hoover, author of BOTTOMLAND and THE QUICKENING Taut with moral complexity and a subtly building tension, this is the kind of story that punishes you if you dare to put it down. - Kim Cross, New York Times best selling author of WHAT STANDS IN A STORM A novel that stays surprising from beginning to end and refuses to provide easy answers for the moral quandaries at its heart... riveting. - Suzanne Berne, author of THE DOGS OF LITTLEFIELD

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Meg Little Reilly is the author of the novels EVERYTHING THAT FOLLOWS and WE ARE UNPREPARED. She is a writer at Bennington College, an essayist, public radio commentator, and hiker. Prior to writing novels, Meg worked in national politics and the White House. She holds a B.A. from the University of Vermont and an M.A. from the George Washington University. These days, she lives in rural Vermont with her family.

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