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| Caroline Louise Walker, Author |
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| |  | About the BookOther FormatsProduct Images A sinister, sophisticated debut thriller by “a remarkable new voice to watch” (J.T. Ellison, New York Times bestselling author), Man of the Year has been lauded by Shelf Awareness as “an impressive slow burn that builds suspense and cracks the whip at the end…redolent with menace and ego.”
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| Dr. Robert Hart, Sag Harbor’s just-named Man of the Year, is the envy of his friends and neighbors. His medical practice is thriving. He has a beautiful old house and a beautiful new wife and a beautiful boat docked in the village marina. Even his wayward son, Jonah, is back on track, doing well at school and finally worthy of his father’s attentions. So when Jonah’s troubled college roommate needs a place to stay for the summer, Hart and his wife generously offer him their guesthouse. A win-win: Jonah will have someone to hang with, and his father can bask in the warm glow of his own generosity.
But when Robert suspects his new houseguest of getting a little too close to his wife, the good doctor’s veneer begins to crack, and all the little lies he tells start to mount. Before long, Robert is embroiled in a desperate downward spiral, threatening to destroy anyone who stands in his way. It’s only the women in his life—his devoted office manager, his friends and neighbors, his wife—who can reveal the truth…if he’s willing to look.
Biting and timely, Man of the Year races along at an electric pace, building to a wicked twist you won’t see coming.
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| Caroline Louise Walker grew up in Rock Island, Illinois. For her fiction and nonfiction, she has received fellowships from The MacDowell Colony, The Kerouac Project, and Jentel Arts. She holds an MA from NYU. Man of the Year is her first novel.
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| "This is THAT book. You know the one I'm talking about...the one hidden under your teetering should-read, have-to-read, said-I-would-read-months-ago pile. The one you grab at the end of the day because, damnit, you earned this deliciousness, and it reminds you of why you loved reading in the first place. Not only because it's a blisteringly intelligent, breathtaking debut, drenched with a masterful understanding of human nature, brimming with twists, surprises, suspense and razor sharp language, but because it's witty and hilarious and also - long lost thing - the book is a blast to read: it's fun. So go grab a copy and disappear yourself, I'll understand completely."
— Erica Ferencik, author of The River at Night
"Beautifully written and deviously plotted—the very best kind of story. Man of the Year is a stellar literary suspense, exploring the chasm between truth and lies, identity, love, hate, and the pursuit of self, and how a moment’s decision can undo a perfect world. Caroline Louise Walker is a remarkable new voice to watch. Give me more!"
— J.T. Ellison, New York Times bestselling author of LIE TO ME and TEAR ME APART
“Can you ever trust the cuckoo in the nest? Beautifully written, cleverly structured, and fiendishly plotted, this book should be at the top of every discerning reader’s list.”
— Liz Nugent, author of UNRAVELING OLIVER and LYING IN WAIT
"Othello isn’t the only great hero brought low by jealousy, as Caroline Louise Walker’s Man of the Year brilliantly proves. Just when you think you know which of the upstanding doctor’s suspicions to believe, the plot – and human nature – prove you wrong. This is what fiction is for."
— Lucy Ferriss, author of THE LOST DAUGHTER and A SISTER TO HONOR
“Man of The Year is horror that takes place in a familiar setting. Caroline Louise Walker writes with chilling realism about the darkness beneath normality, and her debut ends with a twist you won’t see coming.”
— Agnete Friis, New York Times bestselling coauthor of The Boy in the Suitcase
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