Better Than You Know Yourself

A scandalous affair drives a wedge between two best friends and business partners. One of them is sleeping with their top investor—and that’s before he falls to his death . . . from the nationally bestselling author of We Don’t Talk About Carol.

Jia and Imani’s thirteen-year friendship has endured it all, from divorce and the early trials of motherhood to career upheavals and family betrayals. So their decision to start their own small business, Hart & Harlowe, is rooted in their profound trust in one another. That is, until they find themselves on opposing sides of a life-changing business offer. To make matters worse, the only other person with the power to tip the scales—their new cutthroat investor, Ravi Patel—is having an affair with Imani. And Jia doesn’t know until he’s found in Imani’s home . . . dead on the kitchen counter.

News of his death and eight-month-long affair with Imani spreads rapidly, soon becoming a major public scandal. Everything Imani and Jia have been working towards—not just as individuals or cofounders but as each other’s chosen family—threatens to implode. And when investigators suspect foul play in Ravi’s death, Imani becomes a primary suspect.

Jia is already shouldering the weight of crippling debt and single motherhood, and now she is suddenly forced to steer the business on her own. Imani struggles to maintain her composure and sanity amidst the loss of her lover, the public backlash, and worst of all, Jia’s cold shoulder. As they both face mounting pressure, and as more people in their circle fall victim to mysterious deaths, the two must decide whether to stand together—or let the chaos tear them apart.

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