Final Draft

HE WASN'T WRITING A NOVEL. HE WAS WRITING A CONFESSION.Elena Winters is a ghostwriter with a dwindling bank account and a desperate need for a job. When billionaire Julian Blackwood hires her to finish his late wife's novel, it seems like a lifeline.But Blackwood Manor is a house of secrets. The wife didn't just die; she fell from the balcony. And the manuscript isn't just a story; it's a mirror.As Elena digs deeper into the drafts, she discovers a terrifying pattern. Julian isn't writing fiction. He is writing the same story, over and over again, using real women as his characters.And in this story, the main character doesn't make it to the final page.For fans of The Silent Patient and Verity, THE FINAL DRAFT is a psychological thriller about the stories we tell ourselves—and the ones that kill us.