The Breakdown: A Novel

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4.4
128 reviews
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Finalist for the 2018 International Thriller Writers Best Hardcover Thriller Award!
Named One of the Most Anticipated Thriller Novels Of 2017 by Bustle!


THE NEW CHILLING, PROPULSIVE NOVEL FROM THE AUTHOR OF THE INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES AND USA TODAY BESTSELLING BEHIND CLOSED DOORS.

If you can’t trust yourself, who can you trust?

Cass is having a hard time since the night she saw the car in the woods. It was on the winding rural road, in the middle of a downpour, and a woman was sitting inside—the woman who was killed. She’s been trying to put the crime out of her mind; what could she have done, really? It’s a dangerous road to be on in the middle of a storm, and she probably would have been hurt herself if she’d stopped. Not only that, her husband would be furious if he knew she’d broken her promise not to take that shortcut home.

But since then, she’s been forgetting every little thing. Where she left the car; if she took her pills; even the alarm code.

The only thing she can’t forget is that woman, the woman she might have saved, and the terrible nagging guilt.

And the silent calls she’s receiving, or the feeling that someone’s watching her...

Ratings and reviews

4.4
128 reviews
Keli McCardie
December 26, 2017
Thought I had it figured out 50 pages in, but it turned out differently than I thought. Hard to put down and very well written. I have voraciously read both of B.A. Paris's novels in the last week or so. Worth reading and hard to put down. I found myself gripped from the beginning of both novels in a way I hadn't been with a novel in a while. Very sad I have to wait for the new one. Highly recommend both novels.
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Gia Ware
October 4, 2017
Love it, Cass is a class act!! Not afraid of anything or anyone, she gets what she wants and no matter what keeps it. The CRAZY ONE is locked away for her, Horrible Meth Addiction, her obsession of her X, and his New Beautiful Wife. She can't seem to move on.... Sad, they are sooo Happy, yet she is miserable and the effects on her face,body, and mind due to her addiction is horrifying. She looks to be 80, most feel pity for her,, çertainly not fear. Can't wait for the next read.
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PJ S
February 21, 2020
Pretty good! Thought I had it figured out early on, but as I kept reading, I began to question my suspicions. The author is very good at keeping the suspense going, which is what you want in a page-turner!
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About the author

B.A. PARIS is the New York Times and internationally bestselling author of Behind Closed Doors, The Breakdown, Bring Me Back, The Dilemma, and The Therapist. Having lived in France for many years, she and her husband now live in the UK. She has worked both in finance and as a teacher, and she has five daughters. The Breakdown was her second novel.

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