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In the end, she looked exactly like herself with the addition of a little eyeliner. \u201cSeriously though, Ingrid,\u201d Em continued. \u201cI don\u2019t know why you want to start drinking now. It seems really stupid to me.\u201d \u201cWell, you\u2019re not me,\u201d snapped Ingrid, yanking off her jeans and sweater and pulling the dress over her head. She turned to look at herself in the mirror. It was perfect. Shiny black satin with the tiniest straps. And short. \u201cAnyway, don\u2019t worry. A little vodka here and a beer or two at the party.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI guess so,\u201d said Em, not sounding convinced. Emilia\u2019s parents were in the living room reading when the girls bolted down the stairs. Ingrid stumbled, feeling lightheaded from the vodka. It was only her hands clenched on the banister that kept her from falling the rest of the way down. \u201cOopsie daisy,\u201d she said loudly for the benefit of the Waldrons. \u201cAre you okay?\u201d Mrs. Waldron asked, standing up to get a better look at her. Ingrid wondered if she suspected anything. \u201cFine!\u201d Ingrid shouted as she adjusted her skimpy dress and grabbed the door handle.<\/p>\n

\u201cGood night Mom and Dad,\u201d said Em. \u201cGood night girls. Remember, The fool doth think he is wise, but the wise man knows himself to be a fool.\u201d Emilia shut the door behind them and laughed. \u201cWhat was that?\u201d Ingrid asked as they walked down the straight cement walkway. \u201cIt\u2019s from As You Like It. It\u2019s my mom\u2019s way of telling me to be smart.\u201d \u201cI\u2019m the smart one,\u201d Ingrid said as she tripped over the uneven sidewalk.<\/p>\n

\u201cYeah, Ing, I\u2019m not so sure about that.\u201d Together, they crossed the street that was, by now, devoid of trick-or- treaters. It was very dark and getting colder by the minute. Ingrid wished she\u2019d brought the coat her mother had tried to foist on her. The girls rounded the corner onto Shenandoah Drive when, all at once, two teenage boys jumped from the bushes in front of them.<\/p>\n

Ingrid and Em screamed in unison and took off running. Ingrid felt the straps of her gladiator sandals slipping down her legs as she ran, which made her mad. She\u2019d paid good money for these sandals\u2014 for the whole outfit\u2014and she didn\u2019t intend to ruin it before the party. Precipitously she stopped and turned to face the boys.<\/p>\n

She waved her arms around, howling like an injured wolf. The boys came to a screeching halt. \u201cFreak,\u201d one of them muttered before they spun off in the opposite direction.<\/p>\n

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\u201cRichly layered and elegantly told, Best Boy is a twisty thriller that dives deep into questions of memory, identity, and the ties that bind. Weaving classic mystery elements with the best of modern psychological suspense, the talented Deborah Goodrich Royce deftly draws her reader in, and turns up the tension page by gripping page. This is a breathless and engrossing must-read about the lies we tell each other\u2014and ourselves.<\/p>\n

Don\u2019t miss it!\u201d \u2014Lisa Unger, New York Times Bestselling Author of Close Your Eyes and Count to 10 \u201cDeborah Goodrich Royce writes with the cutting clarity of a glittering diamond. Bringing readers deep into the mind and voice of leading lady Viveca Anders, Royce delivers a nuanced drama over multiple timelines and wrestles with the weight of secrets\u2014those we keep from others, but especially those we keep from ourselves.<\/p>\n

At times dark, at times laugh-out-loud funny, this is a dishy and deeply textured read that will have you racing through the pages to figure out what happened, and what happens next.\u201d \u2014Allison Pataki, New York Times Bestselling Author of Finding Margaret Fuller \u201cOnce again, Deborah Goodrich Royce hits a home run with a suspenseful novel that flip-flops seamlessly as the story unwinds. Ingrid Lind has escaped the past and her humble Detroit origins by transforming herself (literally) into a Hollywood actress, wife, and mother.<\/p>\n

But while trying to escape what happened one long ago, horrible night she is blind to the present dangers lurking all around. This latest read from the mistress of suspense deftly peels back the onion until the final truth is revealed.\u201d \u2014Lee Woodruff, #1 New York Times Bestselling Author of In an Instant \u201cThis novel is electric\u2014a low pulse that builds and builds, then explodes in a devastating lightning strike. I felt this way right from the beginning, all the way through\u2014I could NOT stop turning the pages.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u2014Luanne Rice, New York Times Bestselling Author \u201cCan you outrun, overcome, outlive a tragic mistake of youth? In Deborah Goodrich Royce\u2019s novel Best Boy, Ingrid\/Viveca tries, but the past lives inside her and haunts her and ultimately manifests in a chilling confrontation, spinning Best Boy into another Deborah Goodrich Royce intelligent psychological thriller that the reader is compelled to keep turning pages to finish.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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