Please Join Us (Hardcover)

Hardcover. Named one of 2022s best and most-anticipated thrillers by Goodreads, CrimeReads, Motherly, Westport Magazine, and more! A propulsive thriller about secret organizations, hidden agendas, and the lengths one woman will go to reclaim her life (Laura Dave, author of Reeses Book Club Pick The Last Thing He Told Me) from USA TODAY bestselling author Catherine McKenzie.At thirty-nine, Nicole Muellers life is on the rocks. Her once brilliant law career is falling apart. She and her husband, Dan, are soon to be forced out of the apartment they love. After a warning from her firms senior partners, she receives an invitation from an exclusive womens networking group, Panthera Leo. Membership is anonymous, but every member is a successful professional. It sounds like the perfect solution to help Nicole revive her career. So, despite Dans concerns that the group might be a cult, Nicole signs up for their retreat in Colorado. Once there, she meets the other women who will make up her Pride. A CEO, an actress, a finance whiz, a congresswoman: Nicole cant believe her luck. The founders of Panthera Leo are equally as impressive. They explain the groups core philosophy: theyre a girls club in a boys club world. Nicole is all in. And when she gets home, she soon sees dividends. Her new network quickly provides her with clients that help her relaunch her career, and a great new apartment too. The favors she has to provide in return seem benign. But then shes called to the congresswomans apartment late at night where shes pressed into helping her cover up a crime. And suddenly, Dans concerns that something more sinister is at play seem all too relevant. Can Nicole extricate herself from the group before its too late? Or will joining Panthera Leo be the biggest mistake of her life? Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.