num_pages: 352
description: For fans of the high-stakes tension of the New York Times bestsellers Luckiest Girl Alive and The Lying Game comes a brilliantly paced thriller that gets under your skin in the best possible way (Megan Collins author of The Winter Sister) about female ambition and what happens when fake violence draws real blood. After years of struggling in the Chicago theater scene ambitious actress Kira Rascher finally lands the role of a lifetime. The catch? The mercurial Malcolm Mercer is the director and hes known for pushing his performers past their limitson stage and off. Kiras convinced she can handle Malcolm but the theaters cofounder Joanna Cuyler is another story. Joanna sees Kira as a threatto her own thwarted artistic ambitions her twisted relationship with Malcolm and the shocking secret shes keeping about the upcoming production. But as opening night draws near Kira and Joanna both come to the realization that Malcolms dangerous extremes are nothing compared to what theyre capable of themselves. An edgy addictive and fiendishly clever tale of ambition deceit and power suited for fans of the film Black Swan Temper revels in its mind games delivering twist after twist as it races toward a Shakespearian climax. The final page will leave you gasping (Amy Gentry author of Last Woman Standing).
language: English
title: Temper
publisher: Gallery/Scout Press