One Less Like

You’re an Instagram star. Millions of followers listen to your words. People envy you, admire you, copy you. You have everything—and even more. But you didn’t earn it. I know the truth. You turned your family life into an endless reality show and are ready to step on people’s heads for likes and subscribers. Your little children, your loving, beautiful husband, your cozy home and family life—everything is shamelessly on display. So I know everything about you. And one day I’ll come for you and your family… In this gripping psychological thriller, Ellery Lloyd explores modern social media culture: our desperate need for popularity and the risks we’re willing to take to impress strangers on the internet—while forgetting the dangers of real life beyond the screen…

“I read it in one sitting… Gripping and original. Bravo, Ellery Lloyd!”

“Social networks have never been so dark and attractive. A thrilling look at the world of influencers and how it affects their families.”

“A smart, original, and addictive thriller with a compelling cast of realistic characters.”

“The perfect modern thriller. An irresistibly alluring—and at the same time repellent—main heroine, an elegant dual-person narration based on a plot so easy to imagine… Completely impossible to put down. I felt like every chapter ended on a big moment, and my heart was in my throat. I loved it.”

“Don’t read this book on a train—I missed my stop… On the one hand, it’s an exciting and witty page-turner. On the other hand, a book that will make you look at life in the twenty-first century differently.”

“A gripping, thought-provoking, carefully detailed novel. I suspected everyone, one by one… Truly brilliant and refreshingly original.”

“Tangled and dark, like all the great thrillers.”