Dare Me: A Novel Audiobook

Quotes

• “An extraordinary writer.”

  — Nick Hornby, New York Times bestselling author

• “One of the most exciting and original voices of her generation.”

  — Laura Lippman, New York Times bestselling author

• “A fascinating, almost voyeuristic, glimpse into the power struggle that goes on between teenage girls…There’s a dark and twisted love story here, told with a rich sensual undertone that lingers long after you close the last page.”

  — Chevy Stevens, New York Times bestselling author

• “I dare you not to love this book. You lucky reader.”

  — Tom Franklin, New York Times bestselling author

• “Arresting, original, and unputdownable.”

  — Rosamund Lupton, New York Times bestselling author

• “Haunting…If cheerleaders scared you in high school, you’ll finish…Dare Me convinced you were right.”

  — People

• “A taut, twisted tale…Dare Me shimmers with dark sexual tension and poisonous possibilities.”

  — Marie Claire (UK)

• “Make no mistake, this is no pulpy teenage tale: it’s a very grown-up look at youth culture and how bad behavior can sometimes be redeemed by a couple of good decisions.”

  — O, The Oprah Magazine

• “Megan Abbott’s chilling new novel…turns the frothy world of high school cheerleading into something truly menacing.”

  — Wall Street Journal

• “A psychologically astute thriller…Abbott’s latest is not only a page-turning mystery—it’s also a close look at teen girls’ ferocious rivalries and intense bonds.”

  — Entertainment Weekly (Summer 2012’s Hot Reads)

• “Sexy and sinister.”

  — New York Times (Summer Beach Read Pick)

• “A tense, fast-pasted psychological thriller.”

  — Times (London)

• “Mesmerizing…One of the most deftly plotted noir crime novels I’ve read in a long time. The requisite twists and turns subtly embedded within Abbott’s characters’ motivations…are the sign of a truly accomplished plotter.”

  — Independent (London)

• “A compelling, compulsive read.”

  — Cleveland Plain Dealer

• “Abbott…finds the nearly sinister underside of everyday events and somehow builds great suspense from ingredients that seem so familiar. Abbott has become expert at revealing truths we thought we knew but didn’t, delivered in prose that is by turns elegant and incantatory.”

  — Daniel Woodrell, Edgar Award–winning author of Winter’s Bone

• “Terrific…Abbott takes a plot that seems torn from the headlines and transforms it into Shakespearean tragedy…This is cheerleading as blood sport, Bring It On meets Fight Club—just try putting it down.”

  — Booklist (starred review)

• “Dare Me sneaks up on you from behind, pulling on long-forgotten memories of teenage desperation, obsession, and desire. This is truly masterful storytelling.”

  — Alafair Burke, bestselling author of Never Tell