The Request - by David Bell (Hardcover)

"A terrifically tense thriller with a femme fatale who will keep you guessing until the very end."--Riley Sager, New York Times bestselling author of Lock Every Door

"[A] fast-paced thriller....Bell keeps the reader guessing whodunit until the end."--Publishers Weekly

"[A] canny new thriller....Those seeking an intelligent, believable thriller that plays intriguing tricks with the formula of the gullible man and conniving woman won't be disappointed."--The Columbus Dispatch
"David Bell takes what could have been a fleeting moment between strangers to tell a whirlwind story about secrets, regrets, and sacrifice. LAYOVER is a deliciously infectious thriller."--Alafair Burke, New York Times bestselling author of The Wife

"David Bell is a top-notch storyteller....I flew through this twisting, riveting psychological thriller."--Cristina Alger, New York Times bestselling author of Girls Like Us

"A killer premise kicks off David Bell's twisty, breakneck thriller, and has you tearing through the pages to a shattering finale."--Louise Candlish, international bestselling author of Our House

More Praise for David Bell and His Novels

"[A] taut gem...a tale straight out of the psychological thriller territory blazed by the likes of Harlan Coben and Lisa Gardner."--Providence Journal

"A tautly told, heart-pounding read...a page-turning whodunit where every character's a suspect and no one can be trusted." --Mary Kubica, New York Times bestselling author of The Good Girl

"A compulsive, twisty, race-against-the-clock thriller...[a] smart and unrelenting page-turner!"--Lisa Unger, New York Times bestselling author of The Red Hunter

"[Bell is] a bang-up storyteller, armed with enough detours and surprises to keep the pages turning."--Cleveland Plain Dealer

"Bell is a master of suspense with well fleshed out characters and enough suspense to keep readers turning the pages until the end."--Midwest Book Review

"[A] suspenseful page-turning thriller."--Hello Giggles