This Story Might Save Your Life - by Tiffany Crum (Hardcover)

About the Book

"Benny Abbott and Joy Moore host one of the most beloved podcasts in the world. Each week, they delight listeners with a different "against-all-odds" survival story, gleefully finding the weird, life-affirming humor in near-death experiences. Since their first episode on Joy's experience with severe narcolepsy, they've been the best friends everyone wants to befriend - and thanks to the meticulous management of Joy's husband Xander, they've built a lucrative empire. The problem is, their next survival story may be their own. When Benny arrives at Joy and Xander's one morning to record, he finds shattered glass and an empty house. The one clue shedding light on the couple's disappearance is the incomplete, previously-unseen first draft of Joy's memoir. Benny is desperate to find them, even when the police soon zero in on him as their prime suspect. Millions of devoted listeners think they know the "real" Benny and Joy. But as the hours tick by, and the odds seem increasingly stacked against Joy and Xander being found alive, not even the most devoted fans could guess the secrets their favorite famous BFFs have hidden from the world - and from each other"-- Provided by publisher.

Book Synopsis

"Both a riveting mystery and a love story, This Story Might Save Your Life is one of the best thrillers I've read this year." --Amy Tintera, bestselling author of Listen for the Lie
"A heart-pounding thriller and a heart-melting romance, this is the most compelling novel I've read in years." --Annabel Monaghan, New York Times bestselling author of It's a Love Story

Best friends Benny and Joy like to say they've been saving each other's lives since the moment they met. Until the day Joy disappears and Benny is suspected of murder . . .

Benny Abbott and Joy Moore host one of the most beloved podcasts in the world. Each week, they delight listeners with a different "against all odds" survival story, gleefully finding the weird, life-affirming humor in near-death experiences. Since their first episode on Joy's experience with severe narcolepsy, they've been the best friends everyone wants to befriend--and thanks to the meticulous management of Joy's husband, Xander, they've built a lucrative empire.

The problem is, their next survival story may be their own. When Benny arrives at Joy and Xander's one morning to record, he finds shattered glass and an empty house. The one clue shedding light on the couple's disappearance is the incomplete, previously unseen first draft of Joy's memoir. Benny is desperate to find them, even when the police soon zero in on him as their prime suspect.

Millions of devoted listeners think they know the "real" Benny and Joy. But as the hours tick by, and the odds seem increasingly stacked against Joy and Xander being found alive, not even the most devoted fans could guess the terrible secrets their favorite famous BFFs have hidden from the world--and from each other.

"I truly loved reading This Story Might Save Your Life. The pace was terrific, and it was so smart and engrossing. The pages practically turn themselves in this nuanced thriller. I couldn't put it down!"
--Nina Simon, bestselling author of Mother-Daughter Murder Night

Review Quotes

"Both a riveting mystery and a love story, This Story Might Save Your Life is one of the best thrillers I've read this year. Crum's book is perfectly paced and unputdownable, with vividly drawn characters I won't soon forget. I devoured it!"
--Amy Tintera, New York Times bestselling author of Listen for the Lie

"I truly loved reading This Story Might Save Your Life. The pace was terrific, and it was so smart and engrossing. The pages practically turn themselves in this nuanced thriller. I couldn't put it down!"
--Nina Simon, New York Times bestselling author of Mother-Daughter Murder Night

"A heart-pounding thriller and a heart-melting romance, this is the most compelling novel I've read in years. Brace yourselves for a full body experience."
--Annabel Monaghan, New York Times bestselling author of It's a Love Story

"A whip-smart mystery. A love story that lingers. This Story Might Save Your Life is as clever as it is heartfelt, with sparkling prose, characters you can't help but love, and a suspenseful puzzle at its core. Tiffany Crum's debut--and what a debut!--had me feverishly turning pages, and when it ended, I found myself wishing I could stay in her world just a little longer."
--Kelsey Cox, USA TODAY bestselling author of Party of Liars

"This is one of my favorite reads of the year and bound to be the biggest book of 2026. A perfect blend of sleep-depriving thriller and swoony rom-com. . . If Lisa Jewell and Emily Henry wrote a book together, it would look something like this."
-Alessandra Ranelli, author of Murder at the Hotel Orient

"This story might keep you up all night. What an absolutely addictive page-turner! Just when you think you might be able to turn out the light, another chapter ends with another challenge: how are you going to quit now? The bonds of friendship, family, and marriage are tested again and again as a couple goes missing without any apparent reason -- until the chapters of a soul-baring memoir begin to reveal what might have gone wrong. This Story Might Save Your Life is intimate, fast-paced, twisty, and completely satisfying."
--Natalie Keller Reinert, author of The Eventing series

"A compelling love story with the pulse of a thriller, it's Gabrielle Zevin's Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow meets Lisa Jewell's None of This is True. You'll have to read it to find out if this story really will save your life, but I guarantee it will keep you up reading way past your bedtime."
--Emma Cowing, author of The Show Woman

About the Author

Tiffany Crum grew up on a dairy farm just down the road from a maximum security prison. A longtime Californian, she worked various jobs in the film industry before earning her MFA in creative writing. She now lives in Atlanta with her husband, sons, and dogs, and spends her free time trying to keep her vegetable garden alive. This Story Might Save Your Life is her debut novel.