The Close-Up: A Novel

After reconnecting with an ex—now a Hollywood star—a struggling author in Los Angeles discovers the dark side of fame when a stalker begins reenacting violent events from her thriller novel.

When Zoe Ann Weiss moves to Los Angeles to pursue her dream of becoming a writer, her whole future is wide open. But then Zach, the bartender and aspiring actor she’s falling for, ghosts her. Her debut novel, a thriller, fails. And she has writer’s block worse than ever before. Now, three years later, Za...