Karen Cleveland is a former CIA analyst. She has master’s degrees from Trinity College Dublin (international peace studies) and Harvard University (public policy). Cleveland lives in northern Virginia with her husband and two young sons. This is her first novel.
“Shaping up to be one of the year’s biggest new
thrillers.”—Entertainment Weekly
“So timely . . . Think of the perfect mix of Homeland and The
Americans. . . . Need to Know needs to be read by all who relish
spy novels. As entertaining as it is informative and as
irresistible as it is impossible to put down.”—Providence
Journal
“Pulse-pounding.”—O: The Oprah Magazine
“Accomplished . . . a nonstop thriller tapping into a hot mix of
contemporary digital counterintelligence, old-school spying and
ageless family drama.”—Shelf Awareness
“An early contender for next year’s Gone Girl.”—GQ (UK)
“The Russia page-turner that should be on everyone’s list.”—New
York Post
“Perhaps there will be two or three readers out there who manage to
finish the first chapter of this terrific debut and put it down for
more than an hour. But they’ll be back. And they’ll devour it like
the rest of us, skipping lunch, losing sleep, turning pages until
the end, where we’re all left waiting for more.”—John Grisham
“Prediction: If you read chapter one, you’ll read chapter two. If
you read chapter two, you’ll miss dinner, stay up far too late, and
feel tired at work tomorrow. This is that kind of book.
Superb.”—Lee Child
“Karen Cleveland is the real deal—an exciting new voice in
thrillers. Scarpetta would call her friend.”—Patricia Cornwell
“I am consumed with awe that this a debut novel. Breathtaking,
heart-pounding, it manages to be at once intimate and sweeping,
characterful and plot driven. Need to Know is a really astonishing
achievement for any writer, let alone a first-time novelist. I love
it!”—Louise Penny, #1 New York Times bestselling author
“I raced through this gripping tale of domesticity and deceit.
Karen Cleveland deliciously ratchets up the tension at every turn.
You won’t be able to put it down until the final, stunning
page!”—Shari Lapena, New York Times bestselling author of The
Couple Next Door
“Need to Know carves out a uniquely compelling space among
thrillers: high-stakes international intrigue combined with
high-drama domestic suspense. These richly overlapping layers of
tension create a fast-paced, relentlessly gripping read.”—Chris
Pavone, New York Times bestselling author of The Expats
“Heart-poundingly suspenseful and heart-wrenchingly insightful,
Need to Know hums with authentic detail, crisp storytelling, and
characters that will long stay in your thoughts—a gripping thriller
with real psychological depth.”—JP Delaney, New York Times
bestselling author of The Girl Before
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