Mark and Maggie's annual drive east to visit family has gotten off to a rocky start. By the time they're on the road, it's late, a storm is brewing, and they are no longer speaking to one another. Adding to the stress, Maggie - recently mugged at gunpoint - is lately not herself, and Mark is at a loss about what to make of the stranger he calls his wife. Forced to stop for the night at a remote inn, completely without power, Maggie's paranoia reaches an all-time and terrifying high. But when Mark finds himself threatened in a dark parking lot, it's Maggie who takes control.
"Hannah Pittard's got the goods. There's no doubt about it. Listen to Me has a way of making you uneasy from the get go. Maybe it's the approaching storm, the dark night, all the terrible things that might be hiding around the corner. Or maybe it's just how much the main characters, with all of their faults and scars and frustrated desires, remind us of ourselves. Regardless, this is a psycho
M.O. Walsh, author of New York Times Review "bestselling novel" My Sunshine Away
"Listen to Me is the sort of novel you want to read in one sitting: suspenseful, unsettling, and beautifully written. Hannah Pittard goes into one couple's dark night of the soul with surprising charm and wit, but also with a fierce and intelligent honesty."
Dean Bakopoulos, author of Summerlong
"In Listen to Me, Hannah Pittard takes the reader on a young married couple's chilling road trip. The dangers and mishaps of the physical journey provide enormous suspense but still greater are all the fears each houses within. Pittard is a gifted writer with an excellent eye for the intricate details that shape a relationship."
