Hidden Bodies

(A You Novel)

By: Caroline Kepnes

Narrated by: Santino Fontana

2017 Audie Award Finalist for Thriller/Suspense

NOW A HIT NETFLIX ORIGINAL SERIES
THE RIVETING SEQUEL TO THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING YOU

“Kepnes hits the mark, cuts deep, and twists the knife.” —Entertainment Weekly

“Delicious and insane...The plot may be twisty and scintillating, but it’s Kepnes’s wit and style that keep you coming back.” —Lena Dunham

“Hypnotic and scary.” —Stephen King

“Obsessed.” —Jessica Knoll, New York Times bestselling author

In the compulsively readable sequel to her widely acclaimed debut novel, You, Caroline Kepnes weaves a tale that Booklist calls “the love child of Holden Caulfield and Patrick Bateman.”

In Hidden Bodies, the basis for season two of the hit Netflix series, You, Joe Goldberg returns.

Joe is no stranger to hiding bodies. In the past ten years, this thirty-something has buried four of them, collateral damage in his quest for love. Now he’s heading west to Los Angeles, the city of second chances, determined to put his past behind him.

In Hollywood, Joe blends in effortlessly with the other young upstarts. He eats guac, works in a bookstore, and flirts with a journalist neighbor. But while others seem fixated on their own reflections, Joe can’t stop looking over his shoulder. The problem with hidden bodies is that they don’t always stay that way. They reemerge, like dark thoughts, multiplying and threatening to destroy what Joe wants most: true love. And when he finds it in a darkened room in Soho House, he’s more desperate than ever to keep his secrets buried. He doesn’t want to hurt his new girlfriend—he wants to be with her forever. But if she ever finds out what he’s done, he may not have a choice…

Clinically Correct Representation of a Sociopath

I have heard the arguments already.. whether the character Joe is a sociopath or a character disorder, whether the book feeds on readers who like gore and are drawn to violence, etc, etc.

The fact is, I am giving this series 5 starts not because of the story line, it's morality, or the literary depth of the book.

What this author does for the reader is what a textbook can not do. It very accurately portrays the the personality of a sociopathic individual in a simple and cause- and- effect way. It's up and in your face.

With no clinical descriptions or textbook definitions, the author presents a mentally unhealthy, "keg- of- dynamite" of a human being, and the words and actions of other innocent individuals who unknowingly turn his unreal feelings of love to manipulation, conniving, hate, and revenge with the flick of a switch.

I think any young adult would be wise to read this book, if only to recognize the dangerous patterns of people who can adversely effect anyone's life.

If I could give 6 stars out of 5 I would!

Loved every second of this book and narration. Hauntingly brilliant, superbly written, I just couldn't get enough. I'm going to count the days to the third instalment. Great read and fantastic narration. I'm hooked.

Such a great story!

Such a great continuation of Joe!
The way she writes is incredible, making you love this murderer. Every character is so thought out and the narrator is incredible! I can't say enough how much I love this book and her first novel "You"!!!!!!!

Another total SMASH success

I adored YOU, the first volume in this series. No one ever rooted so hard for someone so evil! This follow-up is even more clever and engrossing. Kepnes has an astonishing ear for dialogue, and too-true grasp of psychopathy, and a rapier-sharp talent for social satire. The BEST audiobook so far this year, and Santino Fontana is a GOD.

Is this even the same character?!

Does not feel like the same Joe that intrigued us all in YOU. I kept listening thinking that the story would turn around and capture the amazing suspense of the first book, and it never happened. The performance was fantastic, but plot wise, I do not recommend.