Only If You're Lucky

A Novel

By: Stacy Willingham

Narrated by: Karissa Vacker

"Reader Vacker does a remarkable job.... Mystery and true crime fans will be drawn in and ultimately satisfied by this complex, tense tale read expertly by a talented narrator."—Booklist on All the Dangerous Things

A sharp and twisty exploration of female friendship from the New York Times bestselling author of A Flicker in the Dark and All the Dangerous Things.

Lucy Sharpe is larger than life. Magnetic, addictive. Bold and dangerous. Especially for Margot, who meets Lucy at the end of their freshman year at a liberal arts college in South Carolina. Margot is the shy one, the careful one, always the sidekick and never the center of attention. But when Lucy singles her out at the end of the year, a year Margot spent studying and playing it safe, and asks her to room together, something in Margot can't say no—something daring, or starved, or maybe even envious.

And so Margot finds herself living in an off-campus house with three other girls, Lucy, the ringleader; Sloane, the sarcastic one; and Nicole, the nice one, the three of them opposites but also deeply intertwined. It's a year that finds Margot finally coming out of the shell she's been in since the end of high school, when her best friend Eliza died three weeks after graduation. Margot and Lucy have become the closest of friends, but by the middle of their sophomore year, one of the fraternity boys from the house next door has been brutally murdered... and Lucy Sharpe is missing without a trace.

From the author of A Flicker in the Dark and All the Dangerous Things comes a tantalizing thriller about the nature of friendship and belonging, about loyalty, envy, and betrayal—another gripping novel from an author quickly becoming the gold standard in psychological suspense.

A Macmillan Audio production from Minotaur Books.

©2024 Stacy Willingham (P)2024 Macmillan Audio

Critic reviews

“Willingham offers taut storytelling and a heroine with compelling vulnerability.” (Booklist)

"Willingham is a writer to watch.” (Publishers Weekly)

A lot of twists and turns! Still a little bit baffled😮

A fellow Charlestonian here! Thank you Stacy for this excellently written book
that I have anxiously been awaiting.
Only if you’re Lucky did not disappoint! A lot of twists and turns that I didn’t see coming. The narration was superb and really brings the book to life! Can’t wait for the next book, Stacy!

Wow just when I thought I knew another twist gave me whip lash ! Love this author so much and she did it again !

Loved this book !! She is a superb author her character development and ability to create a twisting tale once again ! Soo good called my sister right after to say you got to listen or read this new one!!

THIS IS PERFECTION!!!

I can’t put into words how unpredictable and enjoyable every single second of this book is. Perfect narration. Beautifully written. So satisfying. I have over 200 titles in my audible library and this is definitely my favorite!!

Great twists!

As a fan of her work, I was not disappointed! Great storyline
And characters. Well executed narration. Loved it!

Accidental purchase

Somehow this book ended up as a credit purchase- I think it got clicked on in my pocket while listening to another book on my phone? Instead of returning I decided to listen and I was pretty happy with the story. I usually don’t purchase stories about HS and College age kids but this one was interesting and sure did not end like I thought. It was quite detailed and the narrator did a wonderful job. She made the girls all sound different especially Lucy.

The Best One

The best of her three. Loved it!Applause, applause, applause. I really enjoyed it. Great.

Heartbreaking story about friendship.

Margot finds herself in the crosshairs of Lucy, a charismatic liar. Only when Margot's suspicions about why Lucy wants her as a friend push her to find answers does the disturbing truth about how their lives away from college prove far from random. Margot learns just how wrong she was about the pain her bestfriend, now deceased, was struggling to make sense of. Just how wrong Margot was and how she must forge a life, given the role she played. And continues to play. A well-wriiten thriller that sprinkles clues until the very end.

It was ok

This book was just ok. If it weren't for Karissa Vacker I would have asked for a refund. Do yourself a favor and wait for this to appear on the audible free list verses spending a credit on it.

Twists in the plot!!!

Fun but spooky story that will take you back to your college days. good and bad times. very enjoyable and keeps you guessing the whole story.

Nice ending twist!

Enjoyed this one. I was wrong on my ending guess and I loved being wrong because the shock factor.