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FOLLOW ME

Kathleen Barber

From the author of the "taut thriller" (Chicago Tribune) Are You Sleeping comes a heart-pounding and timely novel that delves into the dangerous repercussions of social media addiction when a young Instagram influencer finds out that one of her followers is more than just a fan - he's a stalker.

Audrey, a twenty-nine-year old social media star, has left behind a broken friendship and her beloved New York City to relocate to Washington, DC for a career-defining job at the Smithsonian. There, she reconnects with Cat, an ambitious but self-conscious college friend with whom Audrey's fallen out of touch.


As Audrey creates her new life in DC, she has no idea that among her many followers is a young man who has become obsessed with her, tracking her movements and even tricking her into installing spyware that allows him to watch her through her laptop's camera.


Lucky for him, he has an in with Cat, who is eager to see Audrey dating a nice guy like him. He promises all he needs is an introduction, and that he can do the restand he can: through his surveillance, he has painstakingly constructed a life that complements Audrey's perfectly.


Featuring Kathleen Barber's signature "compelling, suspenseful" (Liz Nugent) prose, Follow Me is a haunting and twisty thriller that will sink its teeth in you and change the way you view the power of social media.



Kathleen Barber's first novel Are You Sleeping is being adapted for television by Reese Witherspoon's Hello Sunshine and will star Octavia Spencer. Kathleen was raised in Galesburg, Illinois, and is a graduate of the University of Illinois and Northwestern University School of Law. She lives in Washington, DC with her husband and son. Follow Me is her second novel.
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Published 2020-02-01 by Gallery

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“Enthralling, terrifying, and all too real, FOLLOW ME is a cautionary tale for the social media obsessed. In the digital age, we easily eschew privacy and personal safety for the sake of likes, hearts, comments and tags. But how quickly can the line between following someone on Instagram and compulsive stalking blur? In this twisty, propulsive thriller, Kathleen Barber is at the top of her game, plumbing the depths of female friendship and obsession, while showing us who we really are, #unfiltered.”

Barber's FOLLOW ME has upped her game in the best way: Every page is grippingly written and all too real. A chilling take on obsession, self-obsession, and the closing gap between the two in our hyperconnected digital age."

“A paranoid thriller for the Instagram age, FOLLOW ME drops the reader into a hall of mirrors on page one and doesn’t let up until the final twist. It had me looking over my shoulder, closing my social media apps with a shudder, and above all, flipping pages to find out what happened next. Funny, cruel, and utterly creepy!”

“FOLLOW ME is a gripping, chilling, and relevant deep dive into the dark and scary side of social media. In this timely and delicious thriller, Kathleen Barber masterfully keeps the reader guessing until the mind-blowing conclusion. I devoured it!”

“Relevant and chilling, Kathleen Barber’s Follow Me is a compelling, cautionary tale about the lust for social media attention and the dangers of Internet exposure. Barber’s adept writing delivers characters that are both real and relatable and she tells their stories through quick narrations that keep the pages turning. Follow Me is a must-read!”