You'll Never Forget Me
A Novel
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Publisher Description
In this captivating cat-and-mouse thriller, a struggling actress is only just beginning to enjoy the life sheʼs always wanted after inadvertently killing her rival—but now she must contend with the woman who threatens to take it all away.
Struggling actress Dimple Kapoor wouldn’t call herself a murderer, per se—she’d prefer the term “opportunist.” Years ago, she did what had to be done to get herself out of a bad situation. And now, after accidentally killing her Hollywood rival, Irene Singh, at a party, she’s simply seizing the chance to nab her dream leading role and resuscitate her career in the process. Thereʼs only one problem: Someone else at the event witnessed the crime . . . and caught it all on camera.
With everything she’s ever wanted within reach, Dimple will stop at nothing to keep stardom in her grasp. But Irene’s parents have hired Saffi Mirai Iyer, one of the best private investigators in the business. Living up to her reputation, Saffi immediately zeroes in on Dimple, who feels she has no choice but to raise the stakes. Playing along with Dimple’s facade, Saffi invites her on to the case, suggesting she act as bait to draw out the killer—and as the two women’s cat-and-mouse game intensifies, Saffi starts to wonder if she may have finally met her match.
With their careers at risk, both women must fight the potent chemistry drawing them closer together. Dimple needs Saffi dead and for her theories to die with her. And Saffi needs Dimple behind bars, but catching her elusive prey won’t be so easy—especially as emotions begin to cloud her judgment. When ambition and desire collide, only the most cunning will survive.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Raya's promising if uneven debut centers on struggling Hollywood actor Dimple Kapoor, who for years has lost starring roles to her professional nemesis, Irene Singh. While Irene has purchased a lavish mansion and launched bidding wars among major directors, Dimple has struggled to book a role since starring in the notorious flop Horrorville 3. One evening, Dimple attends a splashy party at Irene's mansion, and the two get into a heated argument at the top of a grand staircase, during which Dimple accidentally pushes Irene to her death. Though the press and most attendees assume Irene fell—except for one of the waiters, who saw the altercation—Irene's distraught, skeptical parents hire a team of PIs including seasoned detective Saffi Mirai Iyer to investigate. With the doors to professional success having swung wide open now that Irene is dead, Dimple does everything she can to keep Saffi off her trail and protect her new place in the pecking order—even if it means trying to take down the investigation from the inside. Raya deftly renders the sinister glitz of Hollywood, but Dimple's actions are increasingly inscrutable on the way to the novel's far-fetched ending. Still, it's an entertaining first outing.
