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  • Published: 4 August 2026
  • ISBN: 9798217045877
  • Imprint: Putnam
  • Format: Hardback
  • Pages: 368
  • RRP: $65.00
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Keep Them Close




From the bestselling author of Look Closer comes a new domestic thriller about betrayal and murder inside one twisted family

From the bestselling author of Look Closer comes a new domestic thriller about betrayal and murder inside one twisted family.

“Bold, brilliant, and unforgettable. David Ellis is in a league of his own.” —Alex Finlay, bestselling author of Parents Weekend

Two siblings. One murder. So many lies.

Siblings Allison and Luke have been through a lot together. They’ve always stood by each other. They’d do anything for each other.

Or so it seems.

When Allison’s husband, Finley, is murdered, the investigation threatens to expose the siblings’ darkest secrets. An illicit affair. A decades-old accident. A stunning deception. How do these events explain Finley’s death? How far will Allison and Luke go to keep their secrets buried? And can the siblings even trust one another anymore?

As the investigation winds tighter and past and present collide, the most shocking betrayal might lie a little too close to home…

  • Published: 4 August 2026
  • ISBN: 9798217045877
  • Imprint: Putnam
  • Format: Hardback
  • Pages: 368
  • RRP: $65.00
Categories:

About the author

David Ellis

David Ellis is a judge and a #1 New York Times and USA Today bestselling, Edgar Award–winning author of eleven novels of crime fiction, including Look Closer, as well as ten books coauthored with James Patterson. He has served as a justice of the Illinois Appellate Court since 2014. Ellis lives outside Chicago with his wife and three children.

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Praise for Keep Them Close



Praise for David Ellis

“Wildly entertaining.” —New York Times Book Review on Look Closer

“A gripping thriller featuring a very slippery truth . . . [and] plenty of drama to keep the pages turning until the sun rises.” —Seattle Times on The Best Lies

“A dizzyingly clever thriller…Endlessly surprising and great fun.” —Lisa Scottoline on Look Closer