Will End in Fire - Paperback

by Nicole Bokat (Author)

For fans of Kate White suspense novels, Will End in Fire is a heart-racing domestic thriller about an alienated young woman who must find an arsonist before her own life goes up in smoke.

"A tumultuous narrative that will confound readers' expectations and keep them guessing."--Kirkus Reviews

Twenty-seven-year-old climate journalist Ellie Stone has spent her life locked in an unending sibling rivalry with her brother, Josh--star athlete and golden boy-turned-drug addict. One night, after their parents have left her to "babysit" Josh, she and he have a blow-up and she abandons him. Soon after, the house is engulfed in fire--and Josh is burnt beyond recognition. Social media takes this on as a local cause c?l?bre, blaming Ellie since, years ago, she was involved in a blaze that scarred a teenage girl. Is history repeating itself?

In shock, Ellie can't recall if she left a lit cigarette in her family home. But could this suspected arson have something to do with the unknown vehicle that was spotted nearby? The only people sympathetic to Ellie are her brother's best pal--who quickly becomes her new romantic partner--and Josh's girlfriend, who lets on that their relationship might not have been what it seemed. As she grows closer to her brother's inner circle, Ellie discovers secrets that make her question whom to trust, how to stay out of danger, and how to save her future.

Author Biography

Nicole Bokat has published three novels: Redeeming Eve (2000), What Matters Most (2006), and The Happiness Thief (2021). Redeeming Eve was nominated for both the Hemingway Foundation/PEN award and the Janet Heidinger Kafka Prize for Fiction. Bokat is also the author of a book on novelist Margaret Drabble and has written essays for several publications, including The New York Times, Parents, and The Forward. She lives in Montclair, New Jersey, with her husband and dog, Ruby, and has two sons.