Alice, my sister.

Dedication

To Dawn, for going on “the walk” with me

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

Thank you, Amanda Preston, for being the kindest, smartest agent in town. None of this would have happened without you. Thanks also to Hannah Schofield and Alison Bonomi at LBA Books, for everything you do on my behalf, and to all the hardworking folk at ILA who sell my foreign rights.

My heartfelt gratitude goes to my UK publishing team: Sarah Adams, Alison Barrow, Imogen Nelson, Kate Samano, Sarah Day, Julia Teece, Richard Ogle (the man who always comes up with the perfect cover), and everyone else at Transworld. I feel truly blessed to be published by such a talented and creative group of people.

I am equally indebted to my U.S. publishers. It is a privilege to work with Anne Speyer, Kathleen Quinlan, Allyson Lord, Jesse Shuman, Kim Hovey, and everyone else at Ballantine, New York. I truly appreciate your enthusiasm for my books.

As always, though, my biggest thank-you goes to my husband, Rashid—my best friend and ally, and occasional stuntman for acting out various maneuvers with me, so that I know how to describe them.

BY LESLEY KARA

The Rumor

Who Did You Tell?

The Dare

About the Author

Photo: © Christian Davies

Lesley Kara is the author of the Sunday Times bestsellers The Rumor and Who Did You Tell? She is an alumna of the Faber Academy “Writing a Novel” course. She lives on the North Essex coast.

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