Now a major film starring Anna Kendrick and Blake Lively as a pair of mismatched best friends, each with something to hide .
Terrified, she reaches out to her fellow mummy bloggers.
And she also reaches out to Emily\'s husband – just to offer her support.
What Stephanie hasn\'t shared are the secrets buried in a murky past.
For fans of Gone Girl and Big Little Lies, A Simple Favour by Darcey Bell ratchets up the tension in a taut, unsettling, and completely absorbing thriller that holds you in its grip until the final page..
No matter what the police say, Stephanie knows that she would never leave her son.
As a widow and stay-at-home blogger mum living in suburban Connecticut, Stephanie was lonely until she met Emily, a glamorous and successful PR executive.
The trouble is that Emily doesn\'t come back.
And five-year-olds love being together – just like she and Emily. .\'Packed with betrayal, secrets and plenty of twists and turns\' - TelegraphWhat happened to Emily?When her best friend, Emily, asks Stephanie to pick up her son from school she agrees happily.
Their children are classmates and best friends. .
Now a major film starring Anna Kendrick and Blake Lively as a pair of mismatched best friends, each with something to hide