Pretend You’re Here — A Dystopian Crime Thriller Novella
Pretend You’re Here — A Dystopian Crime Thriller Novella
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Pretend You’re Here
Psychological suspense • Standalone
I looked up from behind the loud espresso machine and saw soft light filtering in from outside—snowflakes drifting down toward the sidewalk like they belonged there.
It should’ve felt ordinary. A winter evening. A warm cup. A room full of harmless strangers.
But the doorbell chimed again, and everything in me tightened—because I recognized the shape in the glass before I recognized the face.
He paused like he was deciding whether to come in at all.
And then he smiled at me—like we had a secret.
Like I’d asked him to be here.
…
The snow kept falling. The café kept breathing. And I realized, too late, that my phone wasn’t in my pocket anymore.
Someone had taken it.
Standalone • Women’s suspense / dystopian crime thriller
Pretend You’re Here
A sleek, unsettling thriller where the world has thinned at the edges—and the wrong kind of truth slips through.
You don’t survive a broken world by being honest. You survive by being convincing.
And tonight… someone needs you to be in a place you were never meant to see.
Perfect for readers who love
- quiet dread that builds into a punch
- crime + secrets in a world gone sideways
- sharp, cinematic scenes you can see
- twists that make you reread the last line
Inside this story
- a single night that won’t stay contained
- a choice that looks harmless—until it isn’t
- the kind of evidence you can’t unsee
- a final beat that demands the next page
What you’re getting: a fast, immersive standalone with a dark, polished tone— designed for late-night reading and “just one more chapter” momentum.
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