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Behind A Closed Door

Published by Hampton Creek Press
Distributed by Simon & Schuster

About The Book

50 SHADES meets David Fincher's THE GAME. Soon to be a major motion picture!

Would you kill a total stranger to save someone you love?


Sugar & Spice is the latest app craze taking the world by storm, but for Abby and Brendan Hollander, downloading it leads to a dangerous game of life and death. When the app assigns them a series of increasingly taboo tasks, they soon find themselves caught up in a twisted web of seduction and violence in this sexually charged dark thriller from the New York Times bestselling author of The Fourth Monkey—master of suspense, J.D. Barker.

About The Author

J.D. Barker is the New York Times and international best-selling author of numerous novels, including Dracul and The Fourth Monkey. His latest, Behind a Closed Door, releases in May 2024. He is currently collaborating with James Patterson. His books have been translated into two dozen languages, sold in more than 150 countries, and have been optioned for both film and television. Barker resides in coastal New Hampshire with his wife, Dayna, and their daughter, Ember.

Product Details

  • Publisher: Hampton Creek Press (May 23, 2024)
  • Length: 560 pages
  • ISBN13: 9798989265473

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Raves and Reviews

J.D. Barker is a one-of-a-kind writer and that’s a rare and special thing. Stephen King comes to mind and Lee Child, John Sandford. All one-of-a-kinds. Don’t miss anything J.D. writes.

– James Patterson, #1 International Bestselling Author

A talented writer with a delightfully devious mind!

– Jeffery Deaver, NY Times Bestselling Author

I don’t say this lightly: J.D. Barker is a force to be reckoned with.

– Tosca Lee, NY Times Bestselling Author

Every one of Barker's books is a must-read thriller.

– Eric Rickstad, NY Times Bestselling Author

Barker is such a skilled and exciting writer, delivering a chilling, slow-build thriller, a final, jaw-dropping twist, and a cliffhanger ending that leaves readers dangling precariously by their fingertips.

– Lancashire Evening Post

J.D. Barker knows how to set a scene.

– Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

J.D. Barker was born to write suspense thrillers.

– The Real Book Spy

Devilishly dark.

– Library Journal

J. D. Barker is quickly becoming one of the best thriller writers working today.

– Book Reporter

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