The Grownup：A Story by the Author of Gone Girl

GillianFlynn’sEdgarAward-winninghomagetotheclassicghoststory，publishedforthefirsttimeasastandaloneAcannyyoungwomanisstrugglingtosurvivebyperpetratingvariouslevelsofmostlyharmlessfraud.OnarainyAprilmorning，sheisreadingaurasatSpiritualPalmswhenSusanBurkewalksin.Akeenobserverofhumanbehavior，ourunnamednarratorimmediatelydiagnosesbeautiful，richSusanasanunhappywomaneagertogiveherlovelylifeadramainjection.However，whenthe"psychic"visitstheeerieVictorianhomethathasbeenthesourceofSusan’sterrorandgrief，sherealizesshemaynothavetopretendtobelieveinghostsanymore.Miles，Susan’steenagestepson，doesn’thelpmatterswithhisdisturbingmannerandgrislyimagination.Thethreearesoonlockedinachillingbattletodiscoverwheretheeviltrulylurksandwhat，ifanything，canbedonetoescapeit.“TheGrownup，”whichoriginallyappearedas“WhatDoYouDo?”inGeorgeR.R.Martin’sRoguesanthology，provesonceagainthatGillianFlynnisoneoftheworld’smostoriginalandskilledvoicesinfiction.