Charlie, Presumed Dead

In Paris, family and friends gather to mourn the passing of Charlie Price, presumed dead after a horrific accident. At the funeral, his two girlfriends—Lena and Aubrey—uncover their boyfriend’s shocking betrayal. Charlie led a double life, and they are the casualties.

Over the course of a week, the girls embark on a mind-bending search for answers. Is Charlie still alive? What else was he hiding? As a trail of Charlie’s deceptions carries them across Europe and Asia, the girls’ deepening friendship sustains them. The truth is within their grasp—but when they each discover that the other has been harboring secrets of her own, will their own lies destroy them?

Charlie, Presumed Dead is a compelling psychological thriller that will keep readers guessing beyond the final page.

‘So twisty and devious I couldn’t stop turning the pages.’—Marie Rutkoski, author of The Winner’s Curse

‘A creepy, thrilling, tangled web of a book. I couldn’t put it down. Their mystery is everybody’s mystery at some point, whether we like it or not: Who is this person I’m dating and what are they hiding?’—David Iserson, author of Firecracker

‘Buckle in tight. Charlie, Presumed Dead is a mystery wrapped in a puzzle strapped in a roller coaster. This dark and twisty thrill ride kept me up late and kept me guessing.’—Fiona Paul, author of the Eternal Rose trilogy

Anne Heltzel was born in Ohio, attended the University of Notre Dame, and earned her MFA from The New School. She is currently an editor at a New York City publishing house, and is the author of Circle Nine and The Ruining (published pseudonymously). She lives in Brooklyn.