Joe Goldberg is no stranger to hiding bodies. Over the past ten years, this thirty-something has buried four of them—collateral damage in his relentless quest for love.

Now he's heading west to Los Angeles, the city of second chances, determined to put his past behind him. In Hollywood, Joe blends in effortlessly. He works in a bookstore, enjoys guac, and flirts with his journalist neighbor.

But while others are fixated on their own reflections, Joe can't stop looking over his shoulder. The problem with hidden bodies is that they don't always stay that way. They resurface, like dark thoughts, threatening to destroy what Joe wants most: true love.

When he finds love in a darkened room at Soho House, he's more desperate than ever to keep his secrets buried. He doesn't want to hurt his new girlfriend—he wants to be with her forever. But if she ever discovers what he's done, he may not have a choice...