Margot Hale has built the perfect life. A celebrated therapist with a bestselling book and a devoted following, she's made a career of helping others confront their darkest truths. But Margot has been hiding from her own.When she stops taking the sleeping pills her psychiatrist husband has prescribed for fifteen years, memories begin to surface-memories of a summer night, a lake house, and the sister she watched drown.As Margot's carefully constructed world starts to crumble, she discovers she's not the only one with secrets. Elena Vance, a glamorous new client, recognizes something in Margot that no one else has seen: the shadow of guilt that follows those who've done the unforgivable. Elena has her own buried truth, and she's determined to draw Margot into a dangerous game of confession and manipulation.What begins as therapy becomes something far more sinister-a psychological dance between two women bound by the weight of what they've done. As the truth emerges, Margot must decide: How much is she willing to lose to finally be free?The Good Listener is a gripping psychological thriller about guilt, redemption, and the lies we tell ourselves to survive. It asks the question we're all afraid to answer: What would you sacrifice to be truly known?