From the Anthony Award–winning author of Too Far, Panic Attack, and The Follower comes a dark psychological thriller about obsession, voyeurism, and the fantasies that destroy lives.
Everyone has fantasies.
Some of them are watching you.
Karen Daily moved to Savage Lane to start over.
Newly divorced and rebuilding her life in an affluent New York suburb, she believes she’s finally found stability—teaching at the local school, dating again, and trusting the friendliness of neighbors who seem eager to welcome her in.
But Mark Berman has been watching her from the very beginning.
Trapped in a marriage he no longer wants, Mark constructs a private world with Karen at its center—studying her routines, interpreting her gestures, and convincing himself their connection is inevitable. What begins as a harmless fantasy slowly hardens into obsession.
And Mark isn’t the only one paying attention.
As boundaries blur and tensions simmer beneath the surface of suburban perfection, Karen realizes that the life she stepped into is shaped by hidden desires, calculated surveillance, and dangerous assumptions. On Savage Lane, fantasies don’t stay harmless for long.
FANTASIES is a tense, unputdownable psychological thriller about obsession, voyeurism, and the thin line between imagining a life and deciding to take it—told with Jason Starr’s trademark sharp dialogue and relentless suspense.
Praise for Jason Starr
‘A hard-to-put-down book—you are likely to find yourself repeatedly thinking, ‘I’ll just read one more chapter.’ One of the best crime fiction books of the year.’
— The Telegraph (London)
‘Jason Starr is hypnotically good. Some of the best new writing there is.’
— Lee Child
‘Starr is one of the greatest writers now working in the United States.’
— Bookreporter
Previously published as Savage Lane (U.S. & U.K.) and Phantasien (German edition)
Genre: Mystery
Everyone has fantasies.
Some of them are watching you.
Karen Daily moved to Savage Lane to start over.
Newly divorced and rebuilding her life in an affluent New York suburb, she believes she’s finally found stability—teaching at the local school, dating again, and trusting the friendliness of neighbors who seem eager to welcome her in.
But Mark Berman has been watching her from the very beginning.
Trapped in a marriage he no longer wants, Mark constructs a private world with Karen at its center—studying her routines, interpreting her gestures, and convincing himself their connection is inevitable. What begins as a harmless fantasy slowly hardens into obsession.
And Mark isn’t the only one paying attention.
As boundaries blur and tensions simmer beneath the surface of suburban perfection, Karen realizes that the life she stepped into is shaped by hidden desires, calculated surveillance, and dangerous assumptions. On Savage Lane, fantasies don’t stay harmless for long.
FANTASIES is a tense, unputdownable psychological thriller about obsession, voyeurism, and the thin line between imagining a life and deciding to take it—told with Jason Starr’s trademark sharp dialogue and relentless suspense.
Praise for Jason Starr
‘A hard-to-put-down book—you are likely to find yourself repeatedly thinking, ‘I’ll just read one more chapter.’ One of the best crime fiction books of the year.’
— The Telegraph (London)
‘Jason Starr is hypnotically good. Some of the best new writing there is.’
— Lee Child
‘Starr is one of the greatest writers now working in the United States.’
— Bookreporter
Previously published as Savage Lane (U.S. & U.K.) and Phantasien (German edition)
Genre: Mystery
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