House hunting is a special kind of hellA laugh-out-loud, jaw-dropping, voice-driven, cross-market thriller that does for the housing market what YELLOWFACE did for publishing.House hunting is a special kind of hell... Get ready to be gripped by the darkly funny and unputdownable new domestic thriller, perfect for fans of How to Kill Your Family and Yellowface.
'Not since Gone Girl have I been so gripped by a narrative voice' Alex Michaelides, bestselling author of The Silent Patient
'Darkly satirical and wildly entertaining... a riveting thriller from the first page to the last' Amy Tintera, New York Times bestselling author of Listen for the Lie
How far would you go to get the perfect home?
There was a time when Margo thought she knew. But that was before a soul-destroying eighteen months of house-hunting hell.
Now she's not sure. Her life, her marriage, her family, her career are dangerously out of control and all she needs is a new home to get them all back on track.
So when the ideal house comes up, desperate measures are called for. A little online stalking. Some sneaky surveillance of the property in question. Befriending the owner. All reasonable enough, right?
But soon it's clear that nothing is off limits, because when your best offer might not win, then you just need to do what it takes...
Praise for Best Offer Wins-
'A twisty domestic thriller that had me guessing until the final pages' Lottie Hazell, author of Piglet
'A cross between Gone Girl and Selling Sunset' Elizabeth Day, Sunday Times bestselling author of Magpie
'Genius' Ore Agbaje-Williams, author of The Three of Us
'Dark, hilarious, and totally gripping, with a jaw-dropping twist that closes the deal' Ryan Serhant, CEO and star real estate broker, author of Sell It Like Serhant, producer and star of Netflix's Owning Manhatta
About the Author
Marisa Kashino was a journalist for 17 years, most recently at
The Washington Post. She spent the bulk of her career at Washingtonian magazine, writing long-form features and overseeing the real estate and home design coverage.
She grew up near Seattle, graduating from the University of Washington with a degree in journalism and political science. She lives in the DC area with her husband, two dogs, and two cats.
Best Offer Wins is her first novel.
Industry Reviews
Not since Gone Girl have I been so gripped by a narrative voice. This is a tale of blackest comedy, spiralling obsession and ultimate horror. By turns laugh-out-loud funny and appalling, Marisa Kashino asks how far you would go to secure your dream house, then goes several steps further than you would ever dare. Compulsive and unputdownable. Highly recommended.
-Alex Michaelides, #1 bestselling author of The Silent Patient
Best Offer Wins is a page-turning blend of cringey and compulsive that had my jaw dropping on nearly every other page. Kashino cloaks her examination of gender, class, and race expectations in a twisty domestic thriller that had me guessing until the final pages.
-Lottie Hazell, author of Piglet
Darkly satirical and wildly entertaining, Best Offer Wins is a riveting thriller from the first page to the last. Who knew that buying a house could be so fun and twisted?
-Amy Tintera, New York Times bestselling author of Listen for the Lie
Best Offer Wins takes the thrill of the house hunt and ratchets it up to diabolical levels. Dark, hilarious, and totally gripping, with a jaw-dropping twist that closes the deal.
-Ryan Serhant, CEO and star real estate broker, author of Sell It Like Serhant, producer and star of Netflix’s Owning Manhattan
What an absolutely insane, sometimes obscene and ludicrously entertaining and original novel. I felt every emotion available while reading Best Offer Wins: horrified, scared, excited, obsessed, humoured, delighted, concerned and of course, entirely gripped. You know it’s a great book when you’re rooting for someone who should not be supported for their rights or their wrongs. Marisa Kashino is a genius and I cannot wait to – inevitably – read this book all over again.
-Ore Agbaje-Williams, author of The Three of Us
A cross between Gone Girl and Selling Sunset
-Elizabeth Day, #1 Sunday Times bestselling author
Irresistible, elegantly written, and timely as hell, Best Offer Wins puts a sinister spin on today’s cutthroat real estate market. We may not want to root for Margo on her rage-fuelled quest, full of dark twists, for her "dream home," but her voice is too alluring to refuse.
-Laura Sims, author of Looker
