Plus, receive recommendations and exclusive offers on all of your favorite books and authors from Simon & Schuster.
Table of Contents
About The Book
The Whisper Man meets the paranoia of The Blair Witch Project in this terrifying suspense thriller about an urban legend coming true.
That’s the one. That’s the girl who’s going to die.
I didn’t believe in the Rule of Three. Not at first. It was just one of those urban myths you hear about all the time. A story my boyfriend told me about a girl cursed by the number three. A girl whose parents had killed themselves after her sibling had died in an accident. Which meant that she was doomed to die too because that’s the Rule of Three.
Bad things always happen in threes, they say, and they are right. Because it’s happening again.
But this time the curse is coming for me. And worst of all?
It’s coming for you, too.
That’s the one. That’s the girl who’s going to die.
I didn’t believe in the Rule of Three. Not at first. It was just one of those urban myths you hear about all the time. A story my boyfriend told me about a girl cursed by the number three. A girl whose parents had killed themselves after her sibling had died in an accident. Which meant that she was doomed to die too because that’s the Rule of Three.
Bad things always happen in threes, they say, and they are right. Because it’s happening again.
But this time the curse is coming for me. And worst of all?
It’s coming for you, too.
About The Author
Photograph by Adrian Clarke
Sam Ripley is a pseudonym for a bestselling thriller author from the United Kingdom who has sold over a million copies internationally.
Product Details
- Publisher: Atria/Emily Bestler Books (August 6, 2024)
- Length: 336 pages
- ISBN13: 9781668047699
Browse Related Books
Raves and Reviews
"A completely original, nuanced, one-sitting read that blew me away. Whip-smart dialogue, characters that haunt your dreams and a plot you might just die for. I loved it."
– Chris Whitaker, New York Times bestselling author of WE BEGIN AT THE END
"How rare it is to devour a new thriller with a truly new premise told in a truly new way. In THE RULE OF THREE, Sam Ripley has achieved the near impossible, blending innovative storytelling with fresh, surprising characters fighting for their lives against the very narrative we are racing to read and keep up with. This twisty, dark delight plumbs our all-too-human paranoias and proclivities, upending our expectations of what a thriller can be."
– Gregg Hurwitz, New York Times bestselling author of the Orphan X series
"Ingenious, creepy and compelling. Sam Ripley is an exciting new voice in the field of chilling thrillers."
– Alex North, New York Times bestselling author of THE ANGEL MAKER
"THE RULE OF THREE absolutely blew me away. An incredibly intense and original creepy page-turner that made me keep turning the pages in a desperate need to finish it and find out the answers! Utterly paranoia-inducing and brilliant. I loved it. It came for me and now it will come for you!"
– Sarah Pinborough, New York Times bestselling author of INSOMNIA
Resources and Downloads
High Resolution Images
- Book Cover Image (jpg): The Rule of Three Hardcover 9781668047699
- Author Photo (jpg): Sam Ripley Photograph by Adrian Clarke(0.1 MB)
Any use of an author photo must include its respective photo credit
