Zoje Stage’s Getaway

Barbara Peters, owner of The Poisoned Pen, hosted Zoje Stage, author of Baby Teeth, Wonderland, and, now Getaway. There are signed copies of Getaway still available in the Web Store. https://bit.ly/2YR8aCV

Here’s the description of Getaway.

In this terrifying novel from the bestselling “master of the psychological thriller” and author of Baby Teeth (Entertainment Weekly), three friends set off on a hike into the Grand Canyon—only to discover it’s not so easy to leave the world behind.It was supposed to be the perfect week away . . . 

Imogen and Beck, two sisters who couldn’t be more different, have been friends with Tilda since high school. Once inseparable, over two decades the women have grown apart. But after Imogen survives a traumatic attack, Beck suggests they all reunite to hike deep into the Grand Canyon’s backcountry. A week away, secluded in nature . . . surely it’s just what they need.

But as the terrain grows tougher, tensions from their shared past bubble up. And when supplies begin to disappear, it becomes clear secrets aren’t the only thing they’re being stalked by. As friendship and survival collide with an unspeakable evil, Getaway becomes another riveting thriller from a growing master of suspense and a “literary horror writer on the rise” (BookPage).

“You won’t blink until you read the last line.” —Publishers Weekly

“A chilling thriller that will definitely make you lose sleep at night.” —PopSugar

“I’ve been waiting for a thriller to capture the emotional depth of women for years. . . . I can’t recommend Getaway enough.” —Tarryn Fisher, New York Times bestselling author of The Wives and The Wrong Family

“Tense, unpredictable, and utterly compelling, Stage’s complex story of friendship and survival is a must-read.” —Karen Dionne, New York Times bestselling author of The Marsh King’s Daughter

“A harrowing, heart-pounding thrill ride.”—Rachel Harrison, author of The Return


Zoje Stage is the USA Today and internationally bestselling author of Baby Teeth and Wonderland. A former filmmaker with a penchant for the dark and suspenseful, she lives in Pittsburgh.


I think you’ll appreciate the conversation, first about Baby Teeth and how a family copes, and then Stage’s Getaway.