âLike the best filmmakers, Li draws you to the edge of your seat and keeps you there.â âThe New York Times Book Review
A CRIMEREADS BEST CRIME NOVEL
After a long-buried, harrowing incident, a woman whose promising film career was derailed contemplates revenge in this thriller about power, privilege, and justice âthat is compelling, courageous, and brutal in the best possible wayâ (Liz Nugent, author of Little Cruelties).
A Hollywood has-been, Sarah Laiâs dreams of success behind the camera have turned to ashes. Now a lecturer at an obscure college, this former producer wants nothing more than to forget those youthful ambitions and push aside any feelings of regretâŚor guilt.
But when a journalist reaches out to her to discuss her own experience working with the celebrated film producer Hugo North, Sarah can no longer keep silent. This is her last chance to tell her side of the story and maybe even exact belated vengeance.
As Sarah recounts the industryâs dark and sordid secrets, however, she begins to realize that she has a few sins of her own to confess. Now she must confront her choices and ask herself, just who was complicit?
Bold and hypnotic, Complicit transports us âinto the film industryâs dark and deep-seated culture of rampant sexism and unbridled male egoâŚand the terrible cost of staying silent. An utterly compelling readâ (Liv Constantine, author of The Last Mrs. Parrish).