This Story Might Save Your Life

INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER

Best friends Benny and Joy like to say they've been saving each other's lives since the moment they met. Until the day Joy disappears and Benny is suspected of murder...

Benny Abbott and Joy Moore host one of the most beloved podcasts in the world. Each week, they delight listeners with a different "against all odds" survival story, gleefully finding the weird, life-affirming humor in near-death experiences. Since their first episode on Joy's experience with severe narcolepsy, they've been the best friends everyone wants to befriend—and thanks to the meticulous management of Joy's husband, Xander, they've built a lucrative empire.

The problem is, their next survival story may be their own. When Benny arrives at Joy and Xander's one morning to record, he finds shattered glass and an empty house. The one clue shedding light on the couple's disappearance is the incomplete, previously unseen first draft of Joy's memoir. Benny is desperate to find them, even when the police soon zero in on him as their prime suspect.

Millions of devoted listeners think they know the "real" Benny and Joy. But as the hours tick by, and the odds seem increasingly stacked against Joy and Xander being found alive, not even the most devoted fans could guess the terrible secrets their favorite famous BFFs have hidden from the world—and from each other.

Praise for This Story Might Save Your Life:

• "Both a riveting mystery and a love story... one of the best thrillers I've read this year." —Amy Tintera, NYT bestselling author of Listen for the Lie
• "A heart-pounding thriller and a heart-melting romance, this is the most compelling novel I've read in years." —Annabel Monaghan, NYT bestselling author
• "By turns hilarious, harrowing, heartbreaking, and profound... It's a triumph." —Publishers Weekly, starred review
• "Beautifully written with big heart and big twists... A stunning debut." —Alice Feeney, NYT bestselling author
• "Unmissable... cleverly told." —New York Times Book Review
• "Thrills, a mystery and romance... destined to be a book club favorite in 2026." —Denver Post
• "A perfect diversion." —V.E. Schwab, #1 NYT bestselling author
• "A whip-smart mystery. A love story that lingers." —Kelsey Cox, USA Today bestselling author of Party of Liars
• "Equal parts heartfelt and tension-laced." —Booklist

About the Author: Tiffany Crum grew up on a dairy farm just down the road from a maximum security prison. After working in the film industry, she earned her MFA in creative writing. She now lives in Atlanta with her husband, sons, and dogs. This Story Might Save Your Life is her debut novel.