The American Boyfriend

""The American Boyfriend will remind you of an episode of Criminal Minds, with all the twisty goodness we enjoy."" --Book Riot 'The story of a British-Chinese Malaysian single mother who flies across the Atlantic with her toddler to meet up with her long-distance American Jewish boyfriend. . . . Captivating from the beginning.' -- World Literature Today 'A romantic suspense-thriller, delving into interracial, cross-cultural, and long-distance relationships, bringing new perspectives to contemporary literature.' -- Nerd Daily 'Adrenaline-Pumping Thriller Book Comes With A Generous Dash Of Romance.' -- Elle 'A deliciously twisted read.' -- Culturess 'A captivating and thrilling telling of a modern love story with its possible risks and gambles. Ivy Ngeow's words are illustrative and expressive, and The American Boyfriend reads as if it were a screenplay or script, allowing readers to visualize and follow along with the protagonist of the story. Just as one would re-watch their favorite film to catch missed details, this novel is one that audiences will want to pick up and read again for the second time."" -- Asia Pacific Arts Reading through the first few pages alone, the readers sense something ominous and we are all practically begging for Phoebe to turn around and dump this American guy, Carter whom she met online because we feel a palpable sense of dread for her. -- CNA93.8 'Ngeow's writing is raw and will make your heart skip a beat almost every now and then hoping for what can actually be termed as rather 'inevitable. The American Boyfriend can one day be a chartbuster commercial film that you have read quite a few times but end up watching on the big screen possibly another 5-6 times without any regrets.' -- News18 India 'Relocating a Gothic mystery from a cold, damp, isolated house to a sunny, well-ventilated house in Florida makes for an interesting experiment. . . . A good holiday read.' -- Scroll.in 'It's full of secrets, and there's more than what meets the eye. The fast-paced narrative with an exciting climax and a gripping conclusion makes it a perfect read for the monsoon.' -- The Telegraph 'Unravel Dark Secrets of Online Dating in Ivy Ngeow's Latest Novel The American Boyfriend.' -- Eksentrika ""London-based Malaysian author Ivy Ngeow serves up a nail-biting thriller about a single mother on a vacation gone wrong."" -- Free Malaysia Today 'A stunning debut. Totally gripping with an amazing lead character. Ivy is a rising star, and you should grab a copy of The American Boyfriend now to beat the rush!' -- Mark Stay, The Bestseller Experiment Podcast 'Stranded and penniless in a foreign country with a small child, a woman needs all the friends she can get - especially when her too-good-to-be-true boyfriend goes missing. But how far can you really trust new friends? Deadly twists deftly delivered by Ivy Ngeow in The American Boyfriend.' -- Paul Waters, co-host, The We'd Like A Word Podcast 'More than a globe-trotting psychological thriller, The American Boyfriend is a shape-shifting love story worthy of Gillian Flynn or Liane Moriarty. Spectacular stuff.' -- Tony Parsons, Sunday Times No.1 Bestselling author 'I was grabbed by this at page one. It's clever; intriguing; well-written; fast-paced, suspenseful and yet realistic. Ivy Ngeow clearly has talent.' -- Jane Corry, Sunday Times Bestselling author 'Perfect for fans of Gillian Flynn and Jeneva Rose, The American Boyfriend is everything I look for in a psychological thriller. I couldn't put it down and I'm still reeling over the plot twist at the end!' -- Lynn Painter, New York Times Bestselling author of Better Than The Movies, Mr. Wrong Number, and The Love Wager 'The American Boyfriend leaves you on the edge of your seat. Totally gripping.' -- Alice Clark-Platts, author of The Flower Girls and The Cove 'Nothing and no one is what they seem in this twisty thriller which will keep you on your toes until the very last page. This is Key West at its darkest, a vacation gone wrong from the first.' -- Lyn Liao Butler, Amazon bestselling author of Someone Else's Life 'From the cold, damp British winter to the ever-sunny and wild Florida, Ivy Ngeow's The American Boyfriend takes readers on a heart-pounding journey filled with unexpected twists and turns. Readers will keep flipping the pages until they reach the end!' -- Nidhi Upadhyay, National Bestselling author of That Night and I Hear You 'I was hooked on Phoebe's story from the beginning. I found Ivy Ngeow's writing witty, sharp, and compassionate. The American Boyfriend is the thriller that I needed to read. A wonderful escape.' -- Claire Betita de Guzman, author of Sudden Superstar 'An edgy, claustrophobic, and highly original psychological thriller. In a tale of intertwining lives, Ivy Ngeow consummately unravels the secrets and lies that assail Phoebe Wong as she navigates a world where nothing is quite what it seems.' -- Gareth Richards, writer, editor, owner of Gerakbudaya Bookshop, Penang