The Roommate

Deadly Ambition Collection

A dark and dangerous secret one woman has desperately tried to forget becomes the plot of a hit TV drama in this chilling short story from Sunday Times bestselling author Andrea Mara.

Elena’s looking forward to a quiet Friday night curled up with her husband with a glass of wine and a new crime drama on TV.

As the show starts, she realises, with a jolt of panic: every detail mirrors one horrific night she’s spent years trying to forget.

Elena doesn’t believe in coincidences. Someone knows her secret—and she’ll lose everything if the truth comes out.

Andrea Mara’s The Roommate is part of the Deadly Ambition collection, stories about greed, control, and the sinister side of making dreams come true. They can be read or listened to in one bingeable sitting.

©2026 by Andrea Mara. (P)2026 Brilliance Publishing, Inc., all rights reserved.

Insensitive to Real World Mass Murder

Interesting premise, but it was completely unnecessary to set the show in America and name the club after the 2nd deadliest mass shooting in America. I found it distasteful.

Chefs kiss! I need more!

This felt like a black mirror episode in book form. Loved it. Need more like it. ❤️

Great short read!

Good narrator. Easy listen for a 1hr long drive, doing chores, being outside, etc! Took me less than 45 min to listen to on 1.5x speed which is my norm