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In A Simple Favor by Darcey Bell, Stephanie Ward, a motherhood blogger, becomes entangled in a complex web of deceit when her best friend Emily Nelson vanishes after asking Stephanie to watch her son. As Stephanie grows closer to Emily’s husband, Sean, she soon discovers shocking secrets about Emily, including a pivotal scheme involving Emily’s missing twin sister. The novel includes depictions of death by suicide, substance abuse, sexual and physical abuse, incest, and murder.