Best Offer Wins by Marisa Kashino

Eighteen months. Eleven lost bidding wars. One woman completely, gloriously unraveling.

In this razor-sharp debut, thirty-seven-year-old publicist Margo Miyake is done playing nice. After losing bid after bid in the overheated Washington, DC suburbs, she gets a tip about the perfect house — before it hits the market. All she has to do is convince the owners to sell to her first. Simple enough, right?

Not exactly. What starts as a little harmless reconnaissance spirals into something far more unhinged — stakeouts, trespassing, and a full-blown infiltration of the sellers’ lives. Margo knows she’s crossed a line. Several, actually. And yet, somehow, you’ll be cheering her on the whole way.

Dark, biting, and laugh-out-loud funny, this propulsive debut cuts right to the bone of class, ambition, and the modern housing crisis. It’s the kind of novel that makes you gasp and cackle in the same breath — perfect for fans of Liane Moriarty and Maria Semple.

This is a book that understands the particular madness of wanting something so badly you stop recognizing yourself. It’s satirical, yes — but uncomfortably relatable for anyone who’s ever refreshed Zillow at midnight.

• A darkly comic debut perfect for book clubs
• Ideal for fans of satirical women’s fiction and domestic thrillers
• A sharp, timely take on ambition, marriage, and the myth of the dream home

Settle into your favorite chair — maybe with the sound of the tide rolling in through the window — and prepare to lose an afternoon to this one. We have a feeling it won’t last long on our shelf.

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