Cat, married to William for 13 years, is living the good life. She is the queen bee of their affluent neighborhood, an equal investor in her husband’s multimillion-dollar business, and the woman others strive to be. Neena Ryder is a woman on a mission. She knows what the ho-hum middle class life is like, but when she and her husband, Matt, move in next door to uber wealthy William and Cat Winthorpe, and she starts working for William’s company, she gets a taste of the good life and she wants more of it, no matter what, or who, she needs to “do” to get there. (Yes - that means two things.) There’s only one problem: she’s not the only one who intends to do whatever it takes to get what she wants. In Neena and Cat’s chess match, everyone is a potential pawn.

Having it all, wanting it all and doing whatever you can to keep what is yours while someone else is trying to take it from you makes for juicy reading. In one corner we have Neena Ryder. Neena is the new company's life coach hired by Cat's husband William. Neena comes from nothing and although she has loved her husband Matt, she is now ready for an upgrade. Neena is ambitious and she doesn't believe Matt's demolition business can compete with the money some of her new neighbors have. William her new boss, is a hunky man. He is rich, powerful, and connected. Success is something Neena is attracted to and what she believes she deserves to have.Almost from the beginning, I knew what was happening and could guess who had done what but this cat fight between Cat and Neena, over possession of everything William, is no holds barred, to the death. Neena knows she can get William, she's so good at this, and she is going to glory in her victory. But she underestimates Cat. Oh, how she underestimated Cat. On March 12, 2015, the film was screened at a New York Film Critics Series event and a Question and Answer session was conducted afterwards with stars Diane Lane and Dakota Fanning, director Amy Berg, and producer Frances McDormand. This was a pre-release event, with the actual theatrical release date being later in May 2015. This is the story of two very different women, Neena Ryder and Cat Winthorpe. Each can tell the other one might be a problem. The battle has begun and only one will win it.

Every Last Secret provides unrestricted access to the minds of two conniving women—Cat and Neena—caught up in a toxic battle driven by jealousy. Through rivaling chapters, the frenemies vie for perfection and the opportunity to outdo one another. a b "Dakota Fanning And Danielle Macdonald Board Amy Berg Pic Every Secret Thing". Deadline.com. February 7, 2013 . Retrieved August 12, 2013. Discuss Matt’s devotion to Neena. What did you think of it? How did you feel when reading the scenes of their relationship? Why did each of them stay in that marriage? Neena has just started a job at Winthrop Tech as a “business/life” coach, or morale booster for the team. She is around William Winthrop all of the time. It’s clear that Neena desires William and all that his wealth would bring to her. She just has the small problem of his wife to deal with. She thinks she has it all figured out. But she has to be careful, she has secrets, lots of secrets to protect!!Forget about solving all these crimes; the signal triumph here is (spoiler) the heroine’s survival. I was starting to feel like every last one of my book-loving friends was already in on Every Last Secret, and you better believe I was not going to be left out any longer. Sure enough, this secret is a keeper. I LOVE the FUN psychological thrillers that are light on gore, and heavy on betrayal and revenge, so this one was definitely in my lane!! On the other corner, we have Cat. She seems to have everything. A handsome husband, his love, a beautiful home, and plenty of money to spend as she pleases. After meeting Neena, she knows the woman wants more in life but in the beginning, Cat is very sure of Williams's loyalty. Once Cat realizes that Neena is interested in him as a man, and William is not as responsive to Cat's needs anymore, the game is on. Yes, we have all read books about women fighting with each other over a man, we have read about cheaters and the consequences of cheating, we have read about social climbers, envy and desperation. Many have experienced this in real life, but what is fun about this book is that it is a little over the top. The characters are not that likeable, they are always up to something, and have devious intentions. Will you feel sorry for anyone in this book? Will you like the ending? Will you enjoy this wild ride of a book as much as I did?

If characters you love to hate, who are truly despicable are your thing, you’re going to love Neena! Which character did you find yourself pulling for early on and did that change as you learned more about each character? All the planning and scheming, the huge egos, and the insane lengths the women go through is appallingly entertaining. While it’s a small amount of consolation, when all is said and done, there is some character growth in the end. Originally, this book was written from four points of view. The first half was divided between Neena and Cat’s point of view, and the second half was from William and Matt’s points of view. This allowed the author to hide more about the female characters’ actions but it was decided later that there was too much jumping around and it needed to be only two viewpoints. Chapters alternate between Cat and Neena. I didn’t like either one of them but was interested in seeing how their game would play out. William is their prize--he comes off as bland and manipulative, and not that smart, but he’s an attractive, powerful, and handsome millionaire, so I guess he’s worth it. I really could have lived without William’s perspective. His chapter took this down a notch for me and revealed another dynamic to this game that I didn’t buy.Whatever will happen? ln the beginning of the book we get a glimpse into how things are going to end, or do we??? Neena’s ambition is formidable and psychotic. Cat is a slightly more sympathetic character ........ well ....... on a good day, with a fair wind blowing!. Cat Winthorpe is an influential figure in the monied community of Atherton. A serial committee member, fund raiser, party giver and wife of William (her prized asset). William is handsome and charming, the owner of a large, successful medical company and is of course wildly rich. This charmed couple are the envy of everyone they meet. Good news, everyone! It turns out I'm not broken and can indeed still enjoy domestic thrillers. I was just waiting for an actually decent one to cross my path, and one finally did, thank goodness!

While this novel was a little too “fiery” for me in the seduction/romance department, the suspense was addictive enough to keep me entertained. Neena desperately wants a life like Cat’s. In fact, she actually wants Cat’s life, and will stop at nothing to get it. Matthew and Dr Neena Ryder move into a large but rundown house in Atherton, near SF. Next door are the extremely wealthy Winthorpes - wife Cat and husband William who Neena goes to work for at Winthorpe Technology. Let the games begin.Every Last Secret is an entertaining psychological thriller about two women who go head-to-head over a married man. The other woman will do whatever it takes to snag a ring. His wife will do whatever it takes to protect what’s hers. Who will win in the end? This was my first time hearing of author A.R. Torre, and I am so glad I did. I absolutely loved this book! Speaking of the end, I was actually really pleasantly surprised and almost touched by it. I expected it to go in a very specific, predictable direction, and Torre didn’t go there, though at first it seemed she would. Between the character insights and her author’s note, I could see certain characters and aspects of the book in a softer light. Two weeks after Ronnie and Alice return home a couple are shopping in a furniture store with their young bi-racial daughter, Brittany Lyttle. While the couple are arguing about couches their daughter goes missing, prompting panic. The two detectives assigned to the case that come to visit the parents include detective Nancy Porter, who worked on the Fuller/Manning case, which still haunts and traumatizes her. Soon the connection between the current case and the previous kidnapping becomes apparent, including the resemblance between Brittany and the previous kidnap victim. Porter and her partner question both Alice and Ronnie. Ronnie is evasive and withdrawn, while Alice tries to subtly suggest Ronnie is responsible. Neena know what she wants.......a great job, a home in a prestigious neighborhood, on the board of the wine club...oh and your husband...the question is...does Neena get everything she wants?