Verity* is a 2018 psychological thriller novel by Colleen Hoover that explores themes of grief, loss, obsession, and self-doubt. The story follows Lowen Ashleigh, a struggling writer who is hired to finish a bestselling villain series after the author, Verity Crawford, is incapacitated in a car accident. As Lowen delves into Verity's life and reads her mysterious autobiography, she develops feelings for Verity's husband, Jeremy, and uncovers disturbing family secrets.