Named a "Most-Anticipated Book" by The New York Times and Lit Hub

"An ingenious dissection of marriage, masculinity, and privilege, propelled by a gimlet-eyed wit....A sly, unsettling hybrid of social satire and domestic thriller." - Kirkus Reviews (starred review)

"Wayne delivers a sharp domestic thriller...an intricate look at the perils of seeking admiration. Readers will be hard-pressed to put this down." - Publishers Weekly

"Teddy Wayne has written a book about selling out that doesn't--a guilty pleasure that earns its guilt. The Au Pair is a canny seduction wrapped in a page-turning thriller wrapped in an elegy for the literary novel: a threefold delight." - Ayad Akhtar, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Homeland Elegies and The Radiance

"You may think you know where it's going, this novel about a disappointed writer, his frosty wife, and a comely young nanny. You may be in for a surprise. Propulsive but also insightful--and funny, in its merciless skewering of midlife, marriage, and more--The Au Pair cements Teddy Wayne's status as a master of the wicked little literary thriller." - Rumaan Alam, New York Times bestselling author of Leave the World Behind and Entitlement

"The Au Pair is Teddy Wayne at his immensely readable best. The plot ratchets up in the creepiest, most chilling way while deliciously skewering the Brooklyn literary set. It's a book you'll tear through, one that leaves you guessing until the last page." - Maria Semple, New York Times bestselling author of Where'd You Go, Bernadette? and Go Gentle

"I tore through The Au Pair in a single day, and lamented only that it wasn't twice as long. I hunger for literary thrillers with clean, lovely sentences that are also generous with the goods: narrative and erotic tension, plot twists, and a sly sense of humor about their characters. Teddy Wayne delivered, yet again, on all counts." - Melissa Febos, bestselling author of Girlhood and The Dry Season

"A suspenseful mystery with both expected and unexpected plot twists. . . With his descriptive skill and insightful humor, Wayne elevates a potentially stereotypical setup into an examination of ego, professional disappointment, and self-delusion." - Library Journal

"A slow-burn, messy look at modern marriage...One can't look away." - Booklist