Download or read book Chloe Fine Psychological Suspense Bundle A Neighbor s Lie 2 and Cul de Sac 3 written by Blake Pierce and published by Blake Pierce. This book was released on 2019-09-04 with total page 500 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "NEXT DOOR is full of completely unexpected twists—you will read it on the edge of your chair. It is Blake Pierce at his best! Another masterpiece of suspense and mystery. I highly recommend it to the permanent library of all readers that appreciate an excellent thriller, full of psychological suspense and with a completely unexpected ending. This is the first in what promises to be another excellent series. I can hardly wait to read the sequel." --Books and Movie Reviews, Roberto Mattos A bundle of books #2 (A NEIGHBOR’S LIE) and #3 (CUL DE SAC) in Blake Pierce’s Chloe Fine Psychological Suspense Mystery series! This bundle offers books two and three in one convenient file, with over 100,000 words of reading. In A NEIGHBOR’S LIE, FBI Violent Crimes Division Special Agent Chloe Fine, still reeling from the secrets of her past, finds herself thrown into her first case: the murder of a nanny in a seemingly perfect suburban town. Immersed in a world of secrets, of unfaithful couples, of pretense and artifice, Chloe soon realizes that anyone—and everyone—may be guilty. Yet at the same time, with her own father still in jail, she must battle her own demons and unravel her own secrets, which threaten to bring her down before her own career even begins. In CUL DE SAC, Chloe Fine must immerse herself in a suburban world of cliques, gossip and lies, as she races to solve the murder of a seemingly picture-perfect wife and mother on the night of her 20th high school reunion, Can Chloe Fine solve the murder—while wrestling with the demons of her own past, and the potential release from jail of her own father? An emotionally wrought psychological suspense with layered characters, small-town ambiance and heart-pounding suspense, the Chloe Fine psychological suspense series is a riveting new series that will leave you turning pages late into the night.
Download or read book Chloe Fine Psychological Suspense Bundle Next Door 1 A Neighbor s Lie 2 and Cul de Sac 3 written by Blake Pierce and published by Blake Pierce. This book was released on 2019-08-23 with total page 250 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A bundle of books #1 (NEXT DOOR), #2 (A NEIGHBOR’S LIE), and #3 (CUL DE SAC) in Blake Pierce’s Chloe Fine Psychological Suspense Mystery series! This bundle offers books one, two, and three in one convenient file, with over 150,000 words of reading. In NEXT DOOR, FBI Evidence Response Team intern Chloe Fine, 27, finds herself forced to confront her own dark past when her troubled twin sister needs her help—and when a body turns up dead in her small, suburban town. Chloe feels life is finally perfect as she moves back into her home town, and into a new house with her fiancé. Her career with the FBI looks promising, and her wedding is on the horizon. But, she learns, all is not as it seems in suburbia. Chloe begins to see the underside—the gossip, the secrets, the lies—and she finds herself haunted by her own demons: her mother’s mysterious death when she was 10, and her father’s imprisonment. And when a fresh body is found, Chloe soon realizes that her past, and this small town, might hold the key to solving both. In A NEIGHBOR’S LIE, FBI Violent Crimes Division Special Agent Chloe Fine, still reeling from the secrets of her past, finds herself thrown into her first case: the murder of a nanny in a seemingly perfect suburban town. Immersed in a world of secrets, of unfaithful couples, of pretense and artifice, Chloe soon realizes that anyone—and everyone—may be guilty. Yet at the same time, with her own father still in jail, she must battle her own demons and unravel her own secrets, which threaten to bring her down before her own career even begins. In CUL DE SAC, Chloe Fine must immerse herself in a suburban world of cliques, gossip and lies, as she races to solve the murder of a seemingly picture-perfect wife and mother on the night of her 20th high school reunion, Can Chloe Fine solve the murder—while wrestling with the demons of her own past, and the potential release from jail of her own father? An emotionally wrought psychological suspense with layered characters, small-town ambiance and heart-pounding suspense, the Chloe Fine psychological suspense series is a riveting new series that will leave you turning pages late into the night.
Download or read book Chloe Fine Psychological Suspense Bundle Cul de Sac 3 and Silent Neighbor 4 written by Blake Pierce and published by Blake Pierce. This book was released on 2019-08-29 with total page 250 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "NEXT DOOR is full of completely unexpected twists—you will read it on the edge of your chair. It is Blake Pierce at his best! Another masterpiece of suspense and mystery. I highly recommend it to the permanent library of all readers that appreciate an excellent thriller, full of psychological suspense and with a completely unexpected ending. This is the first in what promises to be another excellent series. I can hardly wait to read the sequel." --Books and Movie Reviews, Roberto Mattos A bundle of books #3 (CUL DE SAC) and #4 (SILENT NEIGHBOR) in Blake Pierce’s Chloe Fine Psychological Suspense Mystery series! This bundle offers books two and three in one convenient file, with over 100,000 words of reading. In CUL DE SAC, old high school friends, now in their late 30s, have returned back to the same suburban town to raise their kids, and have resurrected the same cliques that sustained and divided them 20 years ago. As their 20th high school reunion brings back old memories, resentment, betrayals and secrets, it causes fresh pain a generation later. On the same night, their former queen bee is found murdered in her home. In this seemingly perfect, manicured town, the past haunts the present—and anyone and everyone is a suspect. Can Chloe Fine solve the murder—while wrestling with the demons of her own past, and the potential release from jail of her own father? In SILENT NEIGHBOR, when a flashy, new neighbor flaunts her wealth in a suburban town, it isn’t long before she’s found murdered. Did her flaunting ways upset her envious neighbors? Or was there a deeper secret to her husband’s fortune? FBI VICAP Special Agent Chloe Fine, 27, finds herself immersed in a small-town world of lies, cliques, gossip and betrayal as she tries to separate truth from lies. But what is the real truth? And can she solve it while also dealing with the release of her troubled father from jail, and the spiraling down of her troubled sister? An emotionally wrought psychological suspense with layered characters, small-town ambiance and heart-pounding suspense, the Chloe Fine psychological suspense series is a riveting new series that will leave you turning pages late into the night. Book #5 is also available!
Download or read book A Neighbor s Lie A Chloe Fine Psychological Suspense Mystery Book 2 written by Blake Pierce and published by Blake Pierce. This book was released on 2018-11-27 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "NEXT DOOR is full of completely unexpected twists—you will read it on the edge of your chair. It is Blake Pierce at his best! Another masterpiece of suspense and mystery. I highly recommend it to the permanent library of all readers that appreciate an excellent thriller, full of psychological suspense and with a completely unexpected ending. This is the first in what promises to be another excellent series. I can hardly wait to read the sequel." --Books and Movie Reviews, Roberto Mattos A NEIGHBOR’S LIE (A Chloe Fine Mystery) is book #2 in a new psychological suspense series by bestselling author Blake Pierce, whose #1 bestseller Once Gone (Book #1) (a free download) has over 1,000 five-star reviews. FBI Violent Crimes Division Special Agent Chloe Fine, 27, still reeling from the secrets of her past, finds herself thrown into her first case: the murder of a nanny in a seemingly perfect suburban town Immersed in a world of secrets, of unfaithful couples, of pretense and artifice, Chloe soon realizes that anyone—and everyone—may be guilty. Yet at the same time, with her own father still in jail, she must battle her own demons and unravel her own secrets, which threaten to bring her down before her own career even begins. An emotionally wrought psychological suspense with layered characters, small-town ambiance and heart-pounding suspense, A NEIGHBOR’S LIE is book #2 in a riveting new series that will leave you turning pages late into the night. Book #3 in the CHLOE FINE series is also available!
Download or read book Chloe Fine Psychological Suspense Bundle Next Door 1 and A Neighbor s Lie 2 written by Blake Pierce and published by Blake Pierce. This book was released on 2019-03-13 with total page 250 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "NEXT DOOR is full of completely unexpected twists—you will read it on the edge of your chair. It is Blake Pierce at his best! Another masterpiece of suspense and mystery. I highly recommend it to the permanent library of all readers that appreciate an excellent thriller, full of psychological suspense and with a completely unexpected ending. This is the first in what promises to be another excellent series. I can hardly wait to read the sequel." --Books and Movie Reviews, Roberto Mattos A bundle of books #1 (NEXT DOOR) and #2 (A NEIGHBOR’S LIE) in Blake Pierce’s Chloe Fine Psychological Suspense Mystery series! This bundle offers books one and two in one convenient file, with over 100,000 words of reading. In NEXT DOOR, FBI Evidence Response Team intern Chloe Fine, 27, finds herself forced to confront her own dark past when her troubled twin sister needs her help—and when a body turns up dead in her small, suburban town. Chloe feels life is finally perfect as she moves back into her home town, and into a new house with her fiancé. Her career with the FBI looks promising, and her wedding is on the horizon. But, she learns, all is not as it seems in suburbia. Chloe begins to see the underside—the gossip, the secrets, the lies—and she finds herself haunted by her own demons: her mother’s mysterious death when she was 10, and her father’s imprisonment. And when a fresh body is found, Chloe soon realizes that her past, and this small town, might hold the key to solving both. In A NEIGHBOR’S LIE, FBI Violent Crimes Division Special Agent Chloe Fine, still reeling from the secrets of her past, finds herself thrown into her first case: the murder of a nanny in a seemingly perfect suburban town. Immersed in a world of secrets, of unfaithful couples, of pretense and artifice, Chloe soon realizes that anyone—and everyone—may be guilty. Yet at the same time, with her own father still in jail, she must battle her own demons and unravel her own secrets, which threaten to bring her down before her own career even begins. An emotionally wrought psychological suspense with layered characters, small-town ambiance and heart-pounding suspense, the Chloe Fine psychological suspense series is a riveting new series that will leave you turning pages late into the night.
Download or read book Chloe Fine Psychological Suspense Bundle Silent Neighbor 4 and Homecoming 5 written by Blake Pierce and published by Blake Pierce. This book was released on 2020-03-05 with total page 500 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "NEXT DOOR is full of completely unexpected twists—you will read it on the edge of your chair. It is Blake Pierce at his best! Another masterpiece of suspense and mystery. I highly recommend it to the permanent library of all readers that appreciate an excellent thriller, full of psychological suspense and with a completely unexpected ending. This is the first in what promises to be another excellent series. I can hardly wait to read the sequel." --Books and Movie Reviews, Roberto Mattos A bundle of books #4 (SILENT NEIGHBOR) and #5 (HOMECOMING) in Blake Pierce’s Chloe Fine Psychological Suspense Mystery series! This bundle offers books four and five in one convenient file, with over 100,000 words of reading. In SILENT NEIGHBOR, when a flashy, new neighbor flaunts her wealth in a suburban town, it isn’t long before she’s found murdered. Did her flaunting ways upset her envious neighbors? Or was there a deeper secret to her husband’s fortune? FBI VICAP Special Agent Chloe Fine, 27, finds herself immersed in a small-town world of lies, cliques, gossip and betrayal as she tries to separate truth from lies. But what is the real truth? And can she solve it while also dealing with the release of her troubled father from jail, and the spiraling down of her troubled sister? In HOMECOMING, when two husbands, best friends, turn up dead in a wealthy suburban town, FBI VICAP Special Agent Chloe Fine, 27, is called in to unmask the lies in this small town and to find the killer. Chloe will have to penetrate this town’s perfect façade, to get past its public appearances to understand the truth of who these men were, and who may have wanted them dead. And in a town that thrives on its exclusivity, that won’t be easy to do. What secrets were these husbands hiding? An emotionally wrought psychological suspense with layered characters, small-town ambiance and heart-pounding suspense, the Chloe Fine psychological suspense series is a riveting new series that will leave you turning pages late into the night. Book #6 is also available!
Download or read book Chloe Fine Psychological Suspense Bundle Silent Neighbor 4 Homecoming 5 and Tinted Windows 6 written by Blake Pierce and published by Blake Pierce. This book was released on 2021-02-25 with total page 750 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A bundle of books #4 (SILENT NEIGHBOR), #5 (HOMECOMING), and #6 (TINTED WINDOWS) in Blake Pierce’s Chloe Fine Psychological Suspense Mystery series! This bundle offers books four, five, and six in one convenient file, with over 150,000 words of reading. In SILENT NEIGHBOR, when a flashy, new neighbor flaunts her wealth in a suburban town, it isn’t long before she’s found murdered. Did her flaunting ways upset her envious neighbors? Or was there a deeper secret to her husband’s fortune? FBI VICAP Special Agent Chloe Fine, 27, finds herself immersed in a small-town world of lies, cliques, gossip and betrayal as she tries to separate truth from lies. But what is the real truth? And can she solve it while also dealing with the release of her troubled father from jail, and the spiraling down of her troubled sister? In HOMECOMING, when two husbands, best friends, turn up dead in a wealthy suburban town, FBI VICAP Special Agent Chloe Fine, 27, is called in to unmask the lies in this small town and to find the killer. Chloe will have to penetrate this town’s perfect façade, to get past its public appearances to understand the truth of who these men were, and who may have wanted them dead. And in a town that thrives on its exclusivity, that won’t be easy to do. What secrets were these husbands hiding? In TINTED WINDOWS, when a popular personal trainer is murdered in a high-end suburb, FBI VICAP Special Agent Chloe Fine, 27, is summoned to sift through a small town filled with cheating spouses and figure out who may have wanted him dead—and why. Behind the manicured lawns, Chloe learns, lie broken marriages, lonely spouses, secrets, and endless lies—all hiding behind the veil of perfection. Beneath the carefully built façade of a polished, upstanding community lies a populace dishonest to its core. What secrets led to this man’s being murdered? And who will be next to die? An emotionally wrought psychological suspense with layered characters, small-town ambiance and heart-pounding suspense, the Chloe Fine psychological suspense series is a riveting new series that will leave you turning pages late into the night.
Download or read book Cul de Sac A Chloe Fine Psychological Suspense Mystery Book 3 written by Blake Pierce and published by Blake Pierce. This book was released on 2019-02-12 with total page 281 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "NEXT DOOR is full of completely unexpected twists—you will read it on the edge of your chair. It is Blake Pierce at his best! Another masterpiece of suspense and mystery. I highly recommend it to the permanent library of all readers that appreciate an excellent thriller, full of psychological suspense and with a completely unexpected ending. This is the first in what promises to be another excellent series. I can hardly wait to read the sequel." --Books and Movie Reviews, Roberto Mattos CUL DE SAC (A Chloe Fine Mystery) is book #3 in a new psychological suspense series by bestselling author Blake Pierce, whose #1 bestseller Once Gone (Book #1) (a free download) has over 1,000 five-star reviews. FBI VICAP Special Agent Chloe Fine, 27, must immerse herself in a suburban world of cliques, gossip and lies, as she races to solve the murder of a seemingly picture-perfect wife and mother on the night of her 20th high school reunion. Old high school friends, now in their late 30s, have returned back to the same suburban town to raise their kids, and have resurrected the same cliques that sustained and divided them 20 years ago. As their 20th high school reunion brings back old memories, resentment, betrayals and secrets, it causes fresh pain a generation later. On the same night, their former queen bee is found murdered in her home. In this seemingly perfect, manicured town, the past haunts the present—and anyone and everyone is a suspect. Can Chloe Fine solve the murder—while wrestling with the demons of her own past, and the potential release from jail of her own father? An emotionally wrought psychological suspense with layered characters, small-town ambiance and heart-pounding suspense, CUL DE SAC is book #3 in a riveting new series that will leave you turning pages late into the night. Book #4 in the CHLOE FINE series is also now available!
Download or read book Silent Neighbor A Chloe Fine Psychological Suspense Mystery Book 4 written by Blake Pierce and published by Blake Pierce. This book was released on 2019-07-09 with total page 253 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “A masterpiece of thriller and mystery. Blake Pierce did a magnificent job developing characters with a psychological side so well described that we feel inside their minds, follow their fears and cheer for their success. Full of twists, this book will keep you awake until the turn of the last page.” --Books and Movie Reviews, Roberto Mattos (re Once Gone) SILENT NEIGHBOR (A Chloe Fine Mystery) is book #4 in a new psychological suspense series by bestselling author Blake Pierce, whose #1 bestseller Once Gone (Book #1) (a free download) has over 1,000 five-star reviews. When a flashy, new neighbor flaunts her wealth in a suburban town, it isn’t long before she’s found murdered. Did her flaunting ways upset her envious neighbors? Or was there a deeper secret to her husband’s fortune? FBI VICAP Special Agent Chloe Fine, 27, finds herself immersed in a small-town world of lies, cliques, gossip and betrayal as she tries to separate truth from lies. But what is the real truth? And can she solve it while also dealing with the release of her troubled father from jail, and the spiraling down of her troubled sister? An emotionally wrought psychological suspense with layered characters, small-town ambiance and heart-pounding suspense, THE SILENT NEIGHBOR is book #4 in a riveting new series that will leave you turning pages late into the night. Book #5 in the CHLOE FINE series will be available soon.
Download or read book Silent Neighbor A Chloe Fine Psychological Suspense Mystery Book 4 written by Blake Pierce and published by . This book was released on 2021-06-04 with total page 178 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "A masterpiece of thriller and mystery. Blake Pierce did a magnificent job developing characters with a psychological side so well described that we feel inside their minds, follow their fears and cheer for their success. Full of twists, this book will keep you awake until the turn of the last page." --Books and Movie Reviews, Roberto Mattos (re Once Gone) SILENT NEIGHBOR (A Chloe Fine Mystery) is book #4 in a new psychological suspense series by bestselling author Blake Pierce, whose #1 bestseller Once Gone (Book #1) (a free download) has over 1,000 five-star reviews. When a flashy, new neighbor flaunts her wealth in a suburban town, it isn't long before she's found murdered. Did her flaunting ways upset her envious neighbors? Or was there a deeper secret to her husband's fortune? FBI VICAP Special Agent Chloe Fine, 27, finds herself immersed in a small-town world of lies, cliques, gossip and betrayal as she tries to separate truth from lies. But what is the real truth? And can she solve it while also dealing with the release of her troubled father from jail, and the spiraling down of her troubled sister? An emotionally wrought psychological suspense with layered characters, small-town ambiance and heart-pounding suspense, THE SILENT NEIGHBOR is book #4 in a riveting new series that will leave you turning pages late into the night. Book #5 in the CHLOE FINE series is available now.
Download or read book The Complete Chloe Fine Psychological Suspense Mystery Bundle Books 1 6 written by Blake Pierce and published by Blake Pierce. This book was released on 2021-05-27 with total page 1500 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "NEXT DOOR is full of completely unexpected twists—you will read it on the edge of your chair. It is Blake Pierce at his best! Another masterpiece of suspense and mystery. I highly recommend it to the permanent library of all readers that appreciate an excellent thriller, full of psychological suspense and with a completely unexpected ending. This is the first in what promises to be another excellent series. I can hardly wait to read the sequel." --Books and Movie Reviews, Roberto Mattos A complete bundle of books 1-6 in the CHLOE FINE PSYCHOLOGICAL SUSPENSE MYSTERY series by USA Today bestselling author Blake Pierce, whose #1 bestseller Once Gone (Book #1) (a free download) has received over 1,000 five star reviews. FBI Evidence Response Team intern Chloe Fine, 27, finds herself forced to confront her past when her troubled twin sister needs her help—and when a body turns up dead in her small, suburban town. Chloe feels life is finally perfect as she moves back into her home town and into her first house with her fiancé. Her career with the FBI looks promising, and her wedding is on the horizon. But, she learns, all is not as it seems in suburbia. Chloe begins to see the underside—the gossip, the secrets, the lies—and finds herself haunted by her own demons: her mother’s mysterious death when she was young, and her father’s imprisonment. As Chloe’s past unravels, she finds herself up against the ultimate test as she is assigned a complex murder case. Can Chloe solve the mysteries in her past while solving this crime and saving her marriage—and herself? An emotionally wrought psychological suspense with layered characters, small-town ambiance and heart-pounding suspense, the CHLOE FINE PSYCHOLOGICAL SUSPENSE MYSTERY series a riveting new series that will leave you turning pages late into the night.
Download or read book Next Door A Chloe Fine Psychological Suspense Mystery Book 1 written by Blake Pierce and published by . This book was released on 2018-10-02 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "A masterpiece of thriller and mystery. Blake Pierce did a magnificent job developing characters with a psychological side so well described that we feel inside their minds, follow their fears and cheer for their success. Full of twists, this book will keep you awake until the turn of the last page." --Books and Movie Reviews, Roberto Mattos (re Once Gone) NEXT DOOR (A Chloe Fine Mystery) is book #1 in a new psychological suspense series by bestselling author Blake Pierce, whose #1 bestseller Once Gone (Book #1) (a free download) has received over 1,000 five star reviews. FBI Evidence Response Team intern Chloe Fine, 27, finds herself forced to confront her own dark past when her troubled twin sister needs her help--and when a body turns up dead in her small, suburban town. Chloe feels life is finally perfect as she moves back into her home town, and into a new house with her fiancé. Her career with the FBI looks promising, and her wedding is on the horizon. But, she learns, all is not as it seems in suburbia. Chloe begins to see the underside--the gossip, the secrets, the lies--and she finds herself haunted by her own demons: her mother's mysterious death when she was 10, and her father's imprisonment. And when a fresh body is found, Chloe soon realizes that her past, and this small town, might hold the key to solving both. An emotionally wrought psychological suspense with layered characters, small-town ambiance and heart-pounding suspense, NEXT DOOR is book #1 in a riveting new series that will leave you turning pages late into the night. Book #2 in the CHLOE FINE series will be available soon.
Download or read book Strange True Stories of Louisiana written by George W. Cable and published by BoD – Books on Demand. This book was released on 2018-09-20 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reproduction of the original: Strange True Stories of Louisiana by George W. Cable
Download or read book The Girl and the Golden Leaf written by June N. Foster and published by . This book was released on 2018-12-14 with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As whitewater rafting guides down the New River in Fayetteville, West Virginia, sixteen-year-old Tia and her twin brother, Finn, hope to find a way to escape poverty after the recent deaths of their parents. When a Hollywood film producer offers the siblings acting roles in his movie, Tia sees the vision of her golden ticket she has prayed for God to provide. How can she refuse? From Chile's exotic Río Futaleufú, to her captivity in the Amazon Rainforest and the slums of Buenos Aires, Tia's deep faith touches everyone she meets . . . . . . but will her faith be enough to survive the darkest pits of humanity? Praise for The Girl and the Golden Leaf "An unforgettable journey, full of adventure, suspense, mystery, and despair to triumph, The Girl and the Golden Leaf, will forever touch your heart, as the book uniquely touches on many injustices and social issues that span the globe - namely children in poverty and slave trafficking." (10/10 stars) -CBM Christian Book Reviews "Combining an intriguing, engrossing story with a salutary message of hope and charity for deprived innocents, The Girl and the Golden Leaf by June N. Foster is both riveting and revelatory." -Chanticleer Reviews "Foster's deft writing can generate tension by mere suggestion." "...rewarding tale of a kidnapped teenager's resilience." -Kirkus Reviews
Download or read book A Mercy written by Toni Morrison and published by Vintage Canada. This book was released on 2009-08-11 with total page 210 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A powerful tragedy distilled into a small masterpiece by the Nobel Prize-winning author of Beloved and, almost like a prelude to that story, set two centuries earlier. Jacob is an Anglo-Dutch trader in 1680s United States, when the slave trade is still in its infancy. Reluctantly he takes a small slave girl in part payment from a plantation owner for a bad debt. Feeling rejected by her slave mother, 14-year-old Florens can read and write and might be useful on his farm. Florens looks for love, first from Lina, an older servant woman at her new master's house, but later from the handsome blacksmith, an African, never enslaved, who comes riding into their lives . . . At the novel's heart, like Beloved, it is the ambivalent, disturbing story of a mother and a daughter – a mother who casts off her daughter in order to save her, and a daughter who may never exorcise that abandonment.
Download or read book Cul de sac written by Joy Fielding and published by Doubleday Canada. This book was released on 2021-08-10 with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A shooting lays bare the secrets harboured by five families in a sleepy suburban cul-de-sac in this riveting psychological thriller from the New York Times bestselling author of All the Wrong Places. Someone in a quiet, unassuming cul-de-sac was shot dead in the middle of the night. Was it Maggie, the perfectionist wife, or Craig, the husband who can't quite live up to her expectations? When Maggie witnessed a shooting and later testified against a killer set free, the couple relocated, putting new pressure on their already strained union. Maggie is constantly looking over her shoulder. She owns a gun, just in case. Was it Nick, a doctor whose family, especially his wife, Dani, must bear the brunt of his ill temper? Nick is an avid hunter, too, and keeps a collection of handguns. Or was it Julia, a recently widowed grandmother? Her grandson is a troublemaker, someone not above stealing from her purse. His friends are equally unsavory. Her son buys her a gun for her protection. And then there's Olivia and her husband, Vic, who has been laid off, forcing Olivia to become the breadwinner. Vic is resentful. And depressed. He's started drinking heavily, and has threatened to shoot himself on several occasions. Or it could be one of the newlyweds, Aiden and Heidi, who are already on the rocks. Aiden refuses to stand up to his intrusive mother. When Heidi befriends Julia's grandson, it sets the stage for a major blow-up. Every house owns a gun. And anyone can be the victim, or the killer.
Download or read book The Barbarian Nurseries written by Héctor Tobar and published by Farrar, Straus and Giroux. This book was released on 2011-09-27 with total page 433 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A New York Times Notable Book for 2011 A Boston Globe Best Fiction Book of 2011 The great panoramic social novel that Los Angeles deserves—a twenty-first century, West Coast Bonfire of the Vanities by the only writer qualified to capture the city in all its glory and complexity With The Barbarian Nurseries, Héctor Tobar gives our most misunderstood metropolis its great contemporary novel, taking us beyond the glimmer of Hollywood and deeper than camera-ready crime stories to reveal Southern California life as it really is, across its vast, sunshiny sprawl of classes, languages, dreams, and ambitions. Araceli is the live-in maid in the Torres-Thompson household—one of three Mexican employees in a Spanish-style house with lovely views of the Pacific. She has been responsible strictly for the cooking and cleaning, but the recession has hit, and suddenly Araceli is the last Mexican standing—unless you count Scott Torres, though you'd never suspect he was half Mexican but for his last name and an old family photo with central L.A. in the background. The financial pressure is causing the kind of fights that even Araceli knows the children shouldn't hear, and then one morning, after a particularly dramatic fight, Araceli wakes to an empty house—except for the two Torres-Thompson boys, little aliens she's never had to interact with before. Their parents are unreachable, and the only family member she knows of is Señor Torres, the subject of that old family photo. So she does the only thing she can think of and heads to the bus stop to seek out their grandfather. It will be an adventure, she tells the boys. If she only knew . . . With a precise eye for the telling detail and an unerring way with character, soaring brilliantly and seamlessly among a panorama of viewpoints, Tobar calls on all of his experience—as a novelist, a father, a journalist, a son of Guatemalan immigrants, and a native Angeleno—to deliver a novel as broad, as essential, as alive as the city itself.
