The #1 Australian bestseller from the author of The Good Daughter and Pretty Girls 'A novel that sets the standard for psychological thriller writing. Rarely in fiction have the past and the present collided with such force and in such a distinctive and compelling voice' Jeffery Deaver What if the person you thought you knew best turned out to be someone you never knew at all? Andrea Oliver's mother, Laura, is the perfect small-town mum. Laura lives a quiet but happy life in sleepy beachside Belle Isle. She's a pillar of ...
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The #1 Australian bestseller from the author of The Good Daughter and Pretty Girls 'A novel that sets the standard for psychological thriller writing. Rarely in fiction have the past and the present collided with such force and in such a distinctive and compelling voice' Jeffery Deaver What if the person you thought you knew best turned out to be someone you never knew at all? Andrea Oliver's mother, Laura, is the perfect small-town mum. Laura lives a quiet but happy life in sleepy beachside Belle Isle. She's a pillar of the community: a speech therapist, business owner and everybody's friend. And she's never kept a secret from anyone. Or so Andrea thinks. When Andrea is caught in a random violent attack at a shopping mall, Laura intervenes and acts in a way that is unrecognisable to her daughter. It's like Laura is a completely different person - and that's because she was. Thirty years ago. Before Andrea. Before Belle Isle. Laura is hailed as a hero for her actions at the mall but 24 hours later she is in hospital, shot by an intruder, who's spent decades trying to track her down. What is Andrea's mother trying to hide? As elements of the past return and put them both in danger, Andrea is left to piece together Laura's former identity and discover the truth - for better or worse - about her mother. Is the gentle, loving woman who raised her also a violent killer?
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First Australian paperback edition 2019. Paperback. Spine uncreased. Some light edge-wear to the fore-edges of the cover. Very good. Ask to see our other Karin Slaughter titles.
Goddess of Suspense Karin Slaughter casts her magical spell once again.
She is unrivaled at weaving great stories that are tightly-plotted, filled with intriguing characters and brimming with high wire tension. She delivers startling revelations with an understanding of psychology and family dynamics at a pace that'll leave your head spinning.
When you think she can't possibly get any better, she does.
This is one of her best.
Andrea "Andy" Oliver knows her mother, Laura, better than anyone.
She's having lunch with her mom at a mall diner in Belle Isle, Georgia when a shocking act of violence occurs.
After witnessing Laura's response to this horror, Andy wonders if she ever knew her mother at all.
Waiting for the first responders to arrive, Laura tells Andy to not talk to the police. Just to be quiet.
Now, Andy really doesn't know what to think.
Laura also refuses to speak with law enforcement.
Before long Andy is involved in another scene of brutality. After which her mother gives her some items and tells her, among other things, to run.
Soon a confused Andy is on a cross country run into Laura's past in order to help her mom.
Laura is a puzzle that needs to be put together. What's Andy gonna do with the...Pieces of Her?
What she discovers will forever change her.
That's all the details you get. You'll have to read this and get your world rocked on your own.
I am a member of the Slaughter Squad and this book is FANTASTIC!
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