El Dorado Drive
'A thrilling, clever and powerful story of family, class, money and morality' (Chris Whitaker)
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3.3 • 6 Ratings
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- $16.99
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Publisher Description
The International Bestseller
Named a Best Book of the Year by Irish Times, Elle, Crime Reads and Library Journal
A finalist for the Los Angeles Times Book Prize - Mystery/Thriller
'A thrilling, clever and powerful story of family, class, money and morality. Megan Abbott is a phenomenal storyteller' CHRIS WHITAKER
'Suspenseful, beautifully written and, quite simply, exquisite' GILLIAN FLYNN
'A smart, twisty, and riveting family drama' KARIN SLAUGHTER
'Intoxicating contemporary noir' IRISH TIMES BOOKS OF THE YEAR
'A brutally well-observed suburban thriller' MAIL ON SUNDAY
The thrilling new novel from bestselling writer Megan Abbott: a story about three sisters who join an exclusive women's club which promises to empower its members, but will actually put them in mortal danger...
Pam, Debra and Harper are three sisters who grew up in Detroit when the city was a boom town thanks to the auto industry. Now in mid-life, their lives have faltered in different ways, mirroring the fortunes of their city. Debra's husband needs expensive medical treatment. Pam is in the middle of a nasty divorce. And Harper has a big debt which is also a big secret.
In desperate need of money, support and just some fun, the three sisters join The Wheel, an exclusive women's club that promises financial security. As The Wheel turns, the money flows, the stakes get higher - and then a shocking murder tears everything apart. El Dorado Drive is a nail-biting, brilliantly dark story about class, money, women in mid-life, and the decline of the American dream.
'Tense, chilling and beautifully written, El Dorado Drive is an absolute knockout' HARLAN COBEN
'Suspenseful as all hell but also beautifully observed' DENNIS LEHANE
'An incisive evisceration of the American Dream, served up as a noirish novel about sisters, envy, and innocence. Exhilarating, explosive and hugely entertaining' SARAH HILARY
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Cash-strapped women fall prey to a pyramid scheme in this nerve-shredding thriller from Edgar winner Abbott (Beware the Woman). Harper Bishop flees Grosse Pointe, Mich., in June 2008 to evade an increasingly persistent creditor, leaving behind her two older sisters, who are also deeply in debt—Debra due to her husband's medical bills, Pam because of her divorce from a thieving deadbeat. When Harper returns home in October, she's shocked to find Debra sporting "meticulous highlights" and Pam driving a Lexus. The duo attribute their windfalls to the Wheel, an all-female "circle of giving" that requires new members to contribute initial dues of five grand. Her siblings' enthusiasm is so contagious that Harper sets aside her misgivings and signs on, unwittingly sealing all their fates. Though the tale unfolds from Harper's POV, and her fraught relationships are its focus, the most fully realized cast member is Pam's daughter, Vivian, a surly teen whose resentment of her mother animates the proceedings. Elsewhere, Abbott probes the minefield of sisterhood to harrowing effect, using staccato prose to amplify the inherent apprehension and anxiety of the siblings' relationships. The result is a tense and twisty delight.
