Missing Pieces
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- 4,99 €
Publisher Description
New York Times bestselling author Heather Gudenkauf returns with a chilling page-turner about a woman chasing clues into a decades-old mystery that could have shattering repercussions.
Everyone has secrets…
Sarah Quinlan's husband, Jack, has been haunted for decades by the untimely death of his mother when he was just a teenager, her body found in the cellar of their family farm, the circumstances a mystery. The case rocked the town where Jack was raised, and for years Jack avoided returning home. But when his beloved aunt Julia is in an accident, hospitalised in a coma, Jack and Sarah are forced to confront the past that they have long evaded.
Sarah and Jack are welcomed by the family Jack left behind all those years ago—barely a trace of the wounds that had once devastated them all. But as facts about Julia’s accident begin to surface, Sarah realises that nothing about the Quinlans is what it seems. Caught in a flurry of unanswered questions, Sarah dives deep into the rabbit hole of Jack’s past, but the farther she climbs, the harder it is for her to get out. And soon she is faced with a hard reality she may not be prepared for.
Reviews
Praise for Heather Gudenkauf:
‘This gripping tale will keep you up all night’ – Heat
‘An action packed thriller…. Gudenkauf's best book yet!’ – Mary Kubica
‘Fans of Jodi Picoult will devour this great thriller’ – Red Magazine
‘This tense tale keeps you hooked right up to the last page’ – My Weekly
‘A great thriller’ – Radio Times
‘A real page-turner’ – Woman’s Own
‘Tension builds as family secrets tumble from the closet’ – Woman & Home
‘A gripping thriller’ – Inside Soap
‘Deeply moving and lyrical…it will haunt you all summer’ – Company
‘A powerhouse of a debut novel’ – Tess Gerritsen
‘Totally gripping’ – Marie Claire
‘Heart-pounding and compelling’ – Diane Chamberlain
About the author
Heather Gudenkauf is the New York Times bestselling author of The Weight of Silence.
Heather was born in Wagner, South Dakota, the youngest of six children. Having been born with a profound unilateral hearing impairment, Heather tended to use books as a retreat and escape the world around her. Heather became a voracious reader and the seed of becoming a writer was planted.
Heather Gudenkauf graduated from the University of Iowa with a degree in elementary education, and now lives in Iowa with her husband, three children, and a very spoiled German Shorthaired Pointer named Maxine. In her free time Heather enjoys spending time with her family, reading, hiking, and running. She is currently working on her next novel.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Edgar-finalist Gudenkauf (Little Mercies) exchanges her usual child-centered, topical stories for an old-fashioned melodrama in her hardcover debut. Physical therapist Jack Quinlan and his advice columnist wife, Sarah, are enjoying a comfortable life in Montana when they hear that Jack's beloved aunt Julia, who took him in at 15 after his parents were killed in a car accident, has suffered a potentially fatal fall. Jack returns to his Iowa hometown for the first time in 20 years with Sarah by his side, but Sarah swings rapidly from supportive to suspicious when she discovers that he has lied about his past. Pestering the locals for information and the original case files, she learns that the circumstances of the deaths of Jack's parents remain suspicious. The police classify Julia's subsequent death as a homicide and target Jack and his troubled sister when investigating the linked crimes. Readers should be prepared for implausible plotting, an unsympathetic protagonist, and a clich d denouement. Hopefully, Gudenkauf will return to form next time.
