A Special Interest in Murder
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- 10,99 €
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- 10,99 €
Beschreibung des Verlags
A brilliant neurodivergent female sleuth colliding with an FBI agent with a secret. A crime that is not all it seems. A page-turning, red-herring-filled murder mystery, perfect for fans of Nita Prose, Richard Osman and Anthony Horowitz.
"A clever series kickoff featuring a sleuth who opens the often misunderstood world of autism to a wider audience" – Kirkus Reviews Starred Review
Ada Latia is twenty-four years old. She used to be the youngest millionaire in the cosmetics industry. She used to be married. Now, she spends her time studying ways to communicate with aliens. After all, aliens could not possibly be more cruel or deceitful than other humans.
Ada’s spiteful ex-husband Rex believes autistic people like her are monsters, so she’s not surprised when he calls her to share a clickbait article gleefully shouting that one autistic child has killed another at a special school in Idaho.
Rex just means to hurt her, but when Ada reads the article, it’s not the lies about autism being fake that catch her eye: it’s a disturbing photograph of the dead child. The image of the girl is perfect – too perfect. As if someone has committed a murder, and then carefully staged the scene to cover it up.
Ada reports her suspicions to the FBI, and the case crosses the desk of her old classmate Henry Bloodstone, who invites her to assist him. Ada’s not a trained investigator. It’s painful for her to come up against situations she’s not an expert in. She barely remembers Henry, even though it’s clear that he remembers her. But the death is a mystery – and Ada, who counts murder as one of her special interests, has never learned to let a mystery go.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Autistic gumshoe Ada Latia makes a memorable debut in this sweet series launch from Harrison (The Prodigal Daughter). Since losing control of her cosmetics company in a contentious divorce, 24-year-old Ada has dedicated herself to studying communication with extraterrestrials—which feels easier than trying to understand her fellow humans. Out of the blue, she receives a cruel call from her ex-husband, Rex, who directs her to a blog about an autistic girl in Idaho who apparently died at the hands of another autistic child in an accident. When Ada examines the accompanying photos, she notices incongruities that lead her to suspect the girl may have been murdered. She calls the FBI and, a few hours later, agent Henry Bloodstone, who attended high school with Ada, calls her back. Remembering Ada's forthrightness and impressive intellect, Henry asks her to come to Idaho and help him investigate, which leads them on a deep dive into the operations of a shady school for autistic children. Harrison, who's autistic herself, movingly highlights the ways in which Ada's neurodivergence serves as a sleuthing strength, and establishes charming platonic chemistry between Ada and Henry. Readers will be charmed.
