Nasty Little Secrets
A Novel
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- $99.00
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- $99.00
Descripción editorial
USA TODAY BESTSELLER!
"A smart, twisty debut that will keep you guessing until the final shocking twist . . . Readers take note—Gabbie Hanks is a writer to watch!” —Heather Gudenkauf, New York Times bestselling author of The Perfect Hosts
An infamous murder case is blown back open when a crime writer’s sister goes missing—and her bestselling book might be the key to finding her.
Rose Dearling’s life changed forever when her brother was imprisoned for the murder of his high school sweetheart. Now, a decade after the crime ripped her family and Florida hometown apart, Rose is the only one who still believes he didn’t do it. So much so that she wrote a bestselling book about the case to cement his innocence. This may have gained her a bad reputation, but it also bought her a new life in Manhattan, far away from where it all began.
Then Rose gets a call that shatters her world for a second time: her younger sister has gone missing. Back home and under the same roof as her family for the first time in years, Rose begins the search for her sister. But when connections between both past and present cases emerge, Rose realizes that her own book could hold all the answers . . .
Propulsive and razor-sharp, Nasty Little Secrets is a crackling psychological suspense about family secrets and small-town scandal, which grips you until the final, jaw-dropping twist.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
A woman's quest to get her brother released from jail takes an unexpected turn in Hanks's impressive debut. Rose Dearling's brother William has been behind bars since 2010, when he was convicted of strangling his former girlfriend, Florida teenager Alexandria Hopely, to death. Despite strong evidence against William, including the presence of his semen on Alexandria's body, Rose has spent over a decade trying to prove his innocence. She turned her research into a bestselling roman à clef in which the Alexandria character is killed by her own father. When the real Alexandria's father, Gary, dies by suicide, Rose's reputation plummets. She's grilled about Gary's death during an appearance on a morning talk show in New York City, but deflects by suggesting that Alexandria's murder may be part of a pattern that includes the recent disappearance of another 16-year-old in the same part of Florida. After the interview airs, Rose learns that her teenage sister, Hazel, has vanished, lending her new theory unfortunate credence. She returns to Florida to investigate and finds evidence she'd missed all along. Hanks's plot hits familiar beats, but she exhibits remarkable control for a first-time novelist. This satisfies.
