The Walls
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4.2 • 35 Ratings
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- $9.99
Publisher Description
A heart-stopping psychological suspense novel about a Texas prison official driven to commit the perfect crime, by the author of the international bestselling thriller Baby Doll.
YOU WOULD DIE FOR YOUR FAMILY. WOULD YOU KILL FOR THEM?
Working on death row and raising her son as a single mom is tough. When Kristy Tucker meets and falls in love with handsome Lance Dobson, at last she can imagine a better future.
But after their wedding, her life becomes one of constant terror. And as Lance's violence escalates, Kristy must decide how far she will go to save herself -- and her son.
The Walls is a riveting thriller about domestic violence, murder, and one woman's desperate gambit to protect her family.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
In this pulse-pounding thriller from Overton (Baby Doll), 32-year-old single mother Kristy Tucker falls for her teenage son's judo instructor, Lance Dobson. At first, long, depressing days spent working as a public information officer for the Texas Department of Criminal Justice leave Kristy eager for laughter-filled evenings with Lance. Then the couple marry, and Lance begins to physically and emotionally abuse Kristy. She tries to leave, but he threatens to kill her son and ailing father. Part of Kristy's job involves interviewing prisoners. When death-row inmate Clifton Harris asks about a bruise on Kristy's face, she breaks down and tells him everything. She balks at Clifton's suggestion that someone in prison might be able to help, but eventually concedes that killing Lance is her only option. After a languidly paced setup, the book's tension and drama increase exponentially, and readers become as invested in the wrongfully convicted Clifton's freedom as they are in Kristy's. Many will applaud Overton's implicit criticism of capital punishment and laissez-faire attitudes toward domestic violence.
Customer Reviews
The walls-by Hollie Overton
By the end of this book I was cheering and crying with Kristi-girl all the way. Great story!
True life
I started this book and couldn’t lay it down. It really breaks my heart that in real life things like this happen behind closed doors. I believe if I was put in this position I would do anything to save my child. At certain times while reading my chest felt tight. I wanted to cry for the women or men this happens to. The author made me feels at times it was me that was having to make this decision. I know I am rambling but it left me unsettled.
The Walls
That was a fantastic story, so glad I found it and thank you for writing it.
Shel