Chris Whitaker is een gevierd auteur wiens werk de complexiteit van menselijke relaties en morele ambiguïteit onderzoekt. Zijn schrijven wordt gekenmerkt door scherpe inzichten in de donkere kanten van de menselijke natuur en meeslepende verhalen. Whitaker bouwt meesterlijk spanning op en verkent de gevolgen van de acties van zijn personages, waardoor hij lezers een boeiende en tot nadenken stemmende ervaring biedt. Zijn literaire stijl wordt gekenmerkt door rauwe eerlijkheid en een vermogen om de fragiliteit van het menselijk bestaan te vangen.
Analytische annotatie: Nadat Patch is ontvoerd ontwaakt hij in een donkere ruimte waar hij het meisje Grace ontmoet. Hij zoekt haar na zijn bevrijding tientallen jaren, geholpen door zijn vriendin Saint die ook jacht maakt op de ontvoerder.
Like Star Radley, his ex-girlfriend, and sister of the girl he killed.Duchess Radley, Star's thirteen-year-old daughter, is part-carer, part-protector to her younger brother, Robin - and to her deeply troubled mother.
Gripping yet hilarious, suspenseful and sad - a brilliant debut for fans of Twin Peaks and The Truth about the Harry Quebert Affair.
At the time of her death, the press wrote many things about Ingrid Olssen: She was a brilliant artist. She was a terrible mother to her girls, Mattie and Nora. And that her legacy would live on forever. Even so, it's unlikely the world will ever see another Ingrid Olssen exhibition - her last request to her daughters was to throw her ashes in the canyon and her paintings in the sea. But as Mattie and Nora reluctantly embark on an all-or-nothing trip to fulfil her wishes, they start to unpick the painful scars of their past. And soon they begin to realise that the ties that bound them, might also break them.
When Harper moves in with her sister Pam, she’s surprised to find Pam doing so well financially after her messy divorce. After all, Pam’s ex-husband wiped their bank accounts, even stole from their kids. But Pam managed to find her way back—thanks to the Wheel. Twice a month the women of the Wheel meet. New members bring cash to add to a pool and then gift to one lucky member. It’s all about giving back. Lifting each other up—as women should, as they must. When Harper is invited, with the promise of an end to her financial burdens, the sisters inadvertently unleash a darkness lurking within the group. If they’re not careful it might just get them killed.
For fans of The Roanoke Girls and Fargo, All the Wicked Girls is a gripping crime novel with a huge heart from an exceptional talent. 'A very real, very rare talent' SARAH HILARY 'Wonderful' M. R. CAREY 'Amazing' LISA HALL 'Gripping and heartbreaking' DEBORAH O'CONNOR 'Phenomenal' JO SPAIN 'Stunning' MICHELLE DAVIS 'Remarkable' MIKE THOMAS
What would you do if you knew the world was going to be destroyed by a huge asteroid in one month? With teachers losing control of their students and themselves, and the end rushing toward all of them, it leaves everyone facing the answer to one, simple question...
