Introduction

A BUSTLE BEST BOOK OF JULY

RECOMMENDED FOR SUMMER READING BY TIME MAGAZINE

"A brave, unflinching heroine and brave, unflinching writing add up to an extraordinary debut--highly recommended."--Lee Child

 

A dark, compulsively readable psychological suspense debut, the first in a new series featuring the brilliant, fearless, chaotic, and deeply flawed Nora Watts—a character as heartbreakingly troubled, emotionally complex, and irresistibly compelling as Stieg Larsson’s Lisbeth Salander and Jo Nesbø’s Harry Hole.

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Excerpt

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The call comes in just after five in the morning.

I am immediately on guard because everyone knows that nothing good ever happens before seven. Not with a phone call, anyway, and especially not with good news . You never get word that a wealthy relative has just passed and is leaving you his inheritance until maybe nine A.M. It’s fortunate, then, that I’m already awake and on my second cup of coffee, so I’m at least moderately prepared. ... view entire excerpt...

Discussion Questions

Is the main character Nora Watts unlikeable, or does that even matter to the story?

Do you think the violence in the book is justified?

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