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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
A true-crime podcast sets a housewife's present life on a collision course with her secret past. One of the Year's Best Books (Washington Post, New York Times Book Review)
The day Anna McDonald's quiet, respectable life exploded started off like all the days before: Packing up the kids for school, making breakfast, listening to yet another true crime podcast. Then her husband comes downstairs with an announcement, and Anna is suddenly, shockingly alone.
Reeling, desperate for distraction, Anna returns to the podcast. Other people's problems are much better than one's own -- a sunken yacht, a murdered family, a hint of international conspiracy. But this case actually is Anna's problem. She knows one of the victims from an earlier life, a life she's taken great pains to leave behind. And she is convinced that she knows what really happened.
Then an unexpected visitor arrives on her front stoop, a meddling neighbor intervenes, and life as Anna knows it is well and truly over. The devils of her past are awakened -- and in hot pursuit. Convinced she has no other options, she goes on the run, and in pursuit of the truth, with a washed-up musician at her side and the podcast as her guide.
"Daredevil storytelling at its finest...Offers plot twists and zig-zags that take readers on a wild ride... A giddy celebration of the art of storytelling itself." --NPR's Fresh Air
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
A true-crime podcast sets a housewife's present life on a collision course with her secret past. One of the Year's Best Books (Washington Post, New York Times Book Review)
The day Anna McDonald's quiet, respectable life exploded started off like all the days before: Packing up the kids for school, making breakfast, listening to yet another true crime podcast. Then her husband comes downstairs with an announcement, and Anna is suddenly, shockingly alone.
Reeling, desperate for distraction, Anna returns to the podcast. Other people's problems are much better than one's own -- a sunken yacht, a murdered family, a hint of international conspiracy. But this case actually is Anna's problem. She knows one of the victims from an earlier life, a life she's taken great pains to leave behind. And she is convinced that she knows what really happened.
Then an unexpected visitor arrives on her front stoop, a meddling neighbor intervenes, and life as Anna knows it is well and truly over. The devils of her past are awakened -- and in hot pursuit. Convinced she has no other options, she goes on the run, and in pursuit of the truth, with a washed-up musician at her side and the podcast as her guide.
"Daredevil storytelling at its finest...Offers plot twists and zig-zags that take readers on a wild ride... A giddy celebration of the art of storytelling itself." --NPR's Fresh Air
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:0316528501
ISBN13:9780316528504
Release Date:June 2019
Publisher:Mulholland Books
Length:384 Pages
Weight:1.39 lbs.
Dimensions:1.4" x 6.3" x 9.3"
Customer Reviews
2 ratings
Unlikeable characters you end up rooting for.
Published by Ma Ramirez , 3 years ago
The main character, Anna, is so hard to identify with and not even likable … in the beginning. As you continue through her story you slowly learn why she is so unlikeable and you begin rooting for her. I wish the ending was slightly different…it felt like a quick wrap up with a happy ending but it didn’t really suit the tone of the book.
Conviction: Had Potential
Published by Katybug , 3 years ago
This book had such great potential! The storyline was intriguing, however it generally seemed rushed. There were several obvious loopholes and I often found myself reading a sentence over again to try to make sense of it. The flow seemed off; so much time was spent on the podcast, but so little was spent on the climax and other fast paced pieces. The book is based on a crime that was committed which caused the narrator to go into hiding, but the villain of the story is never fully developed to their potential. This could have been a phenomenal read, however I was disappointed. In the same vein, but a much better read, I would recommend The Murder List.
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