Synopsis In this debut novel, an elementary school teacher fears that her lover's wife--a mystery writer--wants her dead. Her apprehension only intensifies when she reads the wife's latest, a murder mystery that seems to parallel her own situation. A New York Times Notable Book for 2002.
| Details | | Publication Date: | 2004-02-28 | | Narrated by: | Kate Hosking | | Edition Description: | Unabridged |
| Size | | Height: | 6.5 in | | Width: | 7.3 in | | Thickness: | 1.5 in | | Weight: | 8.8 oz |
Industry Reviews "This mystery has smart, literary undertones. Its Hitchcockian flavor is sure to appeal to mystery lovers as well as those who prefer their love stories dark and dangerous." USA Today (04/07/2002)
"[An] impressive debut....This is a dark, compelling tale of sex and violence, crime and passion....This is a tautly written story, full of menace and anticipation, but sadly it all seems to fizzle out towards the end." Literary Review - Umber Khairi (04/01/2002)
"Hooper's first novel is at once suspenseful and self-conscious....[A] witty and unsettling meditation on innocence and experience." New Yorker (06/03/2002)
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