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Bingeworthy British Television

Author : Sarah Statz Cords
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780960048700
Total Pages : 288 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (487 download)

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Download or read book Bingeworthy British Television written by Sarah Statz Cords and published by . This book was released on 2019-03-14 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Isn't Downton Abbey better when you watch it with a friend? This book is every Anglophile's companion guide to the best British television to watch right now. No more wandering through your streaming services and guessing about which UK series you'd like best. In this guide you'll find information on more than 100 of your soon-to-be-favorite programs, including: how long it will take you to bingewatch each one, your favorite Brit actors and creators and their noteworthy performances, commentary on related shows that you might also enjoy, [and] must-know trivia. You'll also find insights from across the pond as co-authors Sarah Cords (the Yank) and Jackie Bailey (the Brit), chat over subjects of vital importance, like why British series are so much shorter than their American counterparts, what kind of sports are shown on British TV, and why there seem to be fewer guns in British programs (among many other topics). British TV is the best TV--and it's even better when you watch it with friends. Join us, won't you?"--

The Innocent Man

Author : John Grisham
Publisher : Anchor
ISBN 13 : 0307576019
Total Pages : 410 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (75 download)

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Download or read book The Innocent Man written by John Grisham and published by Anchor. This book was released on 2010-03-16 with total page 410 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • John Grisham’s first work of nonfiction: a true crime story that will terrify anyone who believes in the presumption of innocence. • LOOK FOR THE NETFLIX ORIGINAL DOCUMENTARY SERIES “Both an American tragedy and [Grisham’s] strongest legal thriller yet, all the more gripping because it happens to be true.”—Entertainment Weekly In the town of Ada, Oklahoma, Ron Williamson was going to be the next Mickey Mantle. But on his way to the Big Leagues, Ron stumbled, his dreams broken by drinking, drugs, and women. Then, on a winter night in 1982, not far from Ron’s home, a young cocktail waitress named Debra Sue Carter was savagely murdered. The investigation led nowhere. Until, on the flimsiest evidence, it led to Ron Williamson. The washed-up small-town hero was charged, tried, and sentenced to death—in a trial littered with lying witnesses and tainted evidence that would shatter a man’s already broken life, and let a true killer go free. Impeccably researched, grippingly told, filled with eleventh-hour drama, The Innocent Man reads like a page-turning legal thriller. It is a book no American can afford to miss. Don’t miss John Grisham’s new book, THE EXCHANGE: AFTER THE FIRM!

Masterpiece

Author : Nancy West
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
ISBN 13 : 9781538175897
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (758 download)

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Download or read book Masterpiece written by Nancy West and published by Rowman & Littlefield Publishers. This book was released on 2022-10-19 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The definitive guide for scholars and fans alike to all things Masterpiece and Mystery! - Booklist Starred Review - In 1971, Masterpiece Theatre debuted on PBS. Fifty years later, America's appetite for British drama has never been bigger. In this book, Nancy West provides a fascinating history of this beloved program.

Ross Poldark

Author : Winston Graham
Publisher : Sourcebooks, Inc.
ISBN 13 : 1402249241
Total Pages : 400 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (22 download)

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Download or read book Ross Poldark written by Winston Graham and published by Sourcebooks, Inc.. This book was released on 2015-06-09 with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Book 1 of the beloved Poldark novels • A forthcoming major new series on Masterpiece on PBS® The enthralling first book behind Poldark, the major new TV series from Masterpiece on PBS... In the first novel in Winston Graham's hit series, a weary Ross Poldark returns to England from war, looking forward to a joyful homecoming with his beloved Elizabeth. But instead he discovers his father has died, his home is overrun by livestock and drunken servants, and Elizabeth-believing Ross to be dead-is now engaged to his cousin. Ross has no choice but to start his life anew. Thus begins the Poldark series, a heartwarming, gripping saga set in the windswept landscape of Cornwall. With an unforgettable cast of characters that spans loves, lives, and generations, this extraordinary masterwork from Winston Graham is a story you will never forget.

Rivers of London

Author : Ben Aaronovitch
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781625676153
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (761 download)

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Download or read book Rivers of London written by Ben Aaronovitch and published by . This book was released on 2024-01-16 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 10th Anniversary Edition of Midnight Riot by #1 Sunday Times bestselling author Ben Aaronovitch, the first book in the international bestselling Rivers of London series! Restored to its original British title Rivers of London, this Author's Preferred Edition includes revised text never before seen by US readers and a new introduction by the author. My name is Peter Grant and until recently I was just another probationary constable in that mighty army for justice known to all right thinking people as the Metropolitan Police and by everyone else as the filth. My only concerns in life were avoiding a transfer to the Case Progression Unit - We do paperwork so other coppers don't have to - and where to get a hot coffee while on late shift. Then one night, in pursuance of a murder inquiry, I tried to take a witness statement from a man who was dead, but disturbingly voluble and that brought me to the attention Chief Inspector Nightingale, the last wizard in Britain. And that, as they say, is where the story really starts. Now I'm in plain clothes and the first apprentice wizard in fifty years, and my world has become somewhat more complicated. Now I'm dealing with nests of vampires in Purley, negotiating a truce between the warring god and goddess of the River Thames and digging up graves in Covent Garden - and that's just the routine stuff. Because there's something festering at the heart of the city I love, a malicious, vengeful spirit that takes ordinary Londoners and twists them into grotesque mannequins to act out its drama of violence and despair. The spirit of riot and rebellion has awakened in the city, and it's fallen to me to bring order out of chaos - or die trying. Which, I don't mind telling you, would involve a hell of a lot of paperwork.

Lethal White

Author : Robert Galbraith
Publisher : Little, Brown and Company
ISBN 13 : 0316422746
Total Pages : 656 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (164 download)

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Download or read book Lethal White written by Robert Galbraith and published by Little, Brown and Company. This book was released on 2018-09-18 with total page 656 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An unsettling cold case investigation ensnares Cormoran Strike and his partner in a web of dangerous secrets in this #1 New York Times bestseller, the inspiration for HBO Max's acclaimed series C.B. Strike. When a troubled young man named Billy asks Cormoran Strike to help him investigate a crime he witnessed as a child, the private eye is left deeply troubled. While Billy is obviously mentally distressed and cannot remember many concrete details, there is something sincere about him and his story. But before Strike can question him further, Billy bolts from his office in a panic. Trying to get to the bottom of Billy's story, Strike and Robin Ellacott -- once his assistant, now a partner in the agency -- set off on a twisting trail that leads them through the backstreets of London, into a secretive inner sanctum within Parliament, and to a beautiful but sinister manor house deep in the countryside. And during this labyrinthine investigation, Strike's own life is far from straightforward. His newfound fame as a private eye means he can no longer operate behind the scenes as he once did. Plus, his relationship with his former assistant is more fraught than it ever has been; Robin is now invaluable to Strike in the business, but their personal relationship is much, much trickier than that. The most epic Robert Galbraith novel yet, Lethal White is "addictive, murderous fun" for British mystery lovers and crime fiction fans alike (Vox).

The Best British Mysteries 2005

Author : Maxim Jakubowski
Publisher : Allison & Busby
ISBN 13 : 9780749082000
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (82 download)

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Download or read book The Best British Mysteries 2005 written by Maxim Jakubowski and published by Allison & Busby. This book was released on 2005 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This edition includes stories of crime and treachery and previously unpublished cases by some of Britain's favorite sleuths, including Colin Dexter's Inspector Morse, Ian Rankin's Inspector Rebus, and John Mortimer's Rumpole, along with stories by prize-winning writers.

The Twenty-Three

Author : Linwood Barclay
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 0698182316
Total Pages : 464 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (981 download)

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Download or read book The Twenty-Three written by Linwood Barclay and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2016-11-01 with total page 464 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From New York Times and #1 international bestselling author Linwood Barclay comes the jaw-dropping finale of the Promise Falls Trilogy. It’s May 23, and small town Promise Falls finds itself in the midst of a full-blown catastrophe with dozens dead from a flu-like virus. Investigator Cal Weaver quickly zeros in on mass poisoning and a tainted water supply. Meanwhile, a college student has been murdered, and Detective Barry Duckworth recognizes a killer’s handiwork from the unsolved homicides of two women in town. Suddenly, the strange events from the last month start to add up….Bloody mannequins in car “23” of an abandoned Ferris wheel…a fiery, out-of-control bus with “23” on the back…“23” on the hoodie of a man accused of assault. The motive for hurting the people of this town points to the number 23—and working out why will bring Duckworth closer to death than ever before.

Birth of the Binge

Author : Dennis Broe
Publisher : Wayne State University Press
ISBN 13 : 0814345271
Total Pages : 296 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (143 download)

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Download or read book Birth of the Binge written by Dennis Broe and published by Wayne State University Press. This book was released on 2019-03-04 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Birth of the Binge: Serial TV and the End of Leisure describes and details serial television and "binge watching," the exceedingly popular form of contemporary television viewing that has come to dominance over the past decade. Author Dennis Broe looks at this practice of media consumption by suggesting that the history of seriality itself is a continual battleground between a more unified version of truth-telling and a more fractured form of diversion and addiction. Serial television is examined for the ways its elements (multiple characters, defined social location, and season and series arcs) are used alternately to illustrate a totality or to fragment social meaning. Broe follows his theoretical points with detailed illustrations and readings of several TV series in a variety of genres, including the systemization of work in Big Bang Theory and Silicon Valley; the social imbrications of Justified; and the contesting of masculinity in Joss Whedon’s Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Firefly, and Dollhouse. In this monograph, Broe uses the work of Bernard Stiegler to relate the growth of digital media to a new phase of capitalism called "hyperindustrialism," analyzing the show Lost as suggestive of the potential as well as the poverty and limitations of digital life. The author questions whether, in terms of mode of delivery, commercial studio structure, and narrative patterns, viewers are experiencing an entirely new moment or a (hyper)extension of the earlier network era. The Office, The Larry Sanders Show, and Orange Is the New Black are examined as examples of, respectively, network, cable, and online series with structure that is more consistent than disruptive. Finally, Broe examines three series by J. J. Abrams—Revolution, Believe, and 11.22.63—which employ the techniques and devices of serial television to criticize a rightward, neo-conservative drift in the American empire, noting that none of the series were able to endure in an increasingly conservative climate. The book also functions as a reference work, featuring an appendix of "100 Seminal Serial Series" and a supplementary index that television fans and media students and scholars will utilize in and out of the classroom.

British TV Streaming Guide

Author : Stefanie Hutson
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781956058000
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (58 download)

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Download or read book British TV Streaming Guide written by Stefanie Hutson and published by . This book was released on 2021-06-23 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

British TV Streaming Guide

Author : David Ford
Publisher : Aratinga, Incorporated
ISBN 13 : 9781733296144
Total Pages : 166 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (961 download)

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Download or read book British TV Streaming Guide written by David Ford and published by Aratinga, Incorporated. This book was released on 2020-08-17 with total page 166 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ever have trouble keeping track of where all your favorite British TV shows are streaming? This guide offers a timely look at where British TV shows are streaming in the United States as of Autumn 2020. The British TV Streaming Guide includes roughly 2000 shows from 18 different American streaming services. Along with descriptions and original air dates, all titles are indexed in the back so you can quickly find out where your favorite shows are available. Whether you're a Midsomer Murders fan, a Monty Python addict, or a lover of period dramas like Downton Abbey, this British TV guide will help you discover new shows and locate old favorites.

Rotten Tomatoes: The Ultimate Binge Guide

Author : Editors of Rotten Tomatoes
Publisher : Running Press Adult
ISBN 13 : 0762473657
Total Pages : 354 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (624 download)

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Download or read book Rotten Tomatoes: The Ultimate Binge Guide written by Editors of Rotten Tomatoes and published by Running Press Adult. This book was released on 2021-11-30 with total page 354 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Rotten Tomatoes' first TV-focused book, discover the best shows ever made. For the completist, The Ultimate Binge Guide is a challenge: a bingeable bucket list of all the shows you need to see before you die (or just to be super-informed at your next dinner party). For all readers, it's a fascinating look at the evolution of TV. The guide is broken down into several sections that speak to each series' place in TV history, including: Classics That Made the Molds (And Those That Broke Them): The Jeffersons, All in the Family, Sanford and Son, The Mary Tyler Moore Show, Get Smart, Cheers, Golden Girls, Happy Days... Tony, Walt, Don, and the Antiheroes We Loved and Hated: Oz, Mad Men, The Sopranos, Breaking Bad, The Americans, Peaky Blinders, Ozark, The Shield, Boardwalk Empire, How To Get Away With Murder... Game-Changing Sitcoms and the Kings and Queens of Cringe: Insecure, Community, 30 Rock, Curb Your Enthusiasm, Fleabag, Black-ish, Party Down, Veep, Catastrophe, Fresh Off the Boat, Tim and Eric, Schitt's Creek, Better Things, It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia, Pen15, Freaks and Geeks, Broad City, Black Lady Sketch Show... Grown-Up Genre: Buffy The Vampire Slayer, The X-Files, Battlestar Galactica, The Expanse, Supernatural, The Walking Dead, American Horror Story, Star Trek, Watchmen, The Witcher, Stranger Things, Game of Thrones, Westworld, Doctor Who... Mysteries and Mindf--ks: Twin Peaks, Lost, Sense8, Mr. Robot, Broadchurch, The Leftovers, Fargo, Top of the Lake, Killing Eve, Wilfred, True Detective, Hannibal, Mindhunter... Reality TV and Docuseries That Captured the Zeitgeist: The Last Dance, Making A Murderer, Cheer, Tiger King, Planet Earth, RuPaul's Drag Race, Wild Wild Country, Queer Eye, The Jinx, Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown... In this punchy full-color guide, the editors of Rotten Tomatoes complement series write-ups with engaging infographics; fun sidebars (like a battle between the US and UK editions of The Office); and deep-dive essays on the streaming wars, superproducers to know, and the evolution of our collective viewing habits.

Making Masterpiece

Author : Rebecca Eaton
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 1101620412
Total Pages : 320 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (16 download)

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Download or read book Making Masterpiece written by Rebecca Eaton and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2013-10-29 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Emmy Award-winning producer of PBS’s Masterpiece Theatre and Mystery! reveals the secrets to Downton Abbey, Sherlock, and its other hit programs For more than twenty-five years and counting, Rebecca Eaton has presided over PBS’s Masterpiece Theatre, the longest running weekly prime time drama series in American history. From the runaway hits Upstairs, Downstairs and The Buccaneers, to the hugely popular Inspector Morse, Prime Suspect, and Poirot, Masterpiece Theatre and its sibling series Mystery! have been required viewing for fans of quality drama. Eaton interviews many of the writers, directors, producers, and other contributors and shares personal anecdotes—including photos taken with her own camera—about her decades-spanning career. She reveals what went on behind the scenes during such triumphs as Cranford and the multiple, highly-rated programs made from Jane Austen’s novels, as well as her aggressive campaign to attract younger viewers via social media and online streaming. Along the way she shares stories about actors and other luminaries such as Alistair Cooke, Maggie Smith, Diana Rigg, Benedict Cumberbatch and Daniel Radcliffe, whose first TV role was as the title character in David Copperfield. Readers will also get to know Eaton on a personal level. With a childhood steeped in theater, an affinity for nineteenth century novels and culture, and an “accidental apprenticeship” with the BBC, Eaton was practically born to lead the Masterpiece and Mystery! franchises. Making Masterpiece marks the first time the driving force behind the enduring flagship show reveals all.

Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency

Author : Douglas Adams
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1476782997
Total Pages : 272 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (767 download)

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Download or read book Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency written by Douglas Adams and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2014-10-07 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From Douglas Adams, the legendary author of one of the most beloved science fiction novels of all time, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, comes a wildly inventive novel—in trade paperback for the first time—of ghosts, time travel, and one detective's mission to save humanity from extinction. Quirky and bumbling private investigator Dirk Gently stumbles upon a ghost, millions of years old, wandering the earth and disturbing its people. Dirk soon discovers this phantom yearns for more than a good haunting: it is desperately trying to go back in time to prevent its own death. But this ghost was no ordinary person, and helping it save itself just might change the modern world as we know it. And not in a good way… Endlessly entertaining, Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency proves that, indeed, “few writers have had such an infectious prose style as Adams” (The Observer). As Dirk Gently tries to solve the mysteries of the universe and the human soul, readers will have their own mystery to solve: Where did the time go?

America in Turmoil

Author : John DeQ. Briggs
Publisher : Bublish, Inc.
ISBN 13 : 1647047315
Total Pages : 294 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (47 download)

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Download or read book America in Turmoil written by John DeQ. Briggs and published by Bublish, Inc.. This book was released on 2023-08-31 with total page 294 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Briggs’s intellectual integrity, reliance on data, and refusal to rely upon received wisdom sets his columns apart, and his insightful, engaging prose clarifies complex ideas without simplifying them." —BookLife “[Briggs] takes readers on engaging digressions into various topics, from streaming programs and movies to book reviews, economics, and national service, all with the aim of providing valuable insights to help readers think critically about the country’s most pressing issues.” —Readers’ Favorite “America in Turmoil represents a valuable addition to the popular discourse on recent American history, politics and economics.” —Seattle Book Review “A nuanced treatment of key issues affecting America, written from the perspective of a conservative (in the original meaning of that label), John DeQ. Briggs’ America in Turmoil stakes out cogent and strong views on important topics.” —IndieReader “Required reading for policymakers on both sides of the political divide.” —Mark Halperin, American journalist, and publisher of Wide World of News “Refreshingly sensible and original, John Briggs focuses on fixing problems, not fixing blame.” —Bill Richardson, former governor of New Mexico (D) “A masterful explanation capturing the zeitgeist of pandemic upheaval with captivating cultural resources.” —William F. Weld, former governor of Massachusetts (R) America in Turmoil presents a thought-provoking collection of essays by John DeQ. Briggs, a Washington lawyer and a founding editor of The Chesapeake Observer. This diverse compilation of essays, originally published as individual columns, delves into pivotal events spanning late 2019 through the tumultuous years of 2020-22. From the murder of George Floyd and the transformation of the BLM movement to the aftermath of the 2022 elections, Briggs offers a pragmatic examination of events with a focus on practical solutions rather than partisanship. His fair assessment of issues, along with readable digressions into economics, streaming programs, and more, offers a balanced view despite his New England Republican perspective. Addressing topics like inflation, immigration, cancel culture, and Afghanistan, America in Turmoil challenges readers on all sides of the political spectrum to think critically about the nation's most pressing issues. Briggs’ perspective fosters a much-needed dialogue, encouraging lawmakers and citizens alike to focus on solutions rather than assigning blame. With a fair and practical lens, this collection guides readers toward understanding and addressing the complex challenges facing the United States.

Legacy of Kings (Blood of Gods and Royals, #1)

Author : Eleanor Herman
Publisher : HarperCollins Australia
ISBN 13 : 1760376523
Total Pages : 217 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (63 download)

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Download or read book Legacy of Kings (Blood of Gods and Royals, #1) written by Eleanor Herman and published by HarperCollins Australia. This book was released on 2015-09-01 with total page 217 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Weaving the fantasy appeal of Game of Thrones with the shocking details of real history, New York Times bestselling author of Sex with Kings Eleanor Herman reimagines the greatest emperor the world has ever known, Alexander the Great, in book one of the Blood of Gods and Royals series. Imagine a time when the gods turn a blind eye to the agony of men, when the last of the hellions roam the plains and evil stirs beyond the edges of the map. A time when cities burn and, in their ashes, empires rise. Alexander, Macedon's sixteen-year-old heir, is on the brink of discovering his fated role in conquering the known world, but finds himself drawn to a newcomer... Katerina must navigate the dark secrets of court life while keeping her own mission hidden: kill the queen. But she doesn't account for her first love... Jacob will go to unthinkable lengths to win Katerina, even if it means competing with Hephaestion, a murderer sheltered by the prince. And far across the sea, Zofia, a Persian princess and Alexander's unmet fiancée, wants to alter her destiny by seeking the famed and deadly Spirit Eaters.

Time of Death

Author : Mark Billingham
Publisher : Open Road + Grove/Atlantic
ISBN 13 : 0802191371
Total Pages : 429 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (21 download)

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Download or read book Time of Death written by Mark Billingham and published by Open Road + Grove/Atlantic. This book was released on 2015-06-02 with total page 429 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Two British police detectives take on a case close to home: “One of the most consistently entertaining, insightful crime writers working today” (Gillian Flynn). One of Entertainment Weekly’s “10 Great Summer Thrillers” Tom Thorne is on holiday with his girlfriend, DS Helen Weeks, when two girls are abducted in Helen’s hometown in Warwickshire. When a body is discovered and a man is arrested, Helen recognizes the suspect’s wife as an old school friend, and reluctantly returns home for the first time in twenty-five years to lend her support. As his partner faces up to a past she has tried desperately to forget and a media storm engulfs the town, Thorne becomes convinced that, despite overwhelming evidence of his guilt, the police have got the wrong man. There is still an extremely clever killer on the loose—and a missing girl who Thorne believes might still be alive . . . “Some ingenious forensic footwork. What is most impressive about the novel, however, is the astute observation of the beleaguered Bates family, who turn in on themselves as the inhabitants of the town turn on them.” —The Guardian