Chris Whitaker Knihy

Mladistvý delikvent Vincent se po mnoha letech vrací z vězení domů, což nepřijde všem úplně po chuti. Napínavý i dojemný románový příběh o snaze protlouct se životem a chránit své nejbližší. Před třiceti lety Vincent King zabil člověka. Po odpykání trestu se vrací do svého rodného městečka Cape Haven v Kalifornii. Ne každý ho ale rád vidí. Třeba Star Radleyová, jeho dávná láska, ale také sestra dívky, kterou Vincent připravil o život, nebo Stařina třináctiletá dcera Duchess, která neúnavně pečuje o mladšího bratra i labilní matku. Ve snaze ochránit své blízké ovšem Duchess roztočí kolo událostí, které budou mít tragické důsledky nejen pro její rodinu, ale i pro celé město. Nakladatelská anotace. Kráceno.

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • OVER ONE MILLION COPIES SOLD • From the author of We Begin at the End comes a soaring thriller and an epic love story that “hits like a sledgehammer . . . an absolutely must-read novel” (Gillian Flynn, author of Gone Girl). Read with Jenna Book Club Pick as Featured on Today The Boston Globe’s #1 Thriller/Mystery of 2024 So Far A Best Book of the Year: Washington Post, She Reads, Kirkus Reviews “Kept me frantically turning the pages and somehow made me cry at the end . . . Brava!”—Kristin Hannah, author of The Women “Melds tense suspense with a powerful exploration of devotion, obsession, and love.”—People (Best New Books) 1975 is a time of change in America. The Vietnam War is ending. Muhammad Ali is fighting Joe Frazier. And in the smalltown of Monta Clare, Missouri, girls are disappearing. When the daughter of a wealthy family is targeted, the most unlikely hero emerges—Patch, a local boy, who saves the girl, and, in doing so, leaves heartache in his wake. Patch and those who love him soon discover that the line between triumph and tragedy has never been finer. And that their search for answers will lead them to truths that could mean losing one another. A missing person mystery, a serial killer thriller, a love story, a unique twist on each, Chris Whitaker has written a novel about what lurks in the shadows of obsession and the blinding light of hope.

Gripping yet hilarious, suspenseful and sad - a brilliant debut for fans of Twin Peaks and The Truth about the Harry Quebert Affair.

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...