If You Were Here LP: A Novel of Suspense - Softcover

Burke, Alafair

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0062278606 ISBN 13: 9780062278609

Publisher: Harper Large Print, 2013

Synopsis

Pub Date: 2013-06-04 Pages: 560 Language: English Publisher: HarperCollins US Journalist McKenna Jordan is chasing the latest urban folktale-the story of an unidentified woman who heroically pulled a teenage boy from the subway tracks seconds before the arrival of an oncoming train. When McKenna locates a video snippet that purportedly captures the incident. she thinks she has an edge on the competition scrambling to identify the mystery heroine. McKenna is shocked to discover that the woman in the video bears a strong resemblance to Susan Hauptmann. a close friend-and a classmate of her husbands at West Point-who vanished without a trace ten years earlier. The NYPD concluded that the nomadic Susan-forced by her father into an early military life. floundering as an adult for a fixed identity- simply started over again somewhere else. But McKenna has always believed the truth...

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Review:

"Fast-paced nail-biter."--National Examiner

"Burke's first class adventure has murder and mayhem wrapped up in an intricate, innovative plot. Gripping from the first page....Will keep readers guessing until the end."--RT Book Reviews, 4 1/2 stars

"If You Were Here veers from one realistic twist to another with aplomb. Years of betrayal, lies and distrust rise to the surface as the suspenseful plot never falters.... Outstanding."--Sacramento Bee

"You know you are in good hands with her, and can relax without wondering if things are going to fall apart midway through. ...Burke's female characters are always very involving, with big, strong voices."--Gillian Flynn, author of Gone Girl, in O, the Oprah Magazine

"Outstanding....Burke's accuracy in legal and judicial technicalities is impressive although most readers will find simpler pleasures in her sharp writing, well-constructed plot, and dimensional characters."--Publishers Weekly (starred review)

"Captivating.... Burke excels in writing compelling character-driven stories mixed with baffling mysteries."--Associated Press

"If You Were Here is a winner: a suspenseful, tightly plotted story of friendship, lies, and betrayal. Alafair Burke writes deftly about secrets buried close to home. An accomplished novel by an assured author."--Meg Gardiner, author of The Shadow Tracer

"After finishing If You Were Here, I don't feel I can trust anyone ever again, except Alafair Burke to provide a cracking good read."--Linwood Barclay, author of Trust Your Eyes

"Delivers a cleverly nuanced plot that will keep the pages turning. [Burke's] smart writing is fast-paced and engaging, and this book should appeal to most mystery readers, especially those looking for compelling, intelligent story lines. . . .. a delight."--Library Journal

"The plot complexity of this richly populated book keeps the action pumping, but it is the delicate shifts in perception that intrigue...keeps readers edgily engaged."--Houston Chronicle

Book Description:

In If You Were Here by Alafair Burke, a young pickpocket is pulled from the tracks of a subway station seconds before an oncoming train's arrival. When a video of the incident briefly emerges it unlocks a mystery that goes back over a decade.

About this edition

• Publisher: Harper Large Print
• Publication date: 2013
• ISBN 10: 0062278606
• ISBN 13: 9780062278609
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 560