Ransom River - Hardcover
A stunningly complex and atmospheric crime novel from Edgar Award?winning author Meg Gardiner, Ransom River features a deeply flawed, compelling heroine, a murder trial, and the long-unsolved mystery it exposes.
Rory Mackenzie is juror number seven on a high-profile murder case in her hometown of Ransom River, California. It’s a place she vowed never to visit again, after leaving behind its surfeit of regret and misfortune and the specter of a troubled past that threatened to disturb the town’s peaceful façade.
Brilliant yet guarded, Rory has always felt like an outsider. She retreated into herself when both her career aspirations and her love affair with a childhood friend, undercover cop Seth Colder, were destroyed in a tragic accident.
While most of the town is focused on the tense and shocking circumstances of the trial, Rory’s return to Ransom River dredges up troubling memories from her childhood that she can no longer ignore. But in the wake of a desperate attack on the courthouse, Rory realizes that exposing these dark skeletons has connected her to an old case that was never solved, and bringing the truth to light just might destroy her.
Departing from her popular series novels, Meg Gardiner has gone deeper than ever into the utterly convincing lives and compelling pasts of her characters. Ransom River is an intimate crime thriller with a dark mystery at its heart?one that will keep readers breathless until the very last page.
Rory Mackenzie is juror number seven on a high-profile murder case in her hometown of Ransom River, California. It’s a place she vowed never to visit again, after leaving behind its surfeit of regret and misfortune and the specter of a troubled past that threatened to disturb the town’s peaceful façade.
Brilliant yet guarded, Rory has always felt like an outsider. She retreated into herself when both her career aspirations and her love affair with a childhood friend, undercover cop Seth Colder, were destroyed in a tragic accident.
While most of the town is focused on the tense and shocking circumstances of the trial, Rory’s return to Ransom River dredges up troubling memories from her childhood that she can no longer ignore. But in the wake of a desperate attack on the courthouse, Rory realizes that exposing these dark skeletons has connected her to an old case that was never solved, and bringing the truth to light just might destroy her.
Departing from her popular series novels, Meg Gardiner has gone deeper than ever into the utterly convincing lives and compelling pasts of her characters. Ransom River is an intimate crime thriller with a dark mystery at its heart?one that will keep readers breathless until the very last page.
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"Meg Gardiner is as good as Michael Connelly and far better than Janet Evanovich...The next suspense superstar."
-Stephen King
"Meg Gardiner is an astonishing writer; and "The Dirty Secrets Club "is a humdinger of a thriller, with shocks and twists galore. I couldn't turn the pages fast enough."
-Tess Gerritsen
"The next suspense superstar."--Stephen King
"Everything you want in a blockbuster thriller: multiple plot twists, thoroughly creepy psychotic villains, [and] danger at every turn."--The Associated Press
"'Thrill ride' is just too tame a description for "Ransom River"."--"The Florida Times-Union"
"The next suspense superstar."--Stephen King
"Everything you want in a blockbuster thriller: multiple plot twists, thoroughly creepy psychotic villains, [and] danger at every turn."--The Associated Press
"'Thrill ride' is just too tame a description for "Ransom River.""--"The Florida Times-Union"
"The next suspense superstar."--Stephen King
"Everything you want in a blockbuster thriller: multiple plot twists, thoroughly creepy psychotic villains, [and] danger at every turn."--The Associated Press
"'Thrill ride' is just too tame a description for "Ransom River.""--"The Florida Times-Union"
The next suspense superstar. Stephen King
Everything you want in a blockbuster thriller: multiple plot twists, thoroughly creepy psychotic villains, [and] danger at every turn. The Associated Press
Thrill ride is just too tame a description for "Ransom River." "The Florida Times-Union""
The next suspense superstar. Stephen King
Everything you want in a blockbuster thriller: multiple plot twists, thoroughly creepy psychotic villains, [and] danger at every turn. The Associated Press
Thrill ride is just too tame a description for Ransom River. The Florida Times-Union"
"The next suspense superstar."--Stephen King "Everything you want in a blockbuster thriller: multiple plot twists, thoroughly creepy psychotic villains, [and] danger at every turn."--The Associated Press "'Thrill ride' is just too tame a description for Ransom River."--The Florida Times-Union
About the Author:
-Stephen King
"Meg Gardiner is an astonishing writer; and "The Dirty Secrets Club "is a humdinger of a thriller, with shocks and twists galore. I couldn't turn the pages fast enough."
-Tess Gerritsen
"The next suspense superstar."--Stephen King
"Everything you want in a blockbuster thriller: multiple plot twists, thoroughly creepy psychotic villains, [and] danger at every turn."--The Associated Press
"'Thrill ride' is just too tame a description for "Ransom River"."--"The Florida Times-Union"
"The next suspense superstar."--Stephen King
"Everything you want in a blockbuster thriller: multiple plot twists, thoroughly creepy psychotic villains, [and] danger at every turn."--The Associated Press
"'Thrill ride' is just too tame a description for "Ransom River.""--"The Florida Times-Union"
"The next suspense superstar."--Stephen King
"Everything you want in a blockbuster thriller: multiple plot twists, thoroughly creepy psychotic villains, [and] danger at every turn."--The Associated Press
"'Thrill ride' is just too tame a description for "Ransom River.""--"The Florida Times-Union"
The next suspense superstar. Stephen King
Everything you want in a blockbuster thriller: multiple plot twists, thoroughly creepy psychotic villains, [and] danger at every turn. The Associated Press
Thrill ride is just too tame a description for "Ransom River." "The Florida Times-Union""
The next suspense superstar. Stephen King
Everything you want in a blockbuster thriller: multiple plot twists, thoroughly creepy psychotic villains, [and] danger at every turn. The Associated Press
Thrill ride is just too tame a description for Ransom River. The Florida Times-Union"
"The next suspense superstar."--Stephen King "Everything you want in a blockbuster thriller: multiple plot twists, thoroughly creepy psychotic villains, [and] danger at every turn."--The Associated Press "'Thrill ride' is just too tame a description for Ransom River."--The Florida Times-Union
Meg Gardiner previously practiced law and taught at the University of California, Santa Barbara. Originally from Southern California, she now lives with her family in London. The Dirty Secrets Club is her first novel published in the U.S. She will be promoting The Dirty Secrets Club on a national tour this summer.
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- PublisherE P Dutton
- Publication date2012
- ISBN 10 0525952853
- ISBN 13 9780525952855
- BindingHardcover
- Number of pages357
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