Where the truth lies / Anna Bailey.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781982157166
- ISBN: 198215716X
- ISBN: 9781982157173
- ISBN: 1982157178
- Physical Description: 371 pages ; 21 cm
- Edition: First Atria Books hardcover edition.
- Publisher: New York : Atria Books, 2021.
Content descriptions
General Note: | "Originally published in Great Britain in 2021 by Transworld Publishers"--Title page verso. publisher, date of publication and page numbers may vary |
Search for related items by subject
Subject: | Missing persons > Investigation > Fiction. Best friends > Fiction. Secrecy > Fiction. City and town life > Fiction. |
Available copies
- 16 of 17 copies available at Missouri Evergreen. (Show)
- 1 of 1 copy available at Riverside Regional.
Holds
- 0 current holds with 17 total copies.
Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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Riverside Regional-Benton | F BAI (Text) | 30000005537679 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
Publishers Weekly Review
Where the Truth Lies : A Novel
Publishers Weekly
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Debut novelist Bailey takes a familiar setup--a teenage girl mysteriously disappears during a party in the woods--and turns it into a suspenseful whodunit told in vivid, sensory prose. After 17-year-old Abigail Blake goes missing, Bailey lets the reader wonder who's to blame. There's Rat LÄ custÄ , a Romanian immigrant who lives in a nearby trailer park; Hunter Maddox, host of the party; Hunter's shifty father, Jerry; and a host of other locals. Alternating "Then" and "Now" sections build on Abgaili's best friend Emma Alvarez's search for the truth as she finds clues such as a shell casing and a tube of lip balm, and the townspeople's secrets are slowly revealed. Bailey successfully renders character archetypes (hypocritical pastor, abusive veteran father, beaten wife, outcast immigrant) in three-dimensional nuance, and though she handles the suspense well, the delivery of the ultimate reveal, which comes via flashback, feels a bit disappointing, as if the author failed to find a way for the characters to solve the mystery. Still, the simmering tension keeps the pages turning in this slow burn of a story. (Aug.)
Library Journal Review
Where the Truth Lies : A Novel
Library Journal
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When 17-year-old Abigail disappears from a party in the Colorado woods, best friend Emma feels guilty for leaving her alone at the event, convinced that Abigail wouldn't simply run away. Finally, the police find troublesome evidence corroborating that belief, and the town's dark secrets start spilling forth. A debut with a 100,000-copy first printing.