Girls Like Us de Cristina Alger

Date de parution : 01.1900
Format : Broché
Nombre de pages : 276
Résumé : Winner of the 2020 Housatonic Book Award in Fiction  One of... Library Journal 's "Best Books of 2019" Buzzfeed 's "13 Thrillers We Couldn't Stop Thinking About In 2019"  The Sunday Times ' (UK) "Best Book of 2019 So Far " and Crime Book of the Month New York Post ' s “Required Reading” Picks and “20 Beach Reads Sure to Send Chills Down Your Spine” Bustle's  “Perfect Vacation Read[s]” and a Beach Read Pick  PopSugar 's “Best Books of July” and “Best New Books to Put in Your Beach Bag This Summer” BookRiot 's "Must-Read Crime Titles"  PureWow 's “Best Beach Reads of Summer 2019”  Crime Reads 's “Most Anticipated Crime Books of Summer”  Read It Forward 's “Summer 2019 Thriller” Picks  Kirkus Reviews ' "11 Addictive Must-Reads"  “Gripping...Brisk...Nell's work on the case is smart and efficient, which gives the book a crisp tone and pace. Her final discoveries startle her and the reader....Readers will hope to savor more of her gimlet-eyed takes.” —Newsday “What better way to start the summer than this?...I read it in six hours. On a Saturday. I loved it, could not put it down....So well-written...Highly recommend.” — Dana Perino, host of "The Five" "Gripping... Girls Like Us isn't just a page-turner; it also examines class, race, and power on Long Island through the point of view of a protagonist who straddles those lines."  —Buzzfeed “The type of thriller that will keep you guessing until the last page.” —PopSugar  "A truly timely, ripped-from-the-headlines tale of exploitation, abuse, and corruption. Tautly wound police-procedural-thriller aside, Alger's novel is a smart, searing indictment of just one of the many contemporary examples of the haves vs. the have-nots." — Seattle Review of Books "Alger's novel is highly political, deeply felt and fast-paced." — The Sunday Times (UK)  "Cristina Alger has perfected the character of the smart, spunky heroine....[I] couldn't put down Girls Like Us ." —Shelter Island Reporter “Plenty of surprises and some unexpected twists to push you to the finish, and lots of tension along the way. The women whose lives were lost in the novel feel real – specific in their characterizations, yet universal as (like us) they try to make the best of their circumstances.” – The East Hampton Star "[An] edge-of-the-seat adventure...This is not a book to put down easily: plan accordingly. Alger's thriller is emphatically plot-driven, but her characters hold their own....Heart-racing action and a twisty-turny plot.” —Shelf Awareness "If you like mysteries with thriller endings...and a main character you root for don't miss this one." —BookRiot “[ Girls Like Us meets] the hype and then some. With fascinating, deep characters and excellent plots with good twists, I was enthralled.”— MysteryPeople “[An] excellent crime novel...[Alger] captures the social dynamics of Suffolk's eastern extremes perfectly. The first-person narrative is appropriately terse—Nell delivers a thorough report—but it occasionally surprises with a gripping depth....Highly recommended.”— Booklist (starred review)   “[A] propulsive thriller...Alger expertly ratchets up the suspense all the way to the explosive finale. Readers will hope to see more of tough, smart Nell.”— Publishers Weekly  “[Nell] has a vulnerable, empathetic core that will pull readers in, and Alger has a feel for small-town dynamics....The tension becomes nearly unbearable as Nell realizes she truly can't trust anyone. Readers can expect a few genuine surprises, and the light Alger shines on society's most vulnerable members is...