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A tangled web of lies draws together three women in this explosive thriller of revenge, murder and shocking secrets
At an elite private school nestled in the Colorado mountains, Natalie, an office assistant, dreams of having a life like the school moms she deals with every day. Women like Brooke—a gorgeous heiress, ferociously loving mother and serial cheater—and Asha, an overprotective mom who suspects her husband of having an affair. Their fates are bound by the handsome assistant athletic director Nicholas, whom Natalie loves, Brooke wants and Asha needs.
But when two bodies are carried out of the school one morning, it seems the tension between mothers and daughters, rival lovers, and the haves and have-nots has shattered the surface of this isolated, affluent town—where people stop at nothing to get what they want.
Don't miss Annie Ward's other twisty and utterly original thriller, Beautiful Bad!
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- ISBN: 9781488073939
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- ISBN: 9781488073939
- File size: 926 KB
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- English
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Reviews
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January 17, 2022
Pill-popping Natalie Bellman, the protagonist of this disappointing psychological thriller from Ward (Beautiful Bad), wakes up early one morning in her car in the parking lot of the Falcon Academy, an elite private school in the Colorado mountains where she works as an administrative assistant. Vaguely thinking she’s done something regrettable, she wanders over to the gym. Through a window, she spots a body in a pool of blood and wonders, “What the hell did I do?” Flash back six months. Natalie is over the moon when she hooks up with ladies’ man Nick Maguire, the highly sought-after academy coach. Despite Nick’s desire to keep their relationship a secret, she believes he’s serious about her, especially after he breaks up with his girlfriend. But when she presses Nick about going public with their relationship, he breaks up with her. Natalie then self-medicates and stalks Nick. Meanwhile, she also cultivates relationships with two mothers who have hired Nick to give their daughters private soccer lessons. The three soon learn Nick isn’t who he seems. Stock characters match the predictable plot. Readers can safely skip this one. Agent: Madeleine Milburn, Madeleine Milburn Literary. -
March 1, 2022
Ward, author of Beautiful Bad (2019), returns with a dark and disturbing sophomore thriller. After moving to Falcon Valley, Colorado, to help her brother recuperate from an accident, Natalie Bellman takes a job as an administrative assistant at Falcon Academy. At this private school for the wealthy elite, secrets, scandals, and controversy run rampant. She befriends Asha and Brooke, soccer moms with marital troubles who are struggling to parent the team's star players. Meanwhile, Natalie falls for the soccer coach, Nicholas Maguire, whose shady behavior has her questioning his true intentions. After he is brutally attacked, the police name Natalie as a suspect. Is she responsible? She can't remember! This mystery, steeped in the dark side of academia, explores the abuse, corruption, and cover-ups that exist in competitive sports as well as the predators who manipulate female athletes and their unsuspecting families. Those who do not acquiesce become scapegoats and victims. This book will likely appeal to readers who enjoy stories ripped from current headlines as well as to fans of Megan Abbott, Layne Fargo, Elizabeth Thomas, and Christopher Yates.COPYRIGHT(2022) Booklist, ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
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