**In the tradition of *The Poisonwood Bible* and *State of Wonder* , a novel set in the rainforest of Ecuador about five women left behind when their missionary husbands are killed. Based on the shocking real-life events** In 1956, a small group of evangelical Christian missionaries and their f
A circle of wives: a novel
β Scribed by Alice LaPlante
- Publisher
- Grove/Atlantic, Inc.;Atlantic Monthly Press
- Year
- 2014
- Tongue
- ar-SA
- Weight
- 285 KB
- Category
- Fiction
- ISBN
- 0802192742
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
β¦ Synopsis
* An Indie Next Pick
* A LibraryReads Selection
* An Amazon Best Book of the Month (Mysteries & Thrillers)
* A Daily Candy Best Book of March
* One of More Magazine's "Five Thrillers Not to Read After Dark"
When Dr. John Taylor turns up dead in a hotel room, the local police uncover enough incriminating evidence to suspect foul play. Detective Samantha Adams, whose Palo Alto beat usually covers petty crimes, is innocently thrown into a high-profile case that is more complicated than any she has faced before. A renowned reconstructive surgeon and a respected family man, Dr. Taylor was beloved and admired. But beneath his perfect faΓ§ade was a hidden lifeβin fact, multiple lives. Dr. Taylor was married to three very different women in three separate cities. As the circumstances surrounding his death emerge, Detective Adams finds herself tracking down a murderer through a tangled web of marital deception and revenge. New York Times...
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