In the full-throttle, noir-soaked tradition of Dennis Lehane and Michael Connelly, the acclaimed young author of *Bad Connection* unleashes an ambitious and edgy new thriller pulsating with raw, urban energy. Decorated NYPD Officer John Coglin always thought his picture on the front page of the new
Before the Devil Knows You're Here
β Scribed by Autumn Krause
- Book ID
- 111908632
- Publisher
- Holiday House
- Year
- 2023
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 958 KB
- Category
- Fiction
- ISBN-13
- 9781682636480
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
β¦ Synopsis
Part dark gothic fantasy, part journey into the bizarre, this delicious blending of tall tales and Latin American surrealism will haunt you as you devour it!
"Highly imaginative and powerfully affecting." --Kirkus Reviews, Starred Review
1836, Wisconsin. Catalina lives with her pa and brother in a ramshackle cabin on the edge of the wilderness. Harsh winters have brought the family to the brink of starvation, and Catalina has replaced her poet's soul with an unyielding determination to keep Pa and her brother alive.
When a sudden illness claims Pa, a strange man appears--a man covered in bark, leaves growing from his head, and sap dripping from his eyes. He scoops up her brother and disappears, leaving behind a bird with crimson wings. Catalina can't let this man--if that's what he is--have her brother. So, she grabs Pa's knife and follows the bird.
Along the way, she finds help from a young lumberjack,...
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