The Lost Kings
Books | Fiction / Thrillers / Suspense
Tyrell Johnson
A NEW YORK TIMES BEST CRIME NOVEL OF THE YEAR “The plot folds into a brilliant twist.”—The New York Times “A novel in disguise. You could easily (and happily) mistake it for a stellar psychological thriller, bristling with surprises and packed with secrets; but listen closely and you’ll hear the beat of a dark, full heart, strong and loud. This is deeply moving fiction.” —A.J. Finn, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Woman in the WindowTwins Jeanie and Jamie King are inseparable. Stuck in a cabin in rural Washington with their alcoholic father, they cling to one another for safety and companionship. Until one night, when their father comes home covered in blood. The next day, he is gone ... and so is Jamie. Jeanie’s whole world is turned upside down. Not only has she lost her beloved brother, but with no family left in Washington, she is ripped from everything she knows, including Maddox, the boy she could be learning to love.Twenty years later, Jeanie is in England. She keeps her demons at bay by drinking too much, sleeping with a married man, and speaking to a therapist she doesn’t respect. But her old life catches up to her when Maddox reappears, claiming to have tracked down her dad. Stunned, Jeanie must decide whether to continue running from her past or to confront her father and finally find out what really happened that night, where her brother is, and why she was the one left behind.At once a propulsive, heart-pounding mystery and an affecting exploration of love and the familial ties that bind us, The Lost Kings will transport, move, and shock you.
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Author
Tyrell Johnson
Pages
336
Publisher
Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
Published Date
2022-08-02
ISBN
0593466861 9780593466865
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"This was a very interesting, comprehensive and well researched book. I even learned new things about some of the men I had read about before, such as Edward V and Prince Arthur. I did like how the author tried to show how each subject's life ending created a vacuum and how that was filled but didn't go too far down the "what might have been" path of speculation. I felt the final chapter was a little long but did enjoy some of the information in it.<br/><br/>I did enjoy each subject treated within the context of the time they lived and the belief systems of the time to put their lives in greater context.<br/><br/>My one HUGE pet peeve with books like this is no genealogical tree. It is a huge omission and did detract from my reading experience - especially when there were so many lines discussed and 3 generations of Henrys in one bio. I also hate when an author (and this one was guilty, too), changes how they refer to someone. Example, you've got Edward, Earl of Warwick but Edward IV also is being discussed as well as Edward's father, also referred to as Earl of Warwick. Too many people of similar names and titles and the author sometimes uses them interchangeably. Edward - which Edward? Warwick? The younger or the elder? Depends on which paragraph you're in. Sometimes it was really hard to follow who was being discussed - a tree, even a simplified one, would have been helpful.<br/><br/>But overall a very interesting look at these lives and the world in which they lived and I do recommend it.<br/><br/>Also, some of the links at the end such as Tudor accidents in history, were very interesting."
Sandra Lee
