Burntown
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3.5
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Jennifer McMahon
From the New York Times bestselling author of The Winter People comes a novel of edge-of-your-seat suspense starring a group of misfits trying to outsmart a killer in small-town Vermont.On the surface, Ashford, Vermont, seems like a quaint New England college town, but to those who live among the shadowy remains of its abandoned mills and factories and beneath its towering steel bridges, it's known as Burntown. Eva Sandeski, who goes by the name Necco on the street, has been a part of Burntown's underworld for years, ever since the night her father, Miles, drowned in a flood that left her and her mother, Lily, homeless. Now, on the run from a man called Snake Eyes, Necco must rely on other Burntown outsiders to survive. As the lives of these misfits intersect, and as the killer from the Sandeski family's past draws ever closer, a story begins to unfurl with classic Jennifer McMahon twists and turns.
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Author
Jennifer McMahon
Pages
304
Publisher
Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
Published Date
2017-04-25
ISBN
0385541376 9780385541374
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"Not my favorite from her but she’s a queen and I’ll read anything she writes!"
Sarah Christine
"4.5 stars rounded up. I’m biased because this is right up my alley. Thriller + murder + character stories tied together + supernatural elements... loved it. I’m thoroughly a fan of Jennifer McMahon."
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Sarah Bear
"http://www.anurseandabook.com/2017/06/burntown-by-jennifer-mcmahon.html<br/>I love, love, love Jennifer McMahon. I've been reading her for years. She only averages about one book a year, so I always have to remind myself to look for her but it's always worth it!<br/><br/>I read Burntown in one day - I had to get out of the pool finally because my Kindle was overheating. So I hunkered down under the patio umbrella to keep reading.<br/><br/>This book - the description didn't get me excited, and I probably would have passed it by except it was by McMahon. I wonder who writes the descriptions, is that a job? I'd like that job.<br/><br/>Anyway, don't be put off by the description. It's accurate but it doesn't really tell the story. The brilliance of McMahon is that she weaves in the unbelievable or magical into the mundane, or even sad lives of her characters. <br/><br/>And the characters she writes always hit you right in the feels. They are the people on the outskirts, usually living quiet lives, just trying to hold things together. I never read a McMahon book without reflecting on people I see every day and never consider the inner workings of their lives.<br/><br/>Burntown is the story of a woman trying to piece together the tragedy of her childhood, manage her current tumultuous life, and the other complex women that end up being part of her story- an overweight lunch lady and a teen caught up in a situation she isn't equipped to deal with. <br/><br/>If you enjoy Alice Hoffman, you will like Jennifer McMahon - Hoffman has a lot more magic, but the same undercurrent of sadness runs through both authors work.<br/>"
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Marcee Feddersen
