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Elly Griffiths
International Bestseller Winner of the Edgar Award for Best Novel "This lively whodunit keeps you guessing until the end." —People Death lies between the lines when the events of a dark story start coming true in this haunting modern Gothic mystery, perfect for fans of Magpie Murders and The Lake House. Clare Cassidy is no stranger to murder. A high school teacher specializing in the Gothic writer R. M. Holland, she even teaches a course on him. But when one of Clare’s colleagues is found dead, with a line from Holland’s iconic story “The Stranger” left by her body, Clare is horrified to see her life collide with her favorite literature. The police suspect the killer is someone Clare knows. Unsure whom to trust, she turns to her diary, the only outlet for her suspicions and fears. Then one day she notices something odd. Writing that isn't hers, left on the page of an old diary:Hallo Clare. You don’t know me. Clare becomes more certain than ever: “The Stranger” has come to terrifying life. But can the ending be rewritten in time?
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Author
Elly Griffiths
Pages
368
Publisher
HarperCollins
Published Date
2019-03-05
ISBN
1328576086 9781328576088
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"Claire's life collides with her favorite Gothic horror writer when a fellow English teacher and good friend is murdered. An enjoyable mystery that surprised me in the end."
Brandi Always Reading
"Love anything by Elly Griffiths. "
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Janice Garrett
"Rarely is there a book of don't finish... This one was my first of the year, really dull. It's trying to be a english Gothic history deep mystery, but the characters are so unlikable, and it's just really boring... "
Vanessa Weber
"Sometimes, you just find “that book” in your towering pile of TBR novels, and you don’t remember how you even heard about it, but you’re just so grateful that somehow it ended up in front of you. This is how I felt about this book. It was the perfect gothic setting for this time of year, featured my favorite mystery trope of a story within a story and included multiple narrators. It was like this book was written for me. I absolutely loved it, from the mystery (which completely surprised me, but not in an unbelievable way) to the characters, who were entertaining in their own right. I absolutely recommend it as the creepy but not scary read you should pick up in October!"
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Allie Peduto
"Perfectly creepy. Couldn't stop reading"
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