Book
Someone knows / Lisa Scottoline.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780525539643
- ISBN: 0525539646
- Physical Description: 387 pages ; 24 cm
- Publisher: New York : G.P. Putnam's Sons, 2019.
- Copyright: ©2019.
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| Subject: | Secrecy > Fiction. Practical jokes > Fiction. |
| Genre: | Psychological fiction. Suspense fiction. |
Available copies
- 26 of 26 copies available at BC Interlibrary Connect. (Show)
- 1 of 1 copy available at Prince Rupert Library.
Holds
- 0 current holds with 26 total copies.
| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Holdable? | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prince Rupert Library | Scot (Text) | 33294002046506 | Adult Fiction - Second Floor | Volume hold | Available | - |
- Booklist Reviews : Booklist Reviews 2019 February #2
Scottoline's latest stand-alone domestic drama centers on three people who share a deadly past. In the present, Allie Garvey lies to her husband about returning to her suburban Philadelphia hometown to attend the funeral of her first crush. Also present are former popular rich kids? Sasha and Julian. The narrative quickly heads back to the summer of 1999, when the three high-schoolers formed an unlikely group, along with friends Kyle and David. Each teen has his or her own personal secrets: Allie's mom has been in a deep depression since Allie's sister died from cystic fibrosis the year before; Sasha's jet-setting parents leave her at home alone for weeks at a time; new-kid Kyle and his mom have run away from the terrible crimes his father committed in their hometown. But nothing compares to the secret they will carry with them for the next 20 years: Who was responsible for the bullet in the gun during their drunken game of Russian roulette? Scottoline fills the pages with twists and turns and plenty of skeletons in family closets. HIGH-DEMAND BACKSTORY: Best-selling Scottoline has many fans, and they will race to the end of her latest. Copyright 2019 Booklist Reviews. - Kirkus Reviews : Kirkus Reviews 2019 February #1
Twenty years after a member of a clique of Pennsylvania high schoolers dies violently, death threatens to reduce the surviving members of the favored circle to zero. Even though she lives with her parents in tony Brandywine Hunt, Allie Garvey isn't really a charter member of Sasha Barrow's clique. Her involvement dates only from the moment when she and the glamorous Sasha, whom she happens to have run into while out jogging, come upon their neighbors David Hybrinski and Julian Browne digging up something the boys jealously guard from sight. The treasured item is a .38 revolver, and although Allie recoils from it, once Sasha sees it, she can't seem to forget about it. When Kyle Gallagher, a newcomer to the neighborhood already burdened with an unspeakable secret, finds Sasha's lost cat in a tree and returns it to her, he too is drawn into the little circle, which abruptly dissolves when a drunken dare goes terribly wrong, leaving one of them dead and the others variously traum atized and scrambling for cover. The Bakerton police don't come calling because they suspect nothing, but the years that follow bring no peace to Allie, and the apparent suicide of another member of the clique on the 20th anniversary of the first death makes her resolve to confront the others with her determination to speak out about the dark secret they share. It's a resolve that will carry a high price, and not just for her. The veteran creator of the law firm of Rosato and DiNunzio (Feared, 2018, etc.) brings her troubled teens and the equally screwed-up adults they become to melodramatically vivid life, slowly ratcheting up the tempo right up to the last muffled twist. The author's acknowledgments call her latest stand-alone a "deep domestic," a description it would be hard to improve onâas long as you understand that what's deep are the emotions, not the ideas. Copyright Kirkus 2019 Kirkus/BPI Communications. All rights reserved. - Library Journal Reviews : LJ Reviews 2018 November #2
Copyright 2018 Library Journal. - LJ Express Reviews : LJ Express Reviews
Allie, Julian, Sasha, and David have shared a secret for the past 20 years. When they were 15, a prank went horribly wrong and shattered their lives. The four teens were so afraid of being punished that they decided to tell no one what happened and never spoke again. Allie has never been completely sure what happened that night but has been consumed with guilt for her involvement. Now 20 years later, the friends are reunited for David's funeral. Allie is both grief-stricken and dreading meeting the others. She sees how the shame has affected them all and wants to come clean. She's determined to uncover the truth of that night and shed her guilt, but her search leads her down a twisting path full of dark surprises. Though the plot enthralls, the characters and dialog aren't as well developed. Still, this fast-paced tale is sure to astonish readers with a huge twist at the end. VERDICT Scottoline (Dirty Blonde) delivers a gripping page-turner full of gritty suspense. Recommended for fans of Herman Koch's The Dinner or Leïla Slimani's The Perfect Nanny. [See Prepub Alert, 10/22/18.]âKristen Calvert, Dallas P.L. (c) Copyright 2019. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted. - Publishers Weekly Reviews : PW Reviews 2019 January #4
During the summer of 1999, in an idyllic suburban housing development near the Pennsylvania Turnpike, Allie Garvey and three teenage friends play a prankâa game of Russian Roulette with an empty gunâthat turns deadly in this page-turner from bestseller Scottoline (
Copyright 2019 Publishers Weekly.After Anna ). The four of them tell no one what happened that day, and what transpired only becomes clear later on. Allie thinks getting caught would be the worst thing that could happen, but living with the secret is far worse. Twenty years later, she has chronic health issues and a failing marriage because of the guilt. When one of Allie's co-conspirators commits suicide on the anniversary of that awful day, she goes home for the funeral and decides she can't keep the secret any longer. But Allie soon discovers the truth is far different than she remembers. Only an awkward closing twist undercuts a heartfelt tale that touches on family, marriage, justice, and how emotional wounds drive the choices people make. Scottoline's fans will be well satisfied.Agent: Robert Gottlieb, Trident Media Group. (Apr.) - Publishers Weekly Reviews : PW Reviews 2019 February #1
During the summer of 1999, in an idyllic suburban housing development near the Pennsylvania Turnpike, Allie Garvey and three teenage friends play a prankâa game of Russian Roulette with an empty gunâthat turns deadly in this page-turner from bestseller Scottoline (
Copyright 2019 Publishers Weekly.After Anna ). The four of them tell no one what happened that day, and what transpired only becomes clear later on. Allie thinks getting caught would be the worst thing that could happen, but living with the secret is far worse. Twenty years later, she has chronic health issues and a failing marriage because of the guilt. When one of Allie's co-conspirators commits suicide on the anniversary of that awful day, she goes home for the funeral and decides she can't keep the secret any longer. But Allie soon discovers the truth is far different than she remembers. Only an awkward closing twist undercuts a heartfelt tale that touches on family, marriage, justice, and how emotional wounds drive the choices people make. Scottoline's fans will be well satisfied.Agent: Robert Gottlieb, Trident Media Group. (Apr.)
