The Long, Long Afternoon
The captivating summer mystery for fans of Small Pleasures and Mad Men
(Sprache: Englisch)
A gripping and beguiling debut reading group mystery for fans of Tigers in Red Weather and Tangerine
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A gripping and beguiling debut reading group mystery for fans of Tigers in Red Weather and Tangerine
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The sunniest places hold the darkest secrets.Yesterday, I kissed my husband for the last time . . .
It's the summer of 1959, and the well-trimmed lawns of Sunnylakes, California, wilt under the sun. And at some point during the long, long afternoon, Joyce Haney vanishes from her home.
Ruby Wight arrives for work at Sunnylakes that day expecting the usual: chores she despises; sore joints; prejudice from her employers. And at least some kindness from Joyce. Instead, she encounters two terrified toddlers and a bloodstain on the kitchen floor. Joyce is missing.
Detective Mick Blanke, recently transferred to the area, is assigned the case, but before long he realises it is Ruby who holds the key to this mystery. She knows more about the secrets lurking behind the starched curtains of Sunnylakes than he ever could . . .
The Long, Long Afternoon is a riveting mystery from the cracked heart of the American Dream.
Autoren-Porträt von Inga Vesper
Inga Vesper is a journalist and editor. She moved to the UK from Germany to work as a carer, before the urge to write and explore brought her to journalism. As a reporter, she covered the coroner's court and was able to observe how family, neighbours and police react to a suspicious death. Inga has worked in Syria and Tanzania, but now lives in Glasgow, because there's no better way to find a good story than eavesdropping on the chatter in a Scottish cafe on a rainy day.
Bibliographische Angaben
- Autor: Inga Vesper
- 2021, 400 Seiten, Maße: 12,8 x 19,7 cm, Kartoniert (TB), Englisch
- Verlag: Manilla Press
- ISBN-10: 1838772286
- ISBN-13: 9781838772284
- Erscheinungsdatum: 20.08.2021
Sprache:
Englisch
Pressezitat
A beguiling and evocative debut novel which exposes the sexism and racism lurking beneath the smooth surface of the American Dream in the 1950s. This vivid and atmospheric pageturner will keep readers guessing all the way to its satisfying finale. It's a powerful novel that shows how far we've come and how far we still need to go in ending discrimination. Sunday Express
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