The Sunday Times bestselling author of Black-Eyed Susans returns with an atmospheric Texan thriller
Julia Heaberlin is an award-winning journalist. She has also edited numerous real-life thriller stories, including a series on the perplexing and tragic murders of girls buried in the Mexican desert and another on domestic violence. She lives with her husband and son in Texas. Her previous novel, Black-Eyed Susans, was a Sunday Times number two bestseller and a Simon Mayo Radio 2 Book Club selection as well as Waterstones Thriller of the Month.
TENSE, DARKLY ATMOSPHERIC. TAKES YOUR BREATH AWAY WITH ITS SUDDEN
TWISTS. GRACEFULLY WRITTEN, WITH CHARACTER THAT LEAP OFF THE PAGE
AND INTO YOUR IMAGINATION * DAILY MAIL *
Twisty and atmospheric * Prima *
One of my favorite reads of the year. I wanted to sit and savor
Heaberlin's beautiful prose but the twisty plot and unexpected
revelations propelled me through the pages of this spine-chilling
novel . . . Absolutely mesmerizing * Heather Gudenkauf, New
York Times bestselling author of The Weight of Silence *
I'm not sure I can put into words how much I loved this book.
Gorgeous writing, interesting characters, a unique setting, and
an unsettling, surprising mystery. At one point, I actually
gasped out loud both from the beauty of the writing and the shock
of the story. We Are All the Same in the Dark has it all
-- Amy Engel * bestselling author of The Familiar Dark *
Exceptional . . . After a devastating twist halfway
through, the intense plot builds to an emotional
finale. Heaberlin sensitively addresses issues of survival
and vulnerability in this heart-wrenching gothic tale *
Publishers Weekly *
An intense, intelligent thrill-ride of a book - undoubtedly the
one I will be recommending all year -- Elizabeth Haynes
A story so deftly told that it pulls you in and swallows you
whole -- Taylor Stevens * New York Times bestselling author of
Liars' Legacy *
[Heaberlin] brilliantly captures the atmosphere and rough beauty
of a strange and divided state * CrimeReads *
A disquieting, tense and suspenseful book that promises to keep
you reading way into the night * Culture Fly *
A gripping, richly-layered exploration of haunted souls in a
haunted place. Julia Heaberlin's complex and memorable characters
propel a story that keeps you guessing at every turn -- Lou
Berney * author of November Road *
Unsettling and atmospheric. Tense and Edgy. Julia Heaberlin
holds you spellbound all the way to the emotional and devastating
conclusion * internationally bestselling author of The Rumor
*
One of the best stand-alone mysteries I've read in a while;
thrilling and complex, with richly imagined
characters who will break your heart even as they confront the
monsters, real and imagined, that hide in the dark -- Kathleen
Kent
If you only read one thriller this year, let it be this one.
Psychologically absorbing, original and atmospheric. I could not
turn the pages fast enough -- Elin Hilderbrand, author of 28
Summers
Heaberlin knows how to build to a truly shocking twist, how to
break a reader's heart and then begin mending it * Dallas
Morning News *
Praise for Julia Heaberlin * : *
A beautifully written and extraordinary book * Sophie Hannah *
A thriller to remember why you love thrillers * Observer *
Strong characterisation, haunting images, a wonderful sense of
place * Guardian *
Rich, multilayered characters . . . I wanted to sit and savor
her beautiful prose but the twisty plot and unexpected revelations
propelled me through this spine-chilling novel . . . absolutely
mesmerizing
The author of Black-Eyed Susans returns with an elegantly
written tale, set in a world where women are vulnerable and
men are dangerous, the finger of suspicion pointing at them
all * Daily Express *
An emotionally charged story . . . there are so many layers to
Heaberlin's story which keeps the mystery going right up until the
end * Culturefly *
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