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The Girl from Blind River
- Author
- Gale Massey
- Narrator
- Brittany Pressley
- Publisher
- Blackstone Publishing
- Publish Date
- 10 July 2018
- Run Time
- 7 hours 55 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
What to expect
From a talented new name in crime fiction comes a gritty tale of how far we’ll go to protect the ones we love.
Everyone says the Elders family are nothing but cheats, thieves, and convicts―a fact nineteen-year-old Jamie Elders has been trying desperately to escape. She may have the natural talent of a poker savant, but her dreams of going pro and getting the hell out of the tiny town of Blind River, New York, are going nowhere fast—especially when she lands in a huge pile of debt to her uncle Loyal.
At Loyal’s beck and call until her debt is repaid, Jamie can’t easily walk away―not with her younger brother Toby left at his mercy. So when Loyal demands Jamie’s help cleaning up a mess late one night, she has no choice but to agree. But disposing of a dead man and covering up his connection to the town’s most powerful judge goes beyond family duty. When it comes out that the victim was a beloved athlete and Loyal pins the murder on Toby, only Jamie can save him. But with a dogged detective on her trail and her own future at stake, she’ll have to decide: embrace her inner criminal, or defy it―and face the consequences.
Critics Review
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“A swift and thrilling story anchored by compelling characters and scored by graceful prose.”
Michael Koryta, New York Times bestselling author
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“The Girl From Blind River is a part coming-of-age, part redemption story with a razor sharp edge…The plot is twisted and the prose nuanced and graceful, but it’s the characters that stick with you…Stellar debut!”
Kate Moretti, New York Times bestselling author
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“One of the most impressive debut novels that has ever come my way…A gem.”
Steve Yarbrough, PEN/Faulkner Award–nominated author
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“Massey’s debut novel manages to be both poetic and propulsive, unfolding a familiar story of the long odds against redemption posed by family dysfunction with power and grace.”
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“A fast-paced, impressive debut. In a gritty, yet poetic voice, Massey introduces us to the unforgettable Jamie Elders, a young woman desperate to escape her past but unwilling to leave it behind.”
Lori Roy, author of The Disappearing
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“A pitch-perfect page turner…A debut novel that will leave you breathless, exhausted, and, as with any great writer, hungry for more.”
Nick White, author of How to Survive a Summer
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Details
- Author
- Gale Massey
- Narrator
- Brittany Pressley
- Duration
- 7 hours 55 minutes
- Release Date
- 10 July 2018
- ISBN
- 9781538557655
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Blackstone Publishing
- Genre
- Crime and mystery: women sleuths, Thriller / suspense fiction, Crime and mystery fiction, Crime and mystery: hard-boiled crime, noir fiction
Synopsis
From a talented new name in crime fiction comes a gritty tale of how far we’ll go to protect the ones we love.Everyone says the Elders family are nothing but cheats, thieves, and convicts―a fact nineteen-year-old Jamie Elders has been trying desperately to escape. She may have the natural talent of a poker savant, but her dreams of going pro and getting the hell out of the tiny town of Blind River, New York, are going nowhere fast—especially when she lands in a huge pile of debt to her uncle Loyal. At Loyal’s beck and call until her debt is repaid, Jamie can’t easily walk away―not with her younger brother Toby left at his mercy. So when Loyal demands Jamie’s help cleaning up a mess late one night, she has no choice but to agree. But disposing of a dead man and covering up his connection to the town’s most powerful judge goes beyond family duty. When it comes out that the victim was a beloved athlete and Loyal pins the murder on Toby, only Jamie can save him. But with a dogged detective on her trail and her own future at stake, she’ll have to decide: embrace her inner criminal, or defy it―and face the consequences.
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