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In the Garden of the Fugitives
In the Garden of the Fugitives
Oct 9, 2024 10:29 PM

Author:Ceridwen Dovey

In the Garden of the Fugitives

A brilliant young woman and an older, more powerful man in a tale of slow-burning obsession and retribution - for fans of Patricia Highsmith and Rachel Cusk

'This psychological thriller examines what happens when the lines between victim and predator, loyalty and obsession become blurred' Mail on Sunday

'Spellbinding' Anna Funder

'Precise, cool, complex' Observer

'Striking, stylish, compelling... Her language is perfectly measured, her imagery precise, the settings lush and tactile, gorgeously rendered' Sydney Morning Herald

Vita is an undergraduate when she catches the attention of Royce. She is sharply focused, slightly solitary, evidently gifted. Something in her reminds him of his own youth, of the woman he loved then and of what happened to her. So he grants her a scholarship - a transaction that will bind her to him, in subtle and inescapable ways, for the rest of her life.

What passes between them haunts Vita for years. She spends her life playing cat and mouse with his shadow, seeing it slip across the mountains behind her, feeling its chill at her back. So when, decades later, Royce gets in touch once again, Vita has her own reasons for responding. He still sees her as the helpless ingénue. But she is not that any more.

'Dovey does not shy away from bluntly confronting big questions head-on... Trembling with meaning, unsettlingly alive, a literary page-turner' Kirkus

Reviews

This psychological thriller examines what happens when the lines between victim and predator, loyalty and obsession become blurred'

—— Mail on Sunday

Spellbinding

—— Anna Funder

Precise, cool, complex... [A] meditation on the gift of privilege

—— Observer

Dovey does not shy away from bluntly confronting big questions head-on... Trembling with meaning, unsettlingly alive, sweeping both geographically and intellectually; a literary page-turner

—— Kirkus

Gracefully constructed

—— Booklist (starred review)

A true master of the twisty thriller

—— Heat

Few of Harlan Coben’s thrillers are anything less than gripping, but every now and again he writes one that exceeds his own high standards. Run Away is one.

—— The Times

Wonderful ... yet another winner

—— Richard Osman

An edge of your seat read from the bestselling crime writer

—— Bella

Run Away is Harlan Coben at the height of his narrative mastery... as a thriller it's a narcotic... unmissable.

—— Shots Magazine

A twisty and disturbing thriller.

—— Woman's Weekly

I stayed up all night and read it in one pass

—— Elizabeth Hurley

The master of the unexpected twist is back with a page-turning thriller that never goes quite where you expect.

—— Event Magazine

Another polished pacy thriller with a smart plot and a strong emotional core from Coben one of the absolute masters of the art.

—— The People

The award-winning Coben once again gets his hook into you and twists to keep you snared.

—— RTE Guide

In Harlan Coben’s compulsive thrillers, every step the protagonists take to try to get themselves out of trouble creates two new dangers, each worse than the one before

—— Morning Star Online

A twisty, disturbing and poignant thriller

—— Woman

Coben’s USP is how families are torn apart by secrets. He is a clever plotter, too, always pulling the rug from under your feet, even – as here – on the last page.

—— The Sun

Another perfect domestic thriller from Harlan Coben, who makes the art of the thrill and suspense look so deceptively easy…

—— Crimetime

Knight builds tension in this page-turning story about misplaced loyalty, secrets, manipulation, and class . . . slowly revealing what happens when one woman’s desire to be helpful and needed ruins her life. Highly recommended.

—— Library Journal

A perfectly plotted courtroom drama and an emotional roller-coaster in one book

—— Grazia

Gripping, cleverly-constructed, and heart-wrenching. A truly original thriller you won't be able to put down

—— Paula Daly , bestselling author of The Trophy Child

Ingeniously constructed with real flesh-and-blood characters and cliff-hanging suspense

—— Louise Candlish , bestselling author of Our House

This contemporary love story wrapped up in a thriller is a brilliant read. Compelling and intense

—— Sunday Mirror

A gripping, compelling page-turner that kept me up half the night

—— Liz Nugent , bestselling author of Skin Deep

The verdict - lock me up so I can read it again! Unforgettable

—— Liz Lawler , bestselling author of Don't Wake Up

Addictive - I found myself wanting to pick it up at every opportunity

—— Jenny Blackhurst , bestselling author of The Foster Child

Smart, twisty and ingenious . . . as emotionally engaging as it is taut

—— Heat

Addictive, exciting and devilishly clever

—— Holly Seddon , bestselling author of Try Not to Breathe

Brilliant

—— Claire Douglas , bestselling author of Last Seen Alive

Completely original. I was gripped

—— Jane Fallon , bestselling author of Faking Friends

An exhilarating, hold-your-breath read!

—— Prima

Top domestic noir

—— Sun

We couldn't put this book down!

—— Take a Break

Prepare to be gripped

—— Fabulous

The Hot List

—— Inside Soap

Following on from C J Tudor's successful debut, comes a novel about bullying, cruelty and deceit. . . Tudor keeps the novel moving at a fast pace

—— Literary Review

A Stephen King style thriller that will have you transfixed and submerged in the entanglement of the twisting plot. This book kept me intrigued all the way to the very end

—— Places & Faces

Crime meets psychological suspense meets out-and-out horror. From the stomach-churning first chapter to the grand guignol ending that is as shocking as it is surprising, Tudor racks up the nastiness . . . Another hit.

—— Buzz Magazine

Matches Stephen King for creepiness. A must-read for horror fans

—— Leamington Courier

Creepy beyond words. Just like Stephen King, the fact that Tudor's characters are so believable makes the events even creepier

—— People's Friend
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