The Girl Next Door: A Novel - Hardcover

MacDonald, Patricia

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0743423615 ISBN 13: 9780743423618

Publisher: Atria, 2004

Synopsis

Returning to her New Jersey hometown when her father is paroled from his imprisonment for murdering her mother, struggling actress Nina Avery, believing in her father's innocence, finds her life threatened and digs into her neighbors' pasts in order to stop the real killer. 35,000 first printing.

About this title

About the Author:

Patricia Macdonald's darkly hypnotic tales have captivated readers across America, as well as in France, where she is a #1 bestselling author. Her previous novels include Suspicious Origin, Stranger in the House, Not Guilty, and the Edgar Award-nominated The Unforgiven. She lives with her husband and daughter in New Jersey, where she is working on her next novel.

From AudioFile:

Duncan Avery, father and admired physician, is convicted of brutally murdering his wife. He is sentenced to prison based on circumstantial evidence. The Avery children are sent to various safe havens, separating them from scandal, from one another, and from any sense of family. When Duncan Avery is paroled 15 years later, only his daughter Nina, who believes he was wrongly convicted, welcomes him. Together the two begin to search for the real killer. More fascinating than the outcome of the predictable plot are Patricia MacDonald's psychological insights into the convoluted machinations of ordinary family life. Bernadette Dunne narrates, making each family member's situation explicit. While Dunne's reading does little to develop individual character voices, her intelligent reading of MacDonald's perceptive character studies ensures listener interest. S.J.H. © AudioFile 2005, Portland, Maine-- Copyright © AudioFile, Portland, Maine

About this edition

• Publisher: Atria
• Publication date: 2004
• ISBN 10: 0743423615
• ISBN 13: 9780743423618
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 304