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-Titulo Original : Watch Her A Gripping Novel Of Suspense With A Thrilling Twist (a Hester Thursby Mystery)

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Kensington

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In the third intelligently dark suspense novel by two-time Agatha Award-nominated author Edwin Hill, Harvard librarian Hester Thursby becomes enmeshed with a powerful Boston family desperate to keep their deepest secrets from coming to light… While attending a gala at Prescott University’s lavish new campus, Hester Thursby and fellow guest, Detective Angela White, are called to the home of the college’s owners, Tucker and Jennifer Matson. Jennifer claims that someone broke into Pinebank, their secluded mansion on the banks of Jamaica Pond. The more Hester and Angela investigate, the less they believe Jennifer’s story, leaving Hester to wonder why she would lie. When Hester is asked by the college’s general manager to locate some missing alumni, she employs her research skills on the family and their for-profit university. Between financial transgressions, a long-ago tragedy, and rumors of infidelity, it’s clear that the Matsons aren’t immune to scandal or mishap. But when one of the missing students turns up dead, the mystery takes on new urgency.Hester is edging closer to the truth, but as a decades-old secret collides with new lies, and a powerful Boston family grows more desperate to keep their darkest deeds from coming to light, a killer is more determined to keep the past buried with the dead… Review Praise for Watch Her Complex characterization and a masterly mystery make this a superior read. --Kirkus Reviews Quirky characters complement the suspenseful plot. Readers will agree that a failing school makes a grade-A mystery. --Publishers Weekly Praise for Edwin Hill and the Hester Thursby Novels Addressing the impact of illegal drug dealing and use, this whodunit has broken family dynamics and a wonderfully complex and intricate mystery, plenty to engage readers looking for a new amateur detective to follow. --Library Journal, STARRED REVIEW for The Missing Ones Thursby is a tough, cerebral, relatable flawed sleuth who lulls herself to sleep with horror films and takes on serial killers and unexpected motherhood without skipping a beat. A dark but compassionate psychological-thriller debut with great appeal for fans of Ruth Ware and Cornelia Read. --Booklist, STARRED REVIEW on Little Comfort [A] well-crafted, extremely promising debut and series launch...An increasingly tense plot and striking characters--in particular, compassionate, conflicted, loving Hester--make this a standout. --Publishers Weekly, STARRED REVIEW on Little Comfort Intense...Hill is adept at building compassion for his characters in a tight-knit social web while implicating them in dark thoughts and actions. He remains a writer to watch. --Publishers Weekly on The Missing Ones A conflicted protagonist battles formidable opponents in a bid for a normal life. --Kirkus Review on The Missing Ones Intense...Poignantly looks at the fragility of emotional health and the pitfalls of trying to make a fresh start...Hills affinity for creating realistic characters with complicated personalities and suspenseful plots shines. --The Associated Press on The Missing Ones A complex mystery with well-defined characters, a detailed plot, and suspense that tightens like a vise...The Missing Ones sprawling, but effective, plot is built around its characters...Hills expert rendering of [Hesters] emotional state makes her relevant and interesting. The climactic scenes have their share of surprises, but for The Missing Ones, the emotional impact of the characters is as important as the mystery. --Mystery Scene on The Missing Ones [Hill] commands our attention as a rising star in the mystery genre. --The New York Journal of BooksThe Missing Ones is a resounding triumph that reaffirms Edwin Hills emergence as a fierce new voice in crime fiction. --Criminal Element A brilliantly composed mystery...a hurricane of suspense with squalls of twists thatll just take your breath away. A salty, stormy and seduc