Book : The Cousins - McManus, Karen M.

-Titulo Original : The Cousins

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Delacorte Press

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#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * From the bestselling author of One of Us Is Lying comes your next obsession. Youll never feel the same about family again.Milly, Aubrey, and Jonah Story are cousins, but they barely know each another, and theyve never even met their grandmother. Rich and reclusive, she disinherited their parents before they were born. So when they each receive a letter inviting them to work at her island resort for the summer, theyre surprised . . . and curious.Their parents are all clear on one point--not going is not an option. This could be the opportunity to get back into Grandmothers good graces. But when the cousins arrive on the island, its immediately clear that she has different plans for them. And the longer they stay, the more they realize how mysterious--and dark--their familys past is.The entire Story family has secrets. Whatever pulled them apart years ago isnt over--and this summer, the cousins will learn everything. Fans of the hit thriller that started it all can watch the secrets of the Bayview Four be revealed in the One of Us is Lying TV series now streaming on NBCs Peacock! Review “Every twist is gasp-inducing…. Another McManus novel worth pulling an all-nighter for.” -Kirkus ReviewsThe twists come fast and furious. -SLJMcManus (One of Us Is Lying) once again crafts a taut, multilayered mystery.... [She] weaves past and present to take readers on a well-paced, twisty ride that will hold readers rapt till the last page.” -Publishers Weekly Masterfully plotted and packed with her trademark twists, fans will be utterly hooked. -The Bookseller “A slow-burn, uneasy beginning ultimately makes way for a frantically paced end peppered with twists that genre fans will happily take in stride. . . . Fans of McManuss previous offerings and of mysteries steeped in family dramatics will be eager for this. -Booklist About the Author Karen M. McManus earned her BA in English from the College of the Holy Cross and her MA in journalism from Northeastern University. She is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of One of Us Is Lying, Two Can Keep a Secret, One of Us Is Next, and The Cousins. Her work has been published in more than 40 languages. To learn more about Karen and her books, visit karenmcmanus , or follow @writerkmc on Twitter and . Excerpt. © Reprinted by permission. All rights reserved. Chapter One Milly I’m late for dinner again, but this time it’s not my fault. There’s a mansplainer in my way. “Mildred? That’s a grandmother’s name. But not even a cool grandmother.” He says it like he thinks he’s being clever. Like in all my seventeen years, no one else has ever noticed that my name isn’t the fashionable kind of classic. It took a Wall Street investment banker with slicked-back hair and a pinkie ring to render that particular bit of social commentary. I sip the dregs of my seltzer. “I was, in fact, named after my grandmother,” I say. I’m at a steak house in midtown at six o’clock on a rainy April evening, doing my best to blend with the happy hour crowd. It’s a game my friends and I play sometimes; we go to restaurant bars so we don’t have to worry about getting carded at the door. We wear our simplest dresses and extra makeup. We order seltzer water with lime--“in a small glass, please, I’m not that thirsty”--and gulp it down until there’s almost nothing left. Then we wait to see if anyone offers to buy us a drink. Somebody always does. Pinkie Ring smiles, his teeth almost fluorescent in the dim light. He must take his whitening regimen very seriously. “I like it. Quite a contrast for such a beautiful young woman.” He edges closer, and I catch a headache-inducing whiff of strong cologne. “You have a very interesting look. Where are you from?” Ugh. That’s marginally better than the What are you? question I get sometimes, but still gross. “New York,” I say pointedly. “You?” “I mean originally,” he clarifies, and tha