Paper Ghosts: The unputdownable chilling thriller from The Sunday Times bestselling author of Black Eyed Susans - Softcover

Heaberlin, Julia

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1405921307 ISBN 13: 9781405921305

Publisher: Penguin, 2018

Synopsis

The unputdownable thriller from the bestselling author of Black-Eyed Susans.

'Gripping' The Times
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Long ago, Carl Feldman was acquitted of murder.

Now he's an old man, living alone with his fading memories.

His daughter has come to see him, to take him on a trip.

Only she's not his daughter, and if she has her way, he's not coming back . . .

This woman is sure Carl's a murderer, and that he's killed others - including her sister Rachel.

And she will stop at nothing to find out the truth.
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'Wonderful . . . creepy . . . a work of art' Sunday Express

'A beautifully written and extraordinary book' Sophie Hannah

'Strong characterisation, haunting images, a wonderful sense of place . . . well worth the read' Guardian

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Review

Heaberlin's latest thriller is at once a zany, dialogue-propelled two-hander, a murder mystery, a road trip, a pair of psychological case studies and a meditation on photography (The Sunday Times)

Every journey reaches its end, and the one in Paper Ghosts comes on fast and furious. Signposts along the way warn of angst, secrets and deadly plot twists, but you'll never see what's coming . . . (Washington Post)

A tale of murderous obsession . . . Heaberlin, author of the impressive Black-Eyed Susans, plays her cards close to her chest, careful to give away little about the motivations of either of her characters, as her heroine edges closer to the truth' (A THRILLER OF THE MONTH The Guardian)

Wonderful . . . creepy . . . it elevates the often tawdry genre of the serial killer novel to a work of art (Sunday Express)

Heaberlin's works beautifully evoke the texture and landscape of the state of Texas . . . Their road trip across Texas results in profound revelations, strange occurrences, and a surprisingly heartwarming ending (Molly Odintz Crimereads)

Gripping . . . dementia suits crime fiction. Is the suspect lying or has a medical reason for his amnesia? (The Times)

Beautifully written and wonderfully chilling (Sarah Pinborough)

Readers cannot tell fact from fiction. The timing is perfect, the layers of the story both peel away and deepen as the search into the mind of a killer takes turns no one is expecting (RT Book Reviews)

The tension crackles . . . it had me changing my mind so often, my head was spinning. A work of art. (Sunday Express)

A dialogue propelled two-hander, a murder mystery, a road novel, a pair of psychological case studies. It would make a fine indie movie, although screen adaption would entail sacrificing Heaberlin's evocative prose (THRILLER OF THE MONTH The Sunday Times)

About the Author

Julia Heaberlin is an award-winning journalist. She has also edited numerous real-life thriller stories, including a series on the perplexing and tragic murders of girls buried in the Mexican desert and another on domestic violence. She lives with her husband and son in Texas.

Her previous novel, Black-Eyed Susans, was a Sunday Times number two bestseller and a Simon Mayo Radio 2 Book Club selection as well as Waterstones Thriller of the Month.

About this edition

• Publisher: Penguin
• Publication date: 2018
• ISBN 10: 1405921307
• ISBN 13: 9781405921305
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 400