- Editorial:
- SCRIBNER
- Año de edición:
- 2021
- Materia:
- Novela traducida
- ISBN:
- 978-1-9821-5982-5
- Páginas:
- 464
GOOD GIRL, BAD GIRL
A NOVEL
ROBOTHAM, MICHAEL
u003cbu003eFrom the internationally bestselling author who Stephen King calls an absolute master, a gripping and eerie (Karin Slaughter) thriller about a dangerous young woman with the ability to know when someone is lyingand the criminal psychologist who must outwit her to survive.u003c/bu003eu003cbru003eu003cbru003eA girl is discovered hiding in a secret room in the aftermath of a terrible crime. Half-starved and filthy, she wont tell anyone her name, or her age, or where she came from. Maybe she is twelve, maybe fifteen. She doesnt appear in any missing persons file, and her DNA cant be matched to an identity. Six years later, still unidentified, she is living in a secure childrens home with a new name, Evie Cormac. When she initiates a court case demanding the right to be released as an adult, forensic psychologist Cyrus Haven must determine if Evie is ready to go free. But she is unlike anyone hes ever metfascinating and dangerous in equal measure.u003cbru003e u003cbru003eMeanwhile, Cyrus is called in to investigate the shocking murder of a high school figure-skating champion, Jodie Sheehan, who died on a lonely footpath close to her home. Pretty and popular, Jodie is portrayed by everyone as the ultimate girl-next-door, but as Cyrus peels back the layers, a secret life emergesone that Evie Cormac, the girl with no past, knows something about. A man haunted by his own tragic history, Cyrus is caught between the two casesone girl who needs saving and another who needs justice. What price will he pay for the truth?u003cbru003e u003cbru003eEmotionally explosive and swiftly paced, this is an impeccable thriller with a plot that encompasses murder, incest, drugs, abuse, torture, sexyou name it, this book has it (u003ciu003eNew York Journal of Booksu003c/iu003e).