In Red Leaves, Edgar Award-winning author Thomas H. Cook pens a compelling tale of suspicion and its corrosive effects on a family. When a little girl is missing on the morning after his teenaged son baby-sits for her, Eric Moore watches his world crumble as suspicion falls on his son. Although Eric hires a lawyer to prepare his son's defense, a haunting thought slithers into his mind. What if he has been nurturing a monstrous fiend?
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"A well constructed story carried along by the main character's take on what is happening around him. I realized half way through that I had read this before, but since I couldn't remember how it ended, I finished it! I think I was attracted, twice, by the beautiful cover! " — Candy (4 out of 5 stars)
"A well constructed story carried along by the main character's take on what is happening around him. I realized half way through that I had read this before, but since I couldn't remember how it ended, I finished it! I think I was attracted, twice, by the beautiful cover! "
" the author put his Complicated Mind in the story... "
" I LOVE Thomas Cook's delicious writing! Read him!!! "
" What a fucking trip! Poor kid. Goddamn small towns! lol I say this is excellently written because there is no way to predict how the story will unfold or end. "
" Unnecessarily wordy, flowery, and gloomy. Ugh. "
" Thinking back on this book, I'm not impressed. Sure, I kept going, but it was like eating cheesepuffs in the end. "
" First time to read a book by this author. Good story that zipped along at a good rate. Would recommend it "
" Interesting mystery book with underlying themes of family and appearances. Very tragic families. This is my first Thomas Cook, and I think I'll read some more of his. "
" This is an easy read but will keep your attention through the entire book. "
" I read this in just 2 days - excellent drama. This would be a very good movie. Difficult subject matter, but very good story-telling. A quick read. "
Thomas H. Cook was born in Fort Payne, Alabama. He has been nominated for the Edgar Award seven times in five different categories. He received the best novel Edgar for The Chatham School Affair, the Martin Beck Award, the Herodotus Prize for best historical short story, and the Barry for best novel for Red Leaves, and has been nominated for numerous other awards.
David Chandler is an Earphones Award–winning narrator who has read numerous titles for New York Times bestselling authors William Kent Krueger and C. J. Box, among others.
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