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“Gripping and elegiac, funny, and achingly sad, Haynes’ tale pulls you along like a river to the falls. Hypnotic.”
— Joss Wedon
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“A handsomely structured psychological mystery, and a moving exploration of grief.”
— Lionel Shriver, New York Times bestselling author of We Need to Talk about Kevin
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“A gripping first novel…impossible to put down.”
— Herman Koch, New York Times bestselling author of The Dinner
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“Cleverly plotted, cannily paced, and unafraid to pose questions that
don’t have easy answers, this accomplished psychological mystery
demonstrates the way that sometimes it may take being lost in the
darkness to enable us to glimpse the light.”
— Publishers Weekly (starred review)
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“Steady pacing paired with well-timed foreshadowing and fully realized characters make this one compelling from the beginning.”
— Booklist
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“Sharply drawn characters, damaged
and raw, enrich the psychological dimensions of this angst-filled mystery.”
— Kirkus Reviews
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“A stirring psychological thriller.
— People Magazine
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Cleverly plotted, cannily paced, and unafraid to pose questions that don't have easy answers, this accomplished psychological mystery demonstrates the way that sometimes it may take being lost in the darkness to enable us to glimpse the light.
— Publishers Weekly (starred review)
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An addictive, dark and suspenseful--yet sensitive--debut about death, obsession and fate.
— Bookpage
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A gripping first novel…impossible to put down.
— Herman Koch, author of The Dinner
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A handsomely structured psychological mystery, and a moving exploration of grief.
— Lionel Shriver
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...Not only a gripping, can't-stop-turning-pages thriller, but also a beautifully drawn portrait of grief and how we find our way back to life...perfectly capturing the fraught and funny rhythms of a challenging classroom. I love it.
— Madeline Miller, author of Circe
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From the opening pages of the novel, the hook is in (we know a crime has been committed) and you can't wait to see where her psychological thriller is headed...The Furies feels essential and exciting at the same time.
— The Times (UK)
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I stayed up all night to finish The Amber Fury. It's gripping and compelling, a real page-turner, written with humanity and warmth
— S. J. Watson, author of Before I Go to Sleep