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“Superb characters, sparkling dialogue, and a gripping, terrifying plot, plus flashes of humor to boot; this book has it all. It’s very hard to believe this is Ms. Chaney’s first novel.”
— Chris Pavone, New York Times bestselling author
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“One of the most well-written thrillers I've ever read.
— BookRiot
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Striking…In this perverse first novel, the exploits of a murderer are viewed from three perspectives: that of his wife, who still loves him; that of a journalist, who made her career because of him; and that of a police detective who is still obsessed with him.
— New York Times Book Review (Best and Latest in Crime Fiction)
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Addicting…a rich, character-driven story…leaves the reader affected long after the last page is turned.
— Mystery Scene
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Gritty…What You Don't Know takes readers to some crawlspace-creepy places.
— Colorado Springs Gazette
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Outstanding dark debut…it paints an absorbing, graphic portrait of the dangers of getting too close to evil, and is breathtaking from the first page to the last.
— Daily Mail
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Superb characters, sparkling dialogue, and a gripping, terrifying plot, plus flashes of humor to boot; this book has it all. It's very hard to believe this is Ms. Chaney's first novel.
— Chris Pavone, New York Times bestselling author of The Travelers
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JoAnn Chaney's book, mysterious with all that is concealed and undeclared, compels the reader to acknowledge that things are not as simple as we like to believe, and to recognize that evil does not always lay outside of us, but deep within us. Chaney's psychological insights and social perceptions are infallible—brutal, indignant, and full of surprise.
— Susanna Moore, bestselling author of Paradise of the Pacific
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Crisp, dark, brutal and worth every nightmare it gave me. Chaney’s serial killer is chilling, her characters are humanly flawed, and her story is intense which creates the perfect recipe for a page-turner.
— BookRiot
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A taut thriller…Richly drawn and vividly imagined characters…Tense, compelling greatness. Chaney is an author to watch.
— Library Journal
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Unusually thoughtful…Relies more on character studies than gory details…It’s the escalating psychological tension and the interactions of three-dimensional characters that lift this well above the serial-killer norm.
— Kirkus
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Well-drawn characters…a thrilling read in the tradition of Jeffery Deaver’s The Bone Collector.
— Booklist
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Unsettling, well-crafted…All of the point-of-view characters are tragically flawed in believable ways.
— Publishers Weekly
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“This chilling debut novel balances the evil with some good, the gruesome with a bit of humor, while keeping tensions high and readers riveted to the pages.
— RT Book Reviews
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A careful study in characters and deception...I read this book with my breath held and the lights on.
— Electric Literature