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One Little Sigh

Jun 28, 2024 | audible.com | Shannon Hollinger |Wendy Walker |Sarah Richards |Colleen Hoover

Chief Maggie Riley, Book 4 Narrated by: Amelia Sciandra Length: 8 hrs and 55 mins Sorry, we are unable to add the item because your shopping cart is already at capacity.
Mad Love

May 9, 2024 | audible.com | Wendy Walker |Brynn Kelly |Don Winslow |Colleen Hoover

"Twisty and totally unpredictable, Mad Love will have thriller fans raving. Brilliantly narrated by the incomparable Julia Whelan along with a full cast, Wendy Walker's dark and electrifying tale comes to life.” Mary Kubica, NYT best-selling author of Local Woman Missing They were madly in love. The perfect couple. That was the story everyone in South River believed...until Gin Talcott and Adam Archer are found shot in their bed. Adam is dead at the scene. Gin is fighting for her life.
Holly by Stephen King

Aug 22, 2023 | publishersweekly.com | David Ulin |Nicola Upson |Wendy Walker |Andrew Klavan

Stephen King. Scribner, $30 (464p) ISBN 978-1-6680-1613-8PI Holly Gibney returns after King’s 2020 novella If It Bleeds to face off against a pair of deliciously wicked predators in this lurid if somewhat plodding thriller. It’s July 2021, and the Finders Keepers detective agency is on hiatus, with Holly taking time off to mourn her mother, who recently died of Covid.
Rethinking Genre, or, The Great Genre Rebellion

Jun 13, 2023 | crimereads.com | Wendy Walker

From the moment I sold my first thriller, I’ve been acutely aware of genre. I’m not alone. The explosion of the psychological thriller in the wake of Gillian Flynn’s blockbuster Gone Girl created a wide lane for crime writers to steer into. Twisty twists and unreliable narrators became our calling cards, and book concepts were shaped to fit the mold. I owe my career to genre boundaries, so I was not about to start a rebellion. In 2015, I was on the brink of quitting the business.
Win A Copy Of The Book 'What Remains: A Novel' By Wendy Walker

Jun 7, 2023 | redcarpetcrash.com | Wendy Walker

She saved his life. Now he’ll never let her go. Detective Elise Sutton is drawn to cold cases. Each crime is a puzzle to solve, pulled from the past. Elise looks for cracks in the surface and has become an expert on how murderers slip up and give themselves away. She has dedicated her life to creating a sense of order, at work with her ex-marine partner; at home with her husband and two young daughters; and within, battling her own demons.
Book Review: ‘What Remains: A Novel’ By Wendy Walker

May 27, 2023 | redcarpetcrash.com | Wendy Walker

Home > Books > Book Review: ‘What Remains: A Novel’ By Wendy Walker May 27, 20232023-05-27T09:29:14-05:00 Detective Elise Sutton is married to Mitch, and has two daughters. On this day, she ducks into the store to buy towels, while her partner Rowan waits in the car. She hears gunshots, and instead of waiting for backup, she chases after the shooter. She sees a man fleeing, possibly about to be shot, and she kills the shooter. They never find the man that fled, until she sees his vehicle and...
“This Boy is Going to Be a Writer.” Remembering Paul La Farge’s Childhood

Mar 15, 2023 | lithub.com | Wendy Walker

Paul La Farge by Wendy Walker, 6.10.1978I met Paul 45 years ago, in January 1978. I was on my way out the door with a suitcase when the telephone rang. The phone sat on a shelf beside the door so I could answer without putting my suitcase down. Tom La Farge, the friend of a friend, introduced himself and asked if I would join him at home for a glass of wine. He sounded nice, so I accepted, thinking: I will take a morning train. Tom’s apartment was eight blocks away from mine on West End Ave.