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Lake County Lori Roy

Lake County By Lori Roy

Lake County by Lori Roy


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Lake County: A Novel by Lori Roy

Set in the 1950s, this thriller by Edgar Awardwinning author Lori Roy reimagines the life of Marilyn Monroe, tying her fate to a dreamy teenager whose boyfriend runs afoul of the mob. Desperate to break free of small-town Florida, Addie Anne Buckley dreams of following in the path of her glamorous aunt Jeanknown to the world as Marilyn Monroe. When Aunt Jean plans a trip to Hollywood for Addies eighteenth birthday, Addie sees her chance to escape. One thing stands in her way: her boyfriend. Truitt Holt is Addies first and only love and will be joining her in California. But days before Addies due to leave, Truitt does an about-face and gives her a painful ultimatum: stay and marry him, or theyre through. Addie chooses her dream. Hurt and angry, Truitt unwittingly exposes the illegal bolita game hes been running in mob territory. Now the Tampa Mafia is after him, and he has until midnight to cut a deal that will save his life and Addies. What he doesnt knowhis trouble with the mob has already found Addie and her family. Shes already in a fight for her life.

Lake County Reviews

Roy keeps things taut and tense throughout, springing surprises and making all her characters count. Kirkus Reviews Roy is as adept as ever at bringing the Souths beauty and soft-edged dangers to life. In this complex tale, fierce family love is pitted against ambition, obsession, and contested power. Booklist Lake County is an irresistible slice of Florida noir fashioned of great American mythmaking. James M. Cain meets Harper Lee. The story excels as both an exciting crime novel and a fine example of Southern literature. Ace Atkins, New York Times bestselling author of Dont Let the Devil Ride Suspenseful, atmospheric, and surprising, Lake County pulls you and slowly ups the tension until youre holding your breath. Another remarkable crime novel from Lori Roy. Meg Gardiner, #1 New York Times bestselling author Lake County is the best book yet in Lori Roys remarkable career, a beautifully written blend of suspense and heartache, where Hollywood longings intersect with Florida crime syndicates in an ever-intensifying squeeze. An atmospheric, haunting read. Michael Koryta, New York Times bestselling author of An Honest Man

About Lori Roy

Lori Roys debut novel, Bent Road, was awarded the Edgar Allan Poe Award for Best First Novel by an American Author. Her work has been twice named a New York Times Notable Crime Book and has been included on various best of and summer reading lists. Until She Comes Home was a New York Times Editors Choice and a finalist for the Edgar Allan Poe Award for Best Novel. Let Me Die in His Footsteps was included among the top fiction of 2015 by Books-A-Million and named one of the best fifteen mystery novels of 2015 by Oline Cogdill. The novel also received the 2016 Edgar Allan Poe Award for Best Novel, making Roy the first woman to receive an Edgar Award for both Best First Novel and Best Noveland only the third person ever to have done so. Gone Too Long was named a People Magazine Book of the Week, was named one of the Best Books of Summer 2019, and was excerpted by O, The Oprah Magazine. Roy lives with her family in West Central Florida.

Additional information

CIN1662519931VG
9781662519932
1662519931
Lake County: A Novel by Lori Roy
Used - Very Good
Hardback
Amazon Publishing
2024-06-01
316
N/A
Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.
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