The woman in the library : a novel

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CLP - Library of Accessible Media for Pennsylvanians	Large Print Books	FICTION Gentill CL 20227
Location	CLP - Library of Accessible Media for Pennsylvanians
Collection	Large Print Books
Call Number	FICTION Gentill CL 20227
CLP - Woods Run	Large Print Books	FICTION Gentill
Location	CLP - Woods Run
Collection	Large Print Books
Call Number	FICTION Gentill
Upper St. Clair Township Library	Large Print Fiction	MYSTERY GENTILL Sulari
Location	Upper St. Clair Township Library
Collection	Large Print Fiction
Call Number	MYSTERY GENTILL Sulari

 

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Published Reviews

Booklist Review: "Australian author Winifred "Freddie" Kincaid is writing in the reading room of the Boston Public Library when she hears a woman scream. This bonds her to her neighboring patrons, writer Cain, psych grad student Marigold, and failing law student Whit, and when they hear that a woman's body has been discovered several days later, they work together to solve the crime. But someone is sending threatening messages to Freddie, and Cain is hiding a past that makes him look very guilty. In between chapters of the story are letters from Leo, an American offering writing advice to Hannah Tigone, the Australian author of Freddie's story. Soon it becomes clear that Leo is no ordinary critique partner, as he collects gruesome evidence to make Freddie's story more believable. Gentill's latest is a departure from her historical Rowland Sinclair novels (Where There's a Will, 2022). It is a mystery-within-a-mystery, with the clues in Freddie's story becoming more intriguing as Leo's advice becomes more sinister. The two story lines work together beautifully, amping up the suspense before reaching a surprising conclusion."
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Publisher's Weekly Review: "This thrilling excursion into metafiction from Australian author Gentill (Crossing the Lines) wittily examines the writing process itself. Australian mystery writer Winifred "Freddie" Kincaid has come to Boston after receiving a prestigious writers' fellowship. While she's seeking inspiration in the Boston Public Library, a woman's scream breaks the silence. Freddie seizes on this incident as the ideal start for her new opus, which involves "a group of people united by a scream." Each chapter of Freddie's book includes a letter written to famous Australian author Hannah Tigone by a dedicated fan, Leo Johnson, a fellow writer in residence who offers to be her beta reader. Hannah is writing the story of Freddie Kincaid, who's writing the story of the murder in the library. Leo's emails influence Hannah's view of her characters and subsequently Freddie's story. Leo's emails shift from sycophantic to profoundly disturbing when his novel is rejected by Hannah's agent. The agent dies a few days later, and murders in the two realities begin to multiply. This elegantly constructed novel is intelligent, funny, and profound. Who could ask for more? Agent: Jill Marr, Sandra Dijkstra Literary. (May)"
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Additional Information

Series	Thorndike Press large print thriller, adventure and suspense.
Subjects	Boston Public Library -- Fiction. Libraries -- Fiction. Women authors -- Fiction. Friendship -- Fiction. Murder -- Investigation -- Fiction. Large type books. Boston (Mass.) -- Fiction. Detective and mystery fiction.
Publisher	Waterville, ME :Thorndike Press,2022
Edition	Large print edition.
Language	English
Notes	Includes reading group guide (pages 461-463) and a conversation with the author (465-469).
Description	475 pages (large print) ; 23 cm.
ISBN	9798885780742
Other	Classic View