BEFORE SHE WAS HELEN
她成為海倫以前
內容介紹
「在《她成為海倫以前》開篇之前，讀者被帶到了一個輕鬆的退休社區活動，不過作者迅速在這個令人迷惑的黑暗謎團中顛覆了觀眾的期望。在老舊犯罪和新謀殺案之間，高齡七十歲的故事主人翁克來米面臨著無以言喻的恐懼，成功鉤住讀者著迷于『誰是兇手」的答案，令人無法自拔。」——《紐約時報》暢銷書作者朱莉·海茲(Julie Hyzy)
廣受好評的國際暢銷書作家卡洛林．庫尼(Caroline B. Cooney)的最新懸疑小說，非常適合羅拉‧李普曼(Laura Lippman)和愛利絲·費尼(Alice Feeney)的神秘小說書迷。
她的生活沒有辦法達到她的期望，她便打造自己成為一個全新的人
當克來米(Clemmie)走到隔壁去察看他難相處又討人厭的鄰居唐(Dom)時，他不在屋內，但是她發現了一個令人驚豔、美麗卻難以理解的物品。克來米用手機拍下這個奇妙之物，將其轉發出去，不料，卻造成無法挽回的錯誤。當照片在網路上流傳時，克來米拼命要在人際網路中守住自己的秘密，眼看五十年來小心翼翼地躲藏於這個不屬於自己的名字底下，會不會毀於一張粗心的照片？
此外，克來米發現的是一件藝術品，但警方到場後發現的卻是一件屍體。她是犯罪現場的最後一個人，並且留下了指紋。克來米突然陷入了一個詭異的調查之中，發現自己無法適應如此緊張、令人坐立難安的調查過程。在昏沉的南卡羅來納州退休社區中，克來米為自己建立的平淡而寧靜的生活，將隨著她黑暗的過去湧入而崩潰。
《她成為海倫以前》，建構出張力十足、令人忍不住想追下去的謎團，數十年來的秘密即將變成現實，生動地描寫出當你生活於謊言之中，而當謊言瓦解，迫使你陷入困境時，你終究被迫面對真相的處境。
作者介紹
出生於紐約州吉尼瓦市，她著有多本暢銷書，曾獲多項榮譽，作品被翻譯成多國語言。她最著名的為青少年小說《牛奶盒上的臉孔》(The Face on the Milk Carton)，銷量超過3百萬冊，並曾被改拍成電視影集。
卡洛林目前居住在南卡羅來納州，她喜歡和孫子們在一起，彈鋼琴，在家附近散步，陶器、珠寶製作，當然還有閱讀。
書評
“Caroline B. Cooney is a master of taking a small, common moment—seeing a face on a milk carton, posting a harmless photo—and turning that moment into a thrilling story. In this mystery, Cooney gives us Clemmie, a senior citizen living a long deception, who fights back with intelligence and courage against dangerous foes, both present and past. Before She Was Helen is an emotionally rich page-turner about the lives we want—and the lives we make.”—Jeff Abbott, New York Times bestselling author of Never Ask Me
“As Before She Was Helen opens, readers are drawn into what appears to be a light, retirement-community caper. But author Caroline B. Cooney quickly flips expectations upside down in this deceptively dark mystery. Between old crimes and fresh murders, septuagenarian protagonist Clemmie faces an unspeakable fear that will keep readers hooked in this twisty whodunit.”—Julie Hyzy, New York Times bestselling author
“Caroline B. Cooney has a genius for skewering culture, crime, and society. As once she demonstrated to the world a pressing level of danger we needed to understand, now she whips millennial angst, recreational drug use, and one feisty, heroic retiree into a thrilling, toxic brew that will leave readers cheering by the end. Retirement villages never seemed so mysterious and exciting! Under Cooney’s deft hand, hidden dangers emerge, and the ties that bind us, young and old, just may save us in the end.” —Jenny Milchman, USA Today bestselling author of Cover of Snow and Wicked River
“Caroline B. Cooney’s Before She Was Helen is a clever whodunit featuring an immensely likable septuagenarian heroine with a tragic past. Cooney is deft at weaving together the mysteries of a fifty-year-old cold case murder and a still-warm body at a retirement community, slowly unveiling a slew of possible motives and suspects for both crimes. Loaded with action, fast-paced, and offering a series of emotional punches, this book will leave mystery lovers wanting more.” —Carter Wilson, USA Today bestselling author of The Dead Girl in 2A and Mister Tender’s Girl
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