Bollen Christopher - Orient A Novel - Paperback

Binding: Paperback
Description: A gorgeously written book whose literary chops are beyond doubt. Come for the prose and stay for the murders. US a Today This is beach reading that's as intelligent as it is absorbing. People A gripping novel of culture clash and murder from the acclaimed author of A Beautiful Crime and The Destroyers. As summer draws to a close a small Long Island town is gripped by a series of mysterious deaths and one young man a loner taken in by a local tries to piece together the crimes before his own time runs out. Orient is an isolated town on the north fork of Long Island its future as a historic village newly threatened by the arrival of wealthy transplants from Manhattan many of them artists. One late summer morning the body of a local caretaker is found in the open water; the same day a monstrous animal corpse is found on the beach presumed a casualty from a nearby research lab. With rumors flying eyes turn to Mills Chevern a tumbleweed orphan newly arrived in town from the west with no ties and a hazy history. As the deaths continue and fear in town escalates Mills is enlisted by Beth an Orient native in retreat from Manhattan to help her uncover the truth. With the clock ticking Mills and Beth struggle to find answers faced with a killer they may not be able to outsmart. Rich with character and incident yet deeply suspenseful Orient marks the emergence of a novelist of enormous talent.
Title: Orient A Novel
Author(s): Bollen Christopher
Publisher: Harpercollins
Barcode: 9780062329967
Pages: 640 Pages
Language: English
Publication Date: 5/17/2016