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Ransom River by Meg Gardiner MOBI



A stunningly complex and atmospheric crime novel from Edgar Award–winning author Meg Gardiner, Ransom River features a deeply flawed, compelling heroine, a murder trial, and the long-unsolved mystery it exposes.



Rory   Mackenzie is juror number  seven on a high-profile murder case in her   hometown of Ransom River,  California. It’s a place she vowed never to   visit again, after leaving  behind its surfeit of regret and misfortune   and the specter of a  troubled past that threatened to disturb the   town’s peaceful façade.



Brilliant   yet guarded, Rory has  always felt like an outsider. She retreated  into  herself when both her  career aspirations and her love affair with  a  childhood friend,  undercover cop Seth Colder, were destroyed in a   tragic accident.



While   most of the town is focused  on the tense and shocking circumstances  of  the trial, Rory’s return to  Ransom River dredges up troubling  memories  from her childhood that she  can no longer ignore. But in the  wake of a  desperate attack on the  courthouse, Rory realizes that  exposing these  dark skeletons has  connected her to an old case that  was never solved,  and bringing the  truth to light just might destroy  her.



Departing   from her popular series  novels, Meg Gardiner has gone deeper than  ever  into the utterly  convincing lives and compelling pasts of her   characters. Ransom River is an intimate crime thriller with a dark mystery at its heart—one that will keep readers breathless until the very last page.



"..solid stand-alone thriller from Edgar-winner Gardiner." - Publishers Weekly



"Edgar Award winner Gardiner (China Lake) delivers another smashing hit."-Library Journal



Meg    Gardiner previously practiced law and taught at the University of    California, Santa Barbara. Originally from Southern California, she now    lives with her family in London. The Dirty Secrets Club is her first novel published in the U.S. She will be promoting The Dirty Secrets Club on a national tour this summer.



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