Availability:
Library | Call Number | Format | Status | Item Holds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Searching... Abington Public Library | FIC HAL | BOOK | Searching... Unknown | Searching... Unavailable |
Searching... Braintree Thayer Public Library | HAL | BOOK | Searching... Unknown | Searching... Unavailable |
Searching... Canton Public Library | FIC HALL | NEW BOOK LOCAL HOLDS | Searching... Unknown | Searching... Unavailable |
Searching... Duxbury Free Library | FIC HALL, ARAMINTA | BOOK | Searching... Unknown | Searching... Unavailable |
Searching... Hingham Public Library | HAL | NEW BOOK 7 DAY LOAN LOCAL HOLDS | Searching... Unknown | Searching... Unavailable |
Searching... Holbrook Public Library | ON ORDER | BOOK | Searching... Unknown | Searching... Unavailable |
Searching... Milton Public Library | ON ORDER | NEW BOOK | Searching... Unknown | Searching... Unavailable |
Searching... Plymouth Public Library | HAL | 14 DAY BOOK | Searching... Unknown | Searching... Unavailable |
Searching... Scituate Town Library | HAL | BOOK | Searching... Unknown | Searching... Unavailable |
Searching... Sharon Public Library | HALL, ARAMINTA | NEW BOOK 14 DAY LOAN | Searching... Unknown | Searching... Unavailable |
Searching... Walpole Public Library | HALL ARA 2024 | NEW BOOK LOCAL HOLDS | Searching... Unknown | Searching... Unavailable |
Searching... Weymouth Tufts Library | HALL | 14 DAY BOOK | Searching... Unknown | Searching... Unavailable |
Bound With These Titles
On Order
Summary
Summary
A CrimeReads Most Anticipated Fiction Novel of 2024 and Best Psychological Thriller for January * A Book Riot Most Anticipated Book of Jan-Jun 2024 * A Tertulia Best New Crime and Thriller Book This Winter * A Paste Most Anticipated Mystery and Thriller Book of 2024
Two young women vanish in a seaside town. At the cliff's edge, nobody is who they seem.
Desperate to escape the ghosts of his failed marriage, Cole upends his life. He leaves London behind for a remote stretch of coast, relishing the respite from the noise, drama, and relentless careerism that curdled his relationship and mental health. Leonora has made the same move for similar reasons. She's living a short walk from Cole's seaside cottage, preparing for her latest art exhibition. Though Cole still can't figure out what went wrong with his marriage, and Leonora is having trouble acclimating to the hostile landscape, the pair forges a connection on the eroding bluff they call home.
Then, two young women activists raising awareness about gendered violence disappear while passing through. Cole and Leonora find themselves in the middle of a police investigation and the resulting media firestorm when the world learns of what happened. And as the tension escalates alongside the search for the missing women, they quickly realize that they don't know each other that well after all.
From the critically acclaimed author of Our Kind of Cruelty and Imperfect Women , comes an urgent psychological thriller about gender, power, and how both are captured in our contemporary media environment. Unexpected and twisty from its first page to its last, One of the Good Guys asks: If most men claim to be good, why are most women still afraid to walk home alone at night?
Reviews (2)
Booklist Review
A three-part structure keeps readers on their toes as it exposes all sides--his, hers, and theirs--in a sleek takedown plot with a #NotAllMen foundation. In his first-person narration, Cole seems to be the kind of man any woman would want. He's attentive, happy to cater to the needs of his wife, PR rep Mel, as she goes through IVF, and would do anything to be a father. Now that Mel has settled him into a new job in a rural coastal area while she starts divorce proceedings, he is completely flummoxed by the breakdown of their relationship but sees a potential way forward with another new coastal resident, artist Leonora. The reader begins to understand that something is amiss, and as part two begins in Mel's voice, that uneasy feeling is fully confirmed. But this is more than a he-said-she-said; the third act is told in tweets, interviews, artist statements, and texts about the bloody disappearance of two women who were hiking near Cole's cabin. Compelling, unsettling, and nuanced, this will be a fast favorite for fans of dark domestic thrillers.
Library Journal Review
Hall's (Hidden Depths) new thriller is set in the UK. Varying points of view will keep readers enthralled and questioning who the real villains are, while exploring themes of power, gender, and patriarchal norms in relationships, social media influence, and gaslighting. Both Cole Simmonds and Leanora Baxter seem to be running from their pasts. Following the end of his marriage, Cole accepts a job as a wildlife ranger. He's eager to disconnect from his previous life and focus on positivity and his mental health. Soon he meets Lennie, his reclusive artist neighbor, and is charmed by how different she is from his ex. Just as their relationship begins, two young women activists disappear, placing Cole and Lennie in the middle of the police investigation. While evidence appears to implicate Cole in their disappearance, a shift in the narrative reveals there is much more to this story. VERDICT In the vein of Gillian Flynn's Gone Girl, this is a psychological thriller that will have readers on the edge of their seats, pushing them to ponder difficult questions.--Linsey Milillo