The Daves Next Door
The Daves Next Door

Author: Will Carver

Publisher: Orenda Books

Published: 2022-07-21

Total Pages: 347

ISBN-13: 1914585194

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The lives of five strangers collide on a London train carriage, as they become involved in an incident that will change them all forever. A shocking, intensely emotive and wildly original new thriller from Will Carver... &‘One of the most exciting authors in Britain. After this, he'll have his own cult following' Daily Express &‘Unlike anything you'll read this year' Heat &‘Move the hell over Brett Easton Ellis and Chuck Palahniuk ... Will Carver is the new lit prince of 21st-century disenfranchised, pop darkness' Stephen J. Golds ___________________________________________________________ A disillusioned nurse suddenly learns how to care. An injured young sportsman wakes up find that he can see only in black and white. A desperate old widower takes too many pills and believes that two angels have arrived to usher him through purgatory. Two agoraphobic men called Dave share the symptoms of a brain tumour, and frequently waken their neighbour with their ongoing rows. Separate lives, running in parallel, destined to collide and then explode. Like the suicide bomber, riding the Circle Line, day after day, waiting for the right time to detonate, waiting for answers to his questions: Am I God? Am I dead? Will I blow up this train? Shocking, intensely emotive and wildly original, Will Carver's The Daves Next Door is an explosive existential thriller and a piercing examination of what it means to be human ... or not. ___________________________________________________________ Praise for Will Carver &‘Incredibly dark and very funny' Harriet Tyce &‘I fell in love with Carver's murderous Maeve. This is an Eleanor Oliphant for crime fans. Carver truly at his best' Sarah Pinborough &‘A darkly delicious page-turner' S J Watson &‘A novel so dark and creepy Stephen King will be jealous he didn't think of it first' Michael Wood &‘One of the most compelling and original voices in crime fiction' Alex North &‘Weirdly page-turning' Sunday Times &‘Laying bare our 21st-century weaknesses and dilemmas, Carver has created a highly original state-of-the-nation novel' Literary Review &‘Arguably the most original crime novel published this year' Independent &‘This mesmeric novel paints a thought-provoking if depressing picture of modern life' Guardian &‘This book is most memorable for its unrepentant darkness...' Telegraph &‘Utterly mesmerising...' Crime Monthly &‘Will Carver's most exciting, original, hilarious and freaky outing yet' Helen FitzGerald &‘Vivid and engaging and completely unexpected' Lia Middleton &‘Dark in the way only Will Carver can be ... oozes malevolence from every page' Victoria Selman

The Daves Next Door - The shocking, explosive new thriller from cult bestselling author Will Carver
The Daves Next Door - The shocking, explosive new thriller from cult bestselling author Will Carver

Author: Will Carver

Publisher: Orenda Books

Published: 2022-07-21

Total Pages: 351

ISBN-13: 1914585194

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The lives of five strangers collide on a London train carriage, as they become involved in an incident that will change them all forever. A shocking, intensely emotive and wildly original new thriller from Will Carver... 'Impossibly original, stylish, sinister and heartfelt. The Daves Next Door is so wildly fresh and unmatched, and once again proves that Will Carver has talent and creativity to burn' Chris Whitaker 'Once again, Will bends and twists the genre with a novel that is astonishing, profound and hard-hitting' David Jackson 'So clever, so dark, so utterly original. Where does Will Carver get his ideas?' Victoria Selman 'Stirring. Ambitious. Irreverent. Compassionate. Completely devoid of giveable f*@ks' Dominic Nolan ________________________________ A disillusioned nurse suddenly learns how to care. An injured young sportsman wakes up find that he can see only in black and white. A desperate old widower takes too many pills and believes that two angels have arrived to usher him through purgatory. Two agoraphobic men called Dave share the symptoms of a brain tumour, and frequently waken their neighbour with their ongoing rows. Separate lives, running in parallel, destined to collide and then explode. Like the suicide bomber, riding the Circle Line, day after day, waiting for the right time to detonate, waiting for answers to his questions: Am I God? Am I dead? Will I blow up this train? Shocking, intensely emotive and wildly original, Will Carver's The Daves Next Door is an explosive existential thriller and a piercing examination of what it means to be human ... or not. ________________________________ 'Will Carver is a thought-provoking and masterful writer of gut-punching fiction ... a powerhouse of a novel. Think Ira Levin at his best' Michael Wood 'Will has this uncanny knack of delving into your soul and revealing all the things you really think but are too scared to voice. Absolute GENIUS' Lisa Hall 'Another ingenious genre-bender ... provocative, twisted and mind-bendingly original' Sarah Sultoon Praise for Will Carver 'One of the most exciting authors in Britain. After this, he'll have his own cult following' Daily Express 'Unlike anything you'll read this year' Heat 'Move the hell over Brett Easton Ellis and Chuck Palahniuk ... Will Carver is the new lit prince of 21st-century disenfranchised, pop darkness' Stephen J. Golds 'Incredibly dark and very funny' Harriet Tyce 'I fell in love with Carver's murderous Maeve. This is an Eleanor Oliphant for crime fans. Carver truly at his best' Sarah Pinborough 'A darkly delicious page-turner' S J Watson 'One of the most compelling and original voices in crime fiction' Alex North 'Weirdly page-turning' Sunday Times 'Laying bare our 21st-century weaknesses and dilemmas, Carver has created a highly original state-of-the-nation novel' Literary Review 'Arguably the most original crime novel published this year' Independent 'This mesmeric novel paints a thought-provoking if depressing picture of modern life' Guardian 'This book is most memorable for its unrepentant darkness...' Telegraph 'Utterly mesmerising...' Crime Monthly 'Will Carver's most exciting, original, hilarious and freaky outing yet' Helen FitzGerald 'Vivid and engaging and completely unexpected' Lia Middleton

The Girls Next Door
The Girls Next Door

Author: Lindsy Van Gelder

Publisher: Simon and Schuster

Published: 1997-10-03

Total Pages: 326

ISBN-13: 0684839571

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Two journalists draw on more than one hundred interviews with women around the U.S. to examine the manners, mores, institutions, attitudes, beliefs, and lifestyles of lesbians throughout the country.

The Next Best Thing
The Next Best Thing

Author: Jennifer Weiner

Publisher: Simon and Schuster

Published: 2012-08-02

Total Pages: 446

ISBN-13: 0857209604

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From the bestselling author of Good in Bed, In Her Shoesand the forthcoming Who Do You Lovecomes a Hollywood rollercoaster ... At twenty-three, Ruth Saunders headed west with her seventy-year-old grandma in tow, hoping to be hired as a television writer. Four years later, she's hit the jackpot when she gets The Call: the sitcom she wrote, The Next Big Thing, has gotten the green light, and Ruthie's going to be the show-runner. But her dreams of Hollywood happiness are threatened by demanding actors, number-crunching executives, an unrequited crush on a boss, and her grandmother's impending nuptials. Set against the fascinating backdrop of Los Angeles show business culture, with an insider's ear and eye for writer's rooms, bad behavior backstage and set politics, Jennifer Weiner's new novel is a rollicking ride on the Hollywood rollercoaster, and a heartfelt story about what it's like for a young woman to love, and lose, in the land where dreams come true. Praise for Jennifer Weiner's Then Came You: "An absorbing read, and, for all its spot-on social commentary, a serious book at heart." -Philadelphia Inquirer "Weiner brings her trademark wit and empathy to this lively story." - Parade

Not the Girl Next Door
Not the Girl Next Door

Author: Charlotte Chandler

Publisher: Simon and Schuster

Published: 2012-12-11

Total Pages: 518

ISBN-13: 1471105865

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As Charlotte Chandler did so well in her previous biographies, she will again draw on the recorded words of Joan Crawford and those who knew her well to paint a rich portrait of the woman and the star. Joan Crawford was born Lucille LeSueur in Texas in 1908. She became a chorus girl in silent films before finding her voice in Possessed(1931) with Clark Gable. Their affair would continue, on and off screen, for many years. Throughout the thirties, Joan continued to earn critical acclaim for her forte of playing career women who never gave up. Her Oscar-winning film Mildred Piercein 1945 began the long-running feud between Joan and Bette Davis, which reached its height with Whatever Happened to Baby Janein 1962. Joan was married four times including once to Douglas Fairbanks Jr, who spoke extensively to Charlotte Chandler for this book. Following her death, Joan's decision to cut her eldest children out of her will prompted her daughter Christina to write the damning bookMommie Dearest which changed Joan's image forever. Charlotte Chandler spent many hours recording interviews with Joan and also those closest to her. What emerges is a subtle portrait of a complex women and a new insight into the legendary actress.

Suicide Thursday
Suicide Thursday

Author: Will Carver

Publisher: Orenda Books

Published: 2022-11-24

Total Pages: 380

ISBN-13: 1914585399

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A disenchanted man struggles to get beyond the first chapter of the books he' s writing, and to separate fact from fiction in his own life. His friend' s suicide changes everything ... The mind-blowing, heart-rending new thriller from cult bestselling author Will Carver. &‘ One of the most exciting authors in Britain' Daily Express _________________________________________ Eli Hagin can' t finish anything. He hates his job, but can' t seem to quit. He doesn' t want to be with his girlfriend, but doesn' t know how end things with her, either. Eli wants to write a novel, but he' s never taken a story beyond the first chapter. Eli also has trouble separating reality from fiction. When his best friend kills himself, Eli is motivated, for the first time in his life, to finally end something himself, just as Mike did... Except sessions with his therapist suggest that Eli' s most recent &‘ first chapters' are not as fictitious as he had intended ... and a series of text messages that Mike received before his death point to something much, much darker... _________________________________________ Praise for Will Carver &‘ One of the most compelling and original voices in crime fiction ... The whole thing feels like a shot of adrenaline' Alex North &‘ Deliciously fresh and malevolent story-telling' Craig Sisterson &‘ Weirdly page-turning' Sunday Times &‘ Laying bare our 21st-century weaknesses and dilemmas, Carver has created a highly original state-of-the-nation novel' Literary Review &‘ Arguably the most original crime novel published this year' Independent &‘ At once fantastical and appallingly plausible ... this mesmeric novel paints a thought-provoking if depressing picture of modern life' Guardian &‘ This book is most memorable for its unrepentant darkness... ' Telegraph &‘ Unlike anything else you' ll read this year' Heat &‘ Incredibly dark and very funny' Harriet Tyce &‘ Wickedly fun' Crime Monthly &‘ Will Carver' s most exciting, original, hilarious and freaky outing yet ... I loved it' Helen FitzGerald &‘ Vivid and engaging and completely unexpected' Lia Middleton &‘ Dark in the way only Will Carver can be ... oozes malevolence from every page' Victoria Selman &‘ A wickedly dark and funny novel, with a protagonist you can' t help but root for' Lisa Hall &‘ Move the hell over Brett Easton Ellis and Chuck Palahniuk ... Will Carv

The Last Thing He Told Me
The Last Thing He Told Me

Author: Laura Dave

Publisher: Simon and Schuster

Published: 2021-05-04

Total Pages: 336

ISBN-13: 1501171364

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Don’t miss the #1 New York Times bestselling blockbuster and Reese Witherspoon Book Club Pick that’s sold 3 million copies strong—now an Apple TV+ limited series starring Jennifer Garner! The “page-turning, exhilarating” (PopSugar) and “heartfelt thriller” (Real Simple) about a woman who thinks she’s found the love of her life—until he disappears. Before Owen Michaels disappears, he smuggles a note to his beloved wife of one year: Protect her. Despite her confusion and fear, Hannah Hall knows exactly to whom the note refers—Owen’s sixteen-year-old daughter, Bailey. Bailey, who lost her mother tragically as a child. Bailey, who wants absolutely nothing to do with her new stepmother. As Hannah’s increasingly desperate calls to Owen go unanswered, as the FBI arrests Owen’s boss, as a US marshal and federal agents arrive at her Sausalito home unannounced, Hannah quickly realizes her husband isn’t who he said he was. And that Bailey just may hold the key to figuring out Owen’s true identity—and why he really disappeared. Hannah and Bailey set out to discover the truth. But as they start putting together the pieces of Owen’s past, they soon realize they’re also building a new future—one neither of them could have anticipated. With its breakneck pacing, dizzying plot twists, and evocative family drama, The Last Thing He Told Me is a “page-turning, exhilarating, and unforgettable” (PopSugar) suspense novel.

Three Daves
Three Daves

Author: Nicki Elson

Publisher: Simon and Schuster

Published: 2010-02-16

Total Pages: 225

ISBN-13: 1936305100

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Jennifer Whitney was the last American virgin. At least that s what she felt like in 1986 as she began her sophomore year at Central Illinois University. She was proud of her decision to wait for the right guy, and yet she was getting restless. It seemed like everyone around her was doing it... and having fun doing it, too. She didn t want to become the campus slut or anything, but surely there was a difference between a trashy skank and a nice girl with a little experience. Perhaps it was time to stop relying on fate to guide her and instead take matters into her own hands. And with that realization, Jen decided to find the one and lose her virginity, although not necessarily in that order... Nicki Elson has created a heroine that everyone will cheer for as she comes of age in the mid-1980s. Whether you lived through the decade and survived the bad hair and acid-wash jeans, or just heard the wild stories, readers of all ages will identify with Jen Whitney as she searches for the one, enjoying her romantic ups and downs, made even more entertaining by Nicki Elson s amusingly wry sense of humor.

Three Daves, Book 2
Three Daves, Book 2

Author: Nicki Elson

Publisher: Simon and Schuster

Published: 2016-04-26

Total Pages: 69

ISBN-13: 1623422426

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With solid sexual experience under her belt, Jennifer Whitney is determined to return to her good girl status until she meets the right guy. Sexy super-senior Dave is not the right guy. But his mesmerizing eyes and sensual swagger have a way of making up for that—especially when he gives Jen the kind of attention she never dreamed she’d get from someone like him. Her roommate doesn’t like him. Her friend David isn’t his biggest fan, either. But neither of them understands the persuasive powers of Dave’s delicious tongue and his tiger-like growl. Jen’s proud of herself for resisting his many temptations, yet she knows Dave won’t stick around forever if she never gives him anything… This is part two of a reboot of the novel Three Daves. “Come on, good girl. Be bad.” ~Dave

Two Lives...and Then Some
Two Lives...and Then Some

Author: Rev. Dr. Gordon Graham

Publisher: Xlibris Corporation

Published: 2011-04-13

Total Pages: 656

ISBN-13: 1456894579

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Two Lives...and Then Some: The Parti ng, Volume 3 of Gordon Graham’s memoirs, is a tribute to Barbara Graham, his wife Barbara who died in 2006 of Motor Neurone Disease. We follow Gordon from his days working as personnel manager at in Washington, D.C., through law school and into work as a civil rights acti vist and government anti -poverty worker. He returns to Clinton where he is successful in his bid for a School Committ ee seat. He turns to another career as general counsel for a major state environmental agency where the latent sti rrings of religious vocati on surface and he decides to enter seminary. His journey then takes him to Northern Ireland where as an ordained priest of the Anglican Communion he serves in parishes, works with other Christi an churches, and does church development work. Throughout it all, Barbara pursues her interest in music and parti cipates in choirs and chorales and makes her own eff ort in the church to bring people together. Readers will laugh out loud at many of Gordon’s stories but they will shed tears as they share those last days of Barbara’s life.