We Are All the Same in the Dark: A Novel (Unabridged)
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Publisher Description
NATIONAL BESTSELLER • PEOPLE PICK • OPTIONED BY SISTER PICTURES FOR TELEVISION • The discovery of a girl abandoned by the side of the road threatens to unearth the long-buried secrets of a Texas town’s legendary cold case in this superb, atmospheric novel from the internationally bestselling author of Black-Eyed Susans
“If you only read one thriller this year, let it be this one. Psychologically absorbing, original and atmospheric. I could not turn the pages fast enough.”—Elin Hilderbrand, #1 New York Times bestselling author of 28 Summers
It’s been a decade since Trumanell Branson disappeared, leaving only a bloody handprint behind. Her pretty face still hangs like a watchful queen on the posters on the walls of the town’s Baptist church, the police station, and in the high school. They all promise the same thing: We will find you. Meanwhile, Tru’s brother, Wyatt, lives as a pariah in the desolation of the old family house, cleared of wrongdoing by the police but tried and sentenced in the court of public opinion and in a new documentary about the crime.
When Wyatt finds a lost girl dumped in a field of dandelions, making silent wishes, he believes she is a sign. The town’s youngest cop, Odette Tucker, believes she is a catalyst that will ignite a seething town still waiting for its own missing girl to come home. But Odette can’t look away. She shares a wound that won’t close with the mute, one-eyed mystery girl. And she is haunted by her own history with the missing Tru.
Desperate to solve both cases, Odette fights to save the lost girl in the present and to dig up the shocking truth about a fateful night in the past—the night her friend disappeared, the night that inspired her to become a cop, the night that wrote them all a role in the town’s dark, violent mythology.
In this twisty psychological thriller, Julia Heaberlin paints unforgettable portraits of a woman and a girl who redefine perceptions of physical beauty and strength.
Praise for We Are All the Same in the Dark
“This chilling tale of buried sins is relentlessly unpredictable.”—The Times (South Africa)
“[Julia] Heaberlin knows how to build to a truly shocking twist, how to break a reader’s heart and then begin mending it. ‘What’s coming is always unimaginable,’ Odette’s one-time therapist tells her, ‘and by that, I mean just that. It cannot be imagined. What’s coming never acts or behaves the way we think it will.’ That’s true for this novel, too.”—The Dallas Morning News
Customer Reviews
Lyrical story that sticks with you
Lyrical and thought-provoking. A wonderful read that leaves you mulling over sections.
INCREDIBLE
Honestly, one of the best books I’ve read in a while. The writing is haunting and detailed and beautiful. I read other reviews that had suggested to read this in the audiobook version and I’m so glad I did! The voices really brought the story to life and helped moved the pace. 100% recommend this book (again, in the audiobook version)- just beware, because you will absolutely want to binge it. I finished it 5 minutes ago and already want to listen again. To my fellow Texans, you’ll really enjoy the Texas references and details the author includes!
Loved the Audiobook version
First of all, I am not a reader but was convinced to join a book club and give it a try. Opted for the audiobook and actually loved it. The opening had me questioning this choice… until the book continued and I got sucked in. However, the conclusion does finish rather abruptly and is sped through (in comparison to all the detail and time leading you to the conclusion).
Should note that the people who read the book said it dragged on or took too long in some parts. While the people who listened to the audiobook enjoyed it. We all came to the conclusion that this book is best when listened to.