In Malice, Quite Close In Malice, Quite Close

In Malice, Quite Close

A Novel

    • 4.4 • 13 Ratings
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Publisher Description

A haunting and sophisticated debut in which priceless art and unspeakable desires converge.

French ex-pat Tristan Mourault is the wealthy, urbane heir to a world- renowned collection of art-and an insatiable voyeur enamored with Karen Miller, a fifteen-year-old girl from a working-class family in San Francisco. Deciding he must "rescue" Karen from her unhappy circumstances, Tristan kidnaps her and stages her death to mask his true crime.

Years later, Karen is now "Gisele" and the pair lead an opulent life in idyllic and rarefied Devon, Washington. But when Nicola, Gisele's young daughter, stumbles upon a secret cache of paintings-all nudes of Gisele-Tristan's carefully constructed world begins to crumble. As Nicola grapples with the tragedy that follows, she crosses paths with Amanda Miller, who comes to Devon to investigate the portraits' uncanny resemblance to her long-lost sister.

Set against a byzantine backdrop of greed, artifice, and dangerous manipulations, In Malice, Quite Close is an intoxicating debut that keeps its darkest secrets until the very last page.

GENRE
Mysteries & Thrillers
RELEASED
2011
August 4
LANGUAGE
EN
English
LENGTH
400
Pages
PUBLISHER
Penguin Publishing Group
SELLER
PENGUIN GROUP USA, INC.
SIZE
1.2
MB

Customer Reviews

SS Slacker ,

Very satisfying

I loved this book. The writing was smart and sexy. I thought the characters were well developed and believable. The story kept my interest to the end, which I was quite satisfied with. The narrator was impressive as well. I'd definitely recommend it. Also, it took a while to get through. For me this is a plus, since I listen to audiobooks when I have time to kill, like during exercise and travelling. I feel like a waste my money when the book is too short. Very satisfying.

crypticcal ,

My go-to answer when asked my favorite book

This book is deep and dark and romantic and thoughtful and literally everything required for the perfect escape

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