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The Exemplary Son - A Psychological Thriller of Family Secrets and Buried Memories
Paperback
Mystery & ThrillerGeneral Fiction
Publisher: SS Rosa
Published: Jul 14 2026
Pages: 136
Weight: 0.42
Height: 0.32 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
Some families keep secrets. Others bury them.
Júlio Ventura wakes before dawn covered in blood.
His mother's body lies in the kitchen.
The murder weapon is only a few feet away.
He has no memory of what happened.
But the most terrifying discovery isn't the blood on his hands.
It's the overwhelming feeling of relief.
As Júlio searches for the truth hidden inside his fractured memories, the quiet coastal town of Ubatuba begins to reveal disturbing secrets buried beneath its beautiful beaches and lush Atlantic rainforest.
A mysterious neighbor who seems to know more than she should.
An old fisherman who speaks in unsettling riddles.
A vanished brother whose body was never found.
A childhood erased by medication.
Every answer leads to another question.
Every memory uncovers another lie.
And the closer Júlio comes to the truth, the more he begins to fear that the monster everyone is searching for may already be inside him.
Set against the haunting beauty of Brazil's Atlantic coast, The Exemplary Son is a gripping psychological thriller about memory, guilt, family trauma, and the terrifying fragility of identity.
Perfect for readers who love:
- The Silent Patient
- Gone Girl
- The Good Son
- Sharp Objects
- Before I Go to Sleep
- The Woman in the Window
If you enjoy psychological suspense with unreliable narrators, dark family secrets, and shocking twists, you'll devour The Exemplary Son.
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