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Unraveling Oliver (Large Print Edition)
Hardcover
Mystery & ThrillerGeneral Fiction
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ISBN13: 9781432842901
Publisher: Thorndike Pr
Published: Nov 15 2017
Weight: 1.10
Height: 1.10 Width: 5.70 Depth: 8.60
Language: English
I expected more of a reaction the first time I hit her.
So begins Liz Nugent's astonishing debut novel--a chilling, elegantly crafted, and psychologically astute exploration of the nature of evil.
Oliver Ryan, handsome, charismatic, and successful, has long been married to his devoted wife, Alice. Together they write and illustrate award-winning children's books; their life together one of enviable privilege and ease--until, one evening after a delightful dinner, Oliver delivers a blow to Alice that renders her unconscious, and subsequently beats her into a coma.
In the aftermath of such an unthinkable event, as Alice hovers between life and death, the couple's friends, neighbors, and acquaintances try to understand what could have driven Oliver to commit such a horrific act. As his story unfolds, layers are peeled away to reveal a life of shame, envy, deception, and masterful manipulation.
With its alternating points of view and deft prose, Unraveling Oliver is a page-turning, one-sitting read from a brand new master of psychological suspense (Sunday Independent) that details how an ordinary man can transform into a sociopath.