No one is allowed in or out, not when there’s a risk of bringing a disease- rot-into Pastoral. Years later, Theo, a lifelong member of Pastoral, discovers Travis’s abandoned truck beyond the border of the community. By all accounts, the commune shouldn’t exist anymore and soon after Travis stumbles upon it…he disappears. James-a well-known author of dark, macabre children’s books-he’s led to a place many believed to be only a legend.Ĭalled Pastoral, this reclusive community was founded in the 1970s by like-minded people searching for a simpler way of life. Hired by families as a last resort, he requires only a single object to find the person who has vanished. Travis Wren has an unusual talent for locating missing people. The New York Times bestselling author of The Wicked Deep weaves a richly atmospheric adult debut following three residents of a secluded, seemingly peaceful commune as they investigate the disappearances of two outsiders. “As spine-chilling as it is beautifully crafted.” -Ruth Emmie Lang, author of Beasts of Extraordinary Circumstance “A terrifying and timely book.” -Erica Ferencik, bestselling author of The River at Night and Into the Jungle “What a wonderful rabbit hole to fall down.” -Erika Swyler, author of Light from Other Stars and The Book of Speculation It introduces a singularly gifted, multilayered character who must learn what it means to be independent and honest.before her luck runs out. This is a novel about truth, personal redemption, and the complexity of being good. She’ll go to prison, with no chance to redeem her fortune.Īs Lucky tries to avoid capture and make a future for herself, she must confront her past by reconciling with her father finding her mother, who abandoned her when she was just a baby and coming to terms with the man she thought she loved-whose dark past is catching up with her, too. When she discovers that a lottery ticket she bought on a whim is worth millions, her elation is tempered by one big problem: cashing in the winning ticket means she’ll be arrested for her crimes.
Lucky finds herself alone for the first time, navigating the world without the help of either her father or her boyfriend, the two figures from whom she’s learned the art of the scam. She’s ready to start a brand-new life, with a new identity-when things go sideways. Lucky Armstrong is a tough, talented grifter who has just pulled off a million-dollar heist with her boyfriend, Cary. What if you had the winning ticket that would change your life forever, but you couldn’t cash it in? A thrilling roller-coaster ride about a heist gone terribly wrong, with a plucky protagonist who will win readers’ hearts.
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