She Lies Close, Sharon Doering
She Lies Close, Sharon Doering
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She Lies Close

Author: Sharon Doering

Narrator: Lisa Flanagan

Unabridged: 9 hr 31 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 01/09/2021

Synopsis

A compulsive debut thriller about motherhood, obsession, and how far we’d go to protect the ones we loveFive-year-old Ava Boone vanished without a trace six months ago. No witnesses, no sightings or arrests. But Grace Wright just moved in next door to the only suspect the case had: quiet, middle-aged Leland Ernest.Recently divorced, Grace uprooted her two small children to start again and hopes the move will reset her crippling insomnia. With whispered neighborhood gossip and increasingly sleepless nights, Grace develops a fierce obsession with Leland and the safety of her children. Could she really be living next door to a child-kidnapper? A murderer?With reality and dream blurring more each day, Grace desperately pursues the truth—following Ava’s family, demanding answers from the police—and then a body is discovered.

About Sharon Doering

Sharon Doering lives in the Chicago area with her husband, Marc, their three kids, and a peculiarly civilized dog, Indy. In her other life, she was a science professor, a biotech stock analyst, and a xenotransplantation researcher. She has also been a good waitress, a mediocre bartender, and a terrible maid. Sharon is working on her next novel.

About Lisa Flanagan

Lisa Flanagan is a classically trained soprano, comedian, voice-over artist, and Earphones Award–winning narrator.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Jayme on August 06, 2020

Five year old Ava Boone has been missing for six months. Newly divorced Grace Wright, mother to two young children (one a 3 yr old daughter) has just purchased a new house, and found out that it is next door to the only “suspect” in the Ava Boone case. Fearing for her children’s safety, and unable to......more

Goodreads review by Mary on May 23, 2020

Sharon Doering arrives on the mystery scene with an explosive, darkly comedic thriller that belongs on every to read list. Scrupulously plotted with one of the most memorable protagonists I've read, SHE LIES CLOSE is a live wire of a debut.......more

Goodreads review by Samantha on February 05, 2020

This book should come with a warning: Contents are much darker and more shocking than they first appear. Every curve, every twist takes you further down the rabbit hole. Sharon Doering has written a crackling debut that should be on your 2020 list!......more

Goodreads review by Christina on October 04, 2020

This book was a wild ride and definitely never boring (the cardinal sin for thrillers in my book). Doering successfully created a building sense of tension, anxiety and darkness in the mind of her narrator, simmering at first until it reached the boiling point. This was thrilling and at times uncomf......more

Goodreads review by Lisa on August 27, 2020

A relatable, if unreliable, heroine, darkly funny, and engrossing, this thriller asks how far you’ll go to protect your child.......more

Quotes

“Doering’s wordsmithing is the absolute gold standard and leads readers to a stunner of an ending.” New York Journal of Books

“A darkly comedic psychological thriller.” Foreword magazine

“[A] very interesting and well-thought-out thriller.” Booklist

“If you do (love Gillian Flynn), you will love this book as well.” Manhattan Book Review

“Intense, emotional, and chilling, this twisting story will grip you, and make you question your opinions about the characters again and again.” Crime Review

“A chilling twister of a thriller following embattled single mother Grace’s descent into paranoia and obsession.” Lisa Unger, New York Times bestselling author

“Sharon Doering arrives on the mystery scene with an explosive, darkly comedic thriller that belongs on every to read list. Scrupulously plotted with one of the most memorable protagonists I’ve read.” Mary Kubica, New York Times bestselling author

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