Exile (Garnethill, 2)

Exile (Garnethill, 2)

"Stunning. . . . The danger reaches a frightening pitch."--Rocky Mountain News <BR><BR>"Mina offers us a complex plot with a shocking ending, all told in an amazingly original voice." -<I>Cleveland Plain Dealer</I><BR><BR>"This is a terrific book." -<st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on"><I>Dallas</I></st1:place></st1:City><I> Morning News</I><BR><BR>A <I>New York Times</I> Notable Book of the Year<BR><BR>Trying to escape her own troubled past and the memories of her lover's murder, Maureen O'Donnell finds refuge working as a counselor at a shelter for battered women. When the body of shelter resident Ann Harris washes up on the banks of the <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Thames</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType w:st="on">River</st1:PlaceType></st1:place> two weeks later, Maureen vows to discover what happened and to prove that Ann's husband is not to blame. Taking her search to <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">London</st1:place></st1:City>, Maureen soon encounters disturbing truths about Ann's hidden past - including a secret that has Maureen fighting for her life.<BR><BR>"Atmospheric, intense, and full of the disturbing flavor of inner-city lowlife." -<I>Guardian</I><BR><BR>"Reads like a slap in the face - and a kick in the ribs and a fist in the stomach . . . like its powerful predecessor, <I>Garnethill</I>." -<st1:place w:st="on"><st1:State w:st="on"><I>New York</I></st1:State></st1:place><I> Times Book Review</I>