Description of River Road by Carol Goodman
From the award-winning author of The Lake of Dead Languagescomes a chilling new psychological thriller about a professor accused of killing her favorite student in a hit-and-run accident.
Nan Lewis—a creative writing professor at a state university in upstate New York—is driving home from a faculty holiday party after finding out she’s been denied tenure. On her way, she hits a deer, but when she gets out of her car to look for it, the deer is nowhere to be found. Eager to get home and out of the oncoming snowstorm, Nan is forced to leave her car at the bottom of her snowy driveway to wait out the longest night of the year—and the lowest point of her life…
The next morning, Nan is woken up by a police officer at her door with terrible news—one of her students, Leia Dawson, was killed in a hit-and-run on River Road the night before. And because of the damage to her car, Nan is a suspect. In the days following the accident, Nan finds herself shunned by the same community that rallied around her when her own daughter was killed in an eerily similar accident six years prior. When Nan begins finding disturbing tokens that recall the death of Nan’s own daughter, Nan suspects that the two accidents are connected.
As she begins to dig further, she discovers that everyone around her, including Leia, is hiding secrets. But can she uncover them, clear her name, and figure out who really killed Leia before her reputation is destroyed for good?
Praise for River Road by Carol Goodman
“A terrific psychological thriller that will keep readers guessing through every twist. . . . [F]resh, gripping.”- LIBRARY JOURNAL Starred Review
“While grief after losing a child and achieving forgiveness are at its core, this novel also touches on addiction, drugs, the writing process, the roles people play, and plagiarism in academe. With romance folded between scenes of deadly danger, this is an engrossing mystery.”- BOOKLIST
“[An] intense psychological thriller [and] an insightful look at revenge, grief, and rebuilding one’s life after a horrific loss.”- PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
About Carol Goodman
Author Carol Goodman, in her writing studio, in her home. Photo by Jennifer May.
CAROL GOODMAN is the critically acclaimed author of fourteen novels, including The Lake of Dead Languages and The Seduction of Water, which won the 2003 Hammett Prize. Her books have been translated into sixteen languages. She lives in the Hudson Valley with her family, and teaches creative writing at the New School and SUNY New Paltz. Visit her at carolgoodman.com.
Giveaway of River Road by Carol Goodman
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