The Rumor: A Novel

ISBN: 1984819348

Author: Kara, Lesley

Condition: New

Keeps you guessing until the final page.-Paula Hawkins, author of The Girl on the TrainA rollercoaster ride to the very last sentence.-Fiona Barton, author of The WidowEveryone will be talking about The Rumor.-Shari Lapena, author of The Couple Next DoorWhen a single mother hears a shocking rumor outside her sons school, she never intends to pass it on. But one casual comment leads to another . . . and now theres no going back.Rumor has it that a notorious killer, who committed a brutal crime as a child, has been living a new life under an assumed identity in Joannas seaside town. So who is the criminal hidden in their midst? Suspicion falls on everyone.As Joanna becomes obsessed with the case, her curiosity will expose her son and his father to the supposedly reformed murderer-who may be ready to kill again. She will learn how dangerous one rumor can become . . . and just how far she must go to protect those she loves. She is going to regret the day she ever said a word.Praise for The RumorA brilliant premise with a killer twist. The Rumor depicts the prejudices and secrets that simmer in a small seaside town to devastating effect.-Colette McBeth, author of An Act of SilenceThis mystery has an unusual and resonant theme-how a single rumor can morph into a completely unmanageable, deadly force. . . . [Theres] psychological acuity throughout and [an] astonishing ending.-Booklist