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Live Through This
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Expected 28 Apr 26A crime novelist reunites with old college friends to solve a decades-old murder in a riveting novel of psychological suspense by the bestselling author of
Falls to Pieces
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Crime writer Gregg Dryer returns to his Pennsylvania campus for Homecoming weekend to revisit the death of his girlfriend Jess. During their freshman year, everyone assumed she took her own life when she fell from the roof of D’Amelio Hall—everyone except Gregg. After thirty years of struggling with grief, guilt, and personal demons, Gregg still has his doubts about how and why Jess really died that night.
His search for answers is also a chance to reconnect with four friends from his college class. Most of them have moved on from that terrible tragedy. Not Gregg. Nor Jess’s mother, who is convinced to this day that her daughter was murdered. As Gregg’s investigation leads deeper into a past he doesn’t recognize, the trail grows darker and more dangerous with each new revelation.
As a reunion among old friends becomes one of secrets and suspicions, Gregg must confront his own troubled history—and a truth with which he may not be able to live.
Crime writer Gregg Dryer returns to his Pennsylvania campus for Homecoming weekend to revisit the death of his girlfriend Jess. During their freshman year, everyone assumed she took her own life when she fell from the roof of D’Amelio Hall—everyone except Gregg. After thirty years of struggling with grief, guilt, and personal demons, Gregg still has his doubts about how and why Jess really died that night.
His search for answers is also a chance to reconnect with four friends from his college class. Most of them have moved on from that terrible tragedy. Not Gregg. Nor Jess’s mother, who is convinced to this day that her daughter was murdered. As Gregg’s investigation leads deeper into a past he doesn’t recognize, the trail grows darker and more dangerous with each new revelation.
As a reunion among old friends becomes one of secrets and suspicions, Gregg must confront his own troubled history—and a truth with which he may not be able to live.
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About the author
Douglas Corleone
31 books115 followersDouglas Corleone is the highly acclaimed and award-winning author of contemporary thrillers. His debut novel, ONE MAN'S PARADISE, introducing hotshot defense attorney Kevin Corvelli was a finalist for the 2010 Shamus Award for Best First Novel and winner of the 2009 Minotaur Books/Mystery Writers of America First Crime Novel Award. Corleone's other novels in the Kevin Corvelli series include NIGHT ON FIRE and LAST LAWYER STANDING.
Douglas Corleone's highly acclaimed international thriller, GOOD AS GONE, featuring former U.S. Marshal Simon Fisk, was hailed by the Huffington Post as a "heart-wrenching, adrenaline-producing adventure that...leaves the reader gasping for breath." The second book in the series, PAYOFF is due out in August 2014.
Recently Douglas Corleone was selected by the Estate of Robert Ludlum, internationally bestselling author and creator of the Jason Bourne series, to continue Ludlum's series of thrillers featuring ex-Navy SEAL and former covert government agent Paul Janson. ROBERT LUDLUM'S THE JANSON EQUATION will hit stores early in 2015.
A former New York City criminal defense attorney, Douglas Corleone now resides in the Hawaiian Islands with his family, where he is currently at work on his next novel.
Douglas Corleone's highly acclaimed international thriller, GOOD AS GONE, featuring former U.S. Marshal Simon Fisk, was hailed by the Huffington Post as a "heart-wrenching, adrenaline-producing adventure that...leaves the reader gasping for breath." The second book in the series, PAYOFF is due out in August 2014.
Recently Douglas Corleone was selected by the Estate of Robert Ludlum, internationally bestselling author and creator of the Jason Bourne series, to continue Ludlum's series of thrillers featuring ex-Navy SEAL and former covert government agent Paul Janson. ROBERT LUDLUM'S THE JANSON EQUATION will hit stores early in 2015.
A former New York City criminal defense attorney, Douglas Corleone now resides in the Hawaiian Islands with his family, where he is currently at work on his next novel.
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Review of advance copy received from Netgalley
It has been thirty years since Gregg’s girlfriend, Jess, fell from a roof in a suspected suicide, and it’s haunted him ever since. He’s never believed she would take her own life and is returning to his college campus on Homecoming weekend to determine what really happened. Not only would it put his demons to rest, but it might also be the premise for his next bestseller. No surprise that he writes crime stories for a living.
Of course, the old friend group is all there, and as he catches up with each, he also not so subtly tries to get answers. They can’t believe he’s still questioning what happened, and they fear he’ll never move on with his life. So did I, more than once - he has quite the insipid personality. But someone tries to scare him off with threats and warnings, so he refuses to give up. But how much will it cost him to learn what really happened to Jess?
So yes, nothing new here with the ‘reunion of old friends decades after one of them died’ plot. But, as my past reads reveal, I never pass these up for some reason! They’re always entertaining if nothing else, and this one’s no different. There’s a lot of buildup in the current narrative and flashes from the past. Pretty much everyone who knew Jess had some reason or other to do her harm, and you’ll consider each character a suspect at some point. The ending doesn’t disappoint; whether you’re shocked by the reveal or smug because you saw it coming, it’s a fitting end to a fun, nostalgic story.
My thanks to NetGalley and Thomas & Mercer for the free advanced reading copy of this book.
Of course, the old friend group is all there, and as he catches up with each, he also not so subtly tries to get answers. They can’t believe he’s still questioning what happened, and they fear he’ll never move on with his life. So did I, more than once - he has quite the insipid personality. But someone tries to scare him off with threats and warnings, so he refuses to give up. But how much will it cost him to learn what really happened to Jess?
So yes, nothing new here with the ‘reunion of old friends decades after one of them died’ plot. But, as my past reads reveal, I never pass these up for some reason! They’re always entertaining if nothing else, and this one’s no different. There’s a lot of buildup in the current narrative and flashes from the past. Pretty much everyone who knew Jess had some reason or other to do her harm, and you’ll consider each character a suspect at some point. The ending doesn’t disappoint; whether you’re shocked by the reveal or smug because you saw it coming, it’s a fitting end to a fun, nostalgic story.
My thanks to NetGalley and Thomas & Mercer for the free advanced reading copy of this book.
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