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The vanishing year : a novel

Moretti, Kate (author.).

Summary: ""The Vanishing Year is a stunner. A perfectly compulsive read that's impossible to put down."--Mary Kubica. "A chilling, powerful tale of nerve-shattering suspense."--Heather Gudenkauf. Zoe Whittaker is living a charmed life. She is the beautiful young wife to handsome, charming Wall Street tycoon Henry Whittaker. She is a member of Manhattan's social elite. She is on the board of one of the city's most prestigious philanthropic organizations. She has a perfect Tribeca penthouse in the city and a gorgeous lake house in the country. The finest wine, the most up-to-date fashion, and the most luxurious vacations are all at her fingertips. What no one knows is that five years ago, Zoe's life was in danger. Back then, Zoe wasn't Zoe at all. Now her secrets are coming back to haunt her. As the past and present collide, Zoe must decide who she can trust before she--whoever she is--vanishes completely. A "dark, twisty, edge-of-your-seat suspense" (Karen Robards), The Vanishing Year combines the classic sophistication of Ruth Rendell and A.S.A. Harrison with the thoroughly modern flair of Jessica Knoll. Told from the point-of-view of a heroine who is as relatable as she is enigmatic, The Vanishing Year is an unforgettable new novel by a rising star of the genre"--

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  • ISBN: 9781501118449
  • ISBN: 1501118447
  • ISBN: 9781501118432
  • Physical Description: remote
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  • Publisher: New York : Atria Books, 2016.

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Subject: Upper class women -- Fiction
Secrecy -- Fiction
Identity (Psychology) -- Fiction
California -- Fiction
New York (N.Y.) -- Fiction
Fiction
Romance
Suspense
Thriller
FICTION -- Suspense
FICTION -- Romance -- Suspense
FICTION -- Contemporary Women
Identity (Psychology)
Secrecy
Upper class women
California
New York (State) -- New York
Genre: Electronic books.
Fiction.
Psychological fiction.
Romantic suspense fiction.
Mystery fiction.
Psychological fiction.

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  • Booklist Reviews : Booklist Reviews 2016 August #1
    Zoe Whittaker is a modern-day version of the "second Mrs. de Winter." In this contemporary suspense thriller, however, the second wife has her own skeletons in the closet. As a destitute college dropout, Zoe was a drug-dealing addict who saw the light when she testified against a couple of sex traffickers. She changed her name, moved to New York, and never looked back. But now someone is trying to kill her, and it's unclear whether she should be running from her past or from her wealthy, controlling husband. Fans of S. J. Watson, Lisa Unger, and Sophie Hannah will enjoy this fast-paced psychological suspense novel. Copyright 2014 Booklist Reviews.
  • Kirkus Reviews : Kirkus Reviews 2016 July #2
    A woman tries to hide—and outrun—her past in this fast-paced thriller from Moretti (Binds That Tie, 2014, etc.).Zoe is living the fabulous life as the wife of the handsome, successful, and rich Henry Whittaker. She can hardly believe her luck—marrying one of New York's most eligible men, wearing luxurious clothing, and living in a beautiful apartment. But life isn't quite what it seems for Zoe, because she has a dark past she can't share with anyone. In fact, she used to have an entirely different name and a dangerous, drug-related lifestyle before she moved to the city and reinvented herself. But now, it seems that someone who knows about her previous identity is looking for her, and whoever it is won't stop until he or she finds her. Zoe's knowledge of her own history is tenuous—her adoptive mother is dead, and she doesn't know anything about her biological relatives. Along with a newfound journalist friend, Zoe searches for the truth about her family in hopes of outrunning whomever's searching for her. However, the more Zoe finds out about her biological family, the more she—and her family members—seems to be targeted by her mysterious hunter. Soon she isn't sure whom to trust or whom to turn to for protection. Moretti creates a shocking mystery that will keep readers turning the pages. Parts of the ending may seem a little too coincidental, but the conclusion is explosive and satisfying enough that it doesn't really matter. Great pacing and true surprises make this an exciting read. Fans of twisted thrillers featuring complex female characters will devour Moretti's latest. Copyright Kirkus 2016 Kirkus/BPI Communications. All rights reserved.
  • Publishers Weekly Reviews : PW Reviews 2016 July #2

    Zoe Whittaker, the narrator of this convoluted novel of suspense from bestseller Moretti (While You Were Gone), used to be Hilary Lawlor, a student who dropped out of college in California and turned to drug dealing in 2009 after her adoptive mother's death. Her testimony helped destroy a notorious sex-trafficking ring, but she fled across the country and changed her name before the perpetrators' trial. By 2014, she's married to Henry Whittaker, a controlling Manhattan businessman. After a college roommate recognizes her at a charity function, Zoe is nearly struck by a hit-and-run driver, and her apartment is ransacked. She concludes that one of the traffickers has found her and is trying to kill her, but perhaps she's mistaken. Zoe's blend of disloyalty to friends and naive trust in men with obviously sinister motives renders her unsympathetic at times. An implausible plot and chronological inconsistencies may also trouble some readers, but Moretti maintains a fast pace and creates a chillingly satisfying villain in suave, manipulative Henry. Agent: Mark Gottlieb, Trident Media. (Sept.)

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