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What remains of me : a novel / Alison Gaylin.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780062369864 (paperback) :
- ISBN: 0062369865
- Physical Description: 438 pages ; 19 cm
- Publisher: New York, NY : William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, [2016]
Content descriptions
| General Note: | Includes a sneak peek at author's next riveting novel of suspense (pages [422]-438). |
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| Subject: | Motion picture industry > Fiction. Murder > Fiction. Ex-convicts > Fiction. Hollywood (Los Angeles, Calif.) > Fiction. |
| Genre: | Suspense fiction. |
Available copies
- 0 of 1 copy available at Russell and District Regional Library.
Holds
- 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Holdable? | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Russell Library | AFPB GAY (Text) | 36730000167833 | Adult Fiction Paperback | Volume hold | Checked out | 2025-03-28 |
- Kirkus Reviews : Kirkus Reviews 2015 December #2
Gaylin's new stand-alone is a Hollywood story: beloved actor Sterling Marshall has been murdered, and his daughter-in-law is a prime suspect. As a teenager in 1980, Kelly Lund was convicted of killing Oscar-nominated director John McFadden at a wild wrap party at his house in the Hollywood Hills. Poor kid Lund had been hanging out with McFadden's son, Vee, and Bellamy Marshall, the daughter of another Hollywood big shot, actor Sterling Marshallâfriendships her mother disapproved of since Kelly's twin, Catherine, died in a plunge into a canyon that was ruled a suicide after she started running with this fast crowd. Fast-forward 20 years: Kelly has served her time and married her former friend Bellamy's younger brother, Shane, and they live in the desert outside LA. Their marriage is rocky since Shane is addicted to sleeping pills and Kelly is sleeping with their oddball neighbor, a sculptor who calls himself Rocky Three. Bellamy has made a name for herself as an artist with a piece based on Kelly called Mona Lisa, "which features a seven-foot-tall version of the iconic 1981 photograph taken of Lund outside the Los Angeles courthouse." The book has some pacing problems in the middle, and Kelly's character is a cipher, but Gaylin is excellent at reproducing the TMZ-style blog posts and news articles that surround sensational crimes. Also strong are the flashbacks in which former misfit Kelly starts hanging out with cool kids Vee and Bellamy, learning how to do drugs and cruising around in their fancy cars with a perfect 1980s soundtrack. A rich read. Copyright Kirkus 2015 Kirkus/BPI Communications.All rights reserved. - Library Journal Reviews : LJ Reviews 2015 September #1
Rising 17-year-old star Kelly Michelle Lund is jailed for killing Oscar-nominated director John McFadden, but her conviction is called into question five years after her release. From a Shamus award winner and USA Today best seller; with a 100,000-copy first printing.
[Page 78]. (c) Copyright 2015 Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted. - LJ Express Reviews : LJ Express Reviews
As the adopted daughter of a baron, Josie Carlisle has never attended a London season, believing gossip about her origins would ruin any chance with potential suitors. Instead, she dedicates herself to the local orphanage, striving to make ends meet. The Marquess of Chesney, Thomas Matteson, is still recovering from a gunshot wound he received when he was a spy for the War Office. In order to return to that work and prove his worth, Thomas agrees to investigate for family friend Earl Royston, who is having trouble with local highway robbers. While scouting Lord Royston's guests at a house party, Thomas is instantly smitten with Josie, but her caginess leads him to suspect she is keeping secrets. Verdict Harrington (Dukes Are Forever; Along Came a Rogue) smoothly creates gripping suspense between intensely passionate scenes. The protagonists are simultaneously vulnerable and brave. Regrettably, Josie can also appear thoughtless owing to inconsistencies between her actions and her demeanor. As a result, plausibility suffers, but established fans of the series, in addition to readers who are prepared to overlook a few discrepancies, will enjoy this exciting tale of intrigue.âEve Stano, Lincoln Lib., Springfield, IL (c) Copyright 2016. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted. - Publishers Weekly Reviews : PW Reviews 2015 December #3
Gaylin (Hide Your Eyes) smoothly alternates between past and present in this melodramatic Hollywood whodunit. In 1978, aspiring actress Catherine Lund, frustrated by her lack of acclaim, leaps to her death from an overlook in the San Gabriel Valley. Two years later, her fraternal twin sister, Kelly, high on pot and coke, shoots director John McFadden to death in his Hollywood Hills mansion and is sentenced to 25 years to life for murder. In 1995, Kelly marries Shane Marshall, the son of movie star Sterling Marshall, in the California women's prison where she's incarcerated. After Shane's mother, Mary, helps Kelly to get paroled in 2005, the celebrity criminal begins working for a website aimed at those seeking to cheat on their spouses. In 2010, Kelly again becomes a murder suspect, after her father-in-law is gunned down. The path to the truthâboth about Sterling's murder and McFadden'sâtakes many surprising twists, though readers should be prepared for a lack of sympathetic characters. Agent: Deborah Schneider, Gelfman Schneider Literary Agents. (Feb.)
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