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When the stars go dark : a novel / Paula McLain.
"Anna Hart is a seasoned missing persons detective in San Francisco with far too much knowledge of the darkest side of human nature. When unspeakable tragedy strikes her personal life, Anna, desperate and numb, flees to the Northern California village of Mendocino. She spent summers there as a child with her beloved foster parents, and now she believes it might be the only place left for her to heal. Yet the day she arrives, she learns a local teenage girl has gone missing. Anna is in no condition to become involved with the search--until a childhood friend, now the village sheriff, pleads for her help. Then, just days later, a twelve-year-old girl is abducted from her home. The crimes feel frighteningly reminiscent of the most crucial time in Anna's childhood, when a string of unsolved murders touched Mendocino. As past and present collide, Anna realizes that she has been led to this moment. As Anna becomes obsessed with these missing girls, she must learn that true courage means getting out of her own way and learning to let others in."-- Provided by publisher.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780593237892 (hardcover)
- ISBN: 0593237897 (hardcover)
- Physical Description: 370 pages : maps ; 24 cm
- Edition: First edition.
- Publisher: New York : Ballantine Books, [2021]
- Copyright: ©2021
Content descriptions
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (page 365). |
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| Subject: | Women detectives > Fiction. Kidnapping victims > California > Fiction. Young women > California > Fiction. Resilience (Personality trait) > Fiction. Mendocino (Calif.) > Fiction. |
| Genre: | Thrillers (Fiction) |
Available copies
- 4 of 5 copies available at Susquehanna County Library.
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| Forest City | F MCLA (Text) | 38000000619151 | SSQF Main Floor | Available | - |
| Hallstead - Great Bend | F MCLA (Text) | 36000000427672 | SSQH Main Floor | Available | - |
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| Montrose | F MCLA (Text) | 37000009408615 | SSQM Outreach | Checked Out | 06/13/2024 |
| Susquehanna | F MCLA (Text) | 39000000502406 | SSQS Main Floor | Available | - |
Summary:
"Anna Hart is a seasoned missing persons detective in San Francisco with far too much knowledge of the darkest side of human nature. When unspeakable tragedy strikes her personal life, Anna, desperate and numb, flees to the Northern California village of Mendocino. She spent summers there as a child with her beloved foster parents, and now she believes it might be the only place left for her to heal. Yet the day she arrives, she learns a local teenage girl has gone missing. Anna is in no condition to become involved with the search--until a childhood friend, now the village sheriff, pleads for her help. Then, just days later, a twelve-year-old girl is abducted from her home. The crimes feel frighteningly reminiscent of the most crucial time in Anna's childhood, when a string of unsolved murders touched Mendocino. As past and present collide, Anna realizes that she has been led to this moment. As Anna becomes obsessed with these missing girls, she must learn that true courage means getting out of her own way and learning to let others in."--
