Scenes of the Crime: A Novel
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- Synopsis
- An ambitious screenwriter tries to solve her friend&’s disappearance by re-creating their fateful final girls&’ trip in this riveting locked-room mystery from the author of All Dressed Up.&“Twisty and utterly bingeable . . . Each page will leave you gasping for more.&”—Disha Bose, author of Dirty LaundryIt should have been the perfect spring break: Five girlfriends. A remote winery on the Oregon coast. An infinite supply of delicious wine at their manicured fingertips. But then their center—beautiful, magnetic Vanessa Morales—vanished without a trace.Emily Fischer was perhaps the last person to see her alive. But now, years later, Emily spots Vanessa&’s doppelganger at a local café. At the end of her rope working a lucrative yet mind-numbing gig on a network sitcom, Emily is inspired to finally tell the story that&’s been percolating inside her for so long: Vanessa&’s story. But first, she needs to know what really happened on that fateful night. So she puts a brilliant scheme into motion.She gets the girls together for a reunion weekend at the scene of the crime under the guise of reconnecting. There&’s Brittany, Vanessa&’s cousin and the inheritor of the winery; Paige, a former athlete, bullish yet easily manipulated; and Lydia, the wallflower of the group.One of them knows the truth. But what have they each been hiding? And how much can Emily trust anything she learns from them . . . or even her own memories of Vanessa&’s last days?Suspenseful, propulsive, and interspersed with scenes from Emily&’s blockbuster screenplay, Scenes of the Crime is an unforgettable mystery that examines culpability, the shiny rearview mirror of Hollywood storytelling, and the pitfalls of female friendship.
- Copyright:
- 2023
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- Publisher Quality
- Book Size:
- 400 Pages
- ISBN-13:
- 9780593598030
- Related ISBNs:
- 9780593598023
- Publisher:
- Random House Publishing Group
- Date of Addition:
- 09/05/23
- Copyrighted By:
- Penguin Random House
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- Literature and Fiction, Mystery and Thrillers
- Submitted By:
- Bookshare Staff
- Usage Restrictions:
- This is a copyrighted book.