Description: Scenes of the Crime by Jilly Gagnon An ambitious screenwriter tries to solve her friends 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 Vanessas 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 thats been percolating inside her for so long: Vanessas 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. Theres Brittany, Vanessas 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 Vanessas last days?Suspenseful, propulsive, and interspersed with scenes from Emilys 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. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Author Biography Jilly Gagnon is the author of All Dressed Up and the young adult novel #famous. Her humor writing, personal essays, and op-eds have appeared in Newsweek, Elle, Vanity Fair, Boston magazine, McSweeneys Internet Tendency, The Toast, and The Hairpin, among others. She lives in Salem, Massachusetts, with her family and two black cats. Review "The Gothic setting of Jilly Gagnons Scenes of the Crime—an isolated, exclusive winery on the Oregon coast—provides the perfect backdrop for this absorbing, meta-fictional variation on a locked-room mystery, full of pointed observations about class, money, and the inherent competition that lies beneath many female friendships. Scenes of the Crime is the ideal choice for readers of Ruth Ware and Megan Abbott."—Joanna Margaret Details ISBN0593598024 Author Jilly Gagnon Short Title Scenes of the Crime Language English Year 2023 ISBN-10 0593598024 ISBN-13 9780593598023 Format Paperback Publication Date 2023-09-05 Subtitle A Novel Pages 400 Publisher Random House USA Inc Imprint Bantam Dell Publishing Group, Div of Random House, Inc Place of Publication New York Country of Publication United States AU Release Date 2023-09-05 NZ Release Date 2023-09-05 US Release Date 2023-09-05 UK Release Date 2023-09-05 DEWEY 813.6 Audience General We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:144657282;
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