Synopses & Reviews
David Sears grew up in the shadow of his brilliant younger sister, Diana, convinced by their father that she would accomplish great things. Instead, she married and had a son, Jason, wholike David and Dianas fatheris schizophrenic. Her husband, Mark, a geneticist, never made peace with Jasons condition. Perhaps this is why, when Jason drowns, Diana will not accept the authorities conclusion that his death was accidental. Or perhaps Diana is going mad. She begins to send David faxes and e-mails about ancient murders, driven by her growing belief that the earth is Gaia, a living witness to her sons murder who could give evidence in the case she is building against her husband. David soon fears for his own familys safety as the seductive qualities of Dianas manic energy become impossible to ignore. In The Cloud of Unknowing, Cook explores the power of blood and family mythology.
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PRAISE FOR
RED LEAVES"Red Leaves is both heart-wrenching and gut-wrenching. A family can be 'briefly held,' and yet so enduring."--New York Daily News
"One of the most suspenseful of crime-fiction writers, [Cook] is also one of the most lyrical . . . Readers will glimpse blurred snapshots from their own lives--and be afraid."--The Plain Dealer (Cleveland)
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"[Dianas] inexorable descent into mania, narrated by her brother Dave, is as gripping as the mystery itself. A-"
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"An eerie, unsettling, beautifully composed and suspenseful novel quite unlike anything Thomas H. Cook has written before."
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"Cook smartly goes against genre expectations . . . Whats at stake isnt so much the resolution of a mystery as the integrity of a family."
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PRAISE FOR
THE CLOUD OF UNKNOWING"[Dianas] inexorable descent into mania, narrated by her brother Dave, is as gripping as the mystery itself. A-."Entertainment Weekly "What's at stake isn't so much the resolution of a mystery as the integrity of a family."Time Out New York
Synopsis
Horrified by the suspicious drowning death of her schizophrenic son, Diana exchanges e-mails with her schizophrenic brother that explore clues from ancient murders in order to build a case against Diana's geneticist husband, who never made peace with the boy's illness. By the author of Red Leaves.
About the Author
Thomas H. Cook is the author of nineteen novels and two works of nonfiction. He has been nominated for the Edgar Allan Poe Award six times in four different categories, most recently for Best Novel for
Red Leaves. His novel
The Chatham School Affair won the Edgar for Best Novel. He lives in New York City and Cape Cod.