Synopses & Reviews
“A deftly plotted, completely involving novel with one of the most memorable protagonists to come along in years.”
—Laura Lippman
“Label me a big fan.”
—Harlan Coben
Edgar® Award nominated author Alison Gaylin is rapidly becoming a major player in the thriller game. A breathtaking novel of suspense, Gaylins And She Was introduces a remarkable new protagonist: Brenna Spector, a missing persons investigator afflicted with Hyperthymestic Syndrome, a rare disorder that enables her to remember every moment of every day of her life. A twisting mystery, both chilling and surprising, And She Was sets the haunted investigator on the trail of a missing child who vanished more than a decade earlier—a case with disturbing echoes in Brennas own scrupulously remembered past. Discover what Harlan Coben, Lisa Gardener, Laura Lippman, and other masters of suspense and crime fiction have already learned: Alison Gaylin is one of the best!
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“Label me a big fan.” Harlan Coben
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"Sex, lies, and serial killers, Alison Gaylin takes us on a wild ride." Lisa Gardner on Trashed
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"A fresh new talent." Perri O'Shaughnessy
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"Punchy, comic, and clever, HIDE YOUR EYES will blow your mind." Lisa Gardner
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“A deftly plotted, completely involving novel with one of the most memorable protagonists to come along in years. Brenna Spector is tough, loyal, and canny -- and thats just in her day-to-day life as the mother of an adolescent.” Laura Lippman, New York Times bestselling author
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“[Gaylins books] will blow your mind.” Lisa Gardner
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“The perfect storm; a serious talent hits on a great idea and sparks a wonderful new character well follow anywhere. One of my favorite writers raises the bar--again.” Lee Child
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“Deftly plotted...with one of the most memorable protagonists to come along in years.” Laura Lippman
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“A fresh new talent.” Perri O & #8217;Shaughnessy
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A deftly plotted, completely involving novel with one of the most memorable protagonists to come along in years. Laura Lippman
Label me a big fan. Harlan Coben
Edgar(r) Award nominated author Alison Gaylin is rapidly becoming a major player in the thriller game. A breathtaking novel of suspense, Gaylin s And She Was introduces a remarkable new protagonist: Brenna Spector, a missing persons investigator afflicted with Hyperthymestic Syndrome, a rare disorder that enables her to remember every moment of every day of her life. A twisting mystery, both chilling and surprising, And She Was sets the haunted investigator on the trail of a missing child who vanished more than a decade earlier a case with disturbing echoes in Brenna s own scrupulously remembered past. Discover what Harlan Coben, Lisa Gardener, Laura Lippman, and other masters of suspense and crime fiction have already learned: Alison Gaylin is one of the best "
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On a summer afternoon in 1998, six-year-old Iris Neff walked away from a barbecue in her small suburban town . . . and vanished.
Missing persons investigator Brenna Spector has a rare neurological disorder that enables her to recall every detail of every day of her life. A blessing and a curse, it began in childhood, when her older sister stepped into a strange car never to be seen again, and its proven invaluable in her work. But it hasnt helped her solve the mystery that haunts her above all others—and it didnt lead her to little Iris. When a local woman, Carol Wentz, disappears eleven years later, Brenna uncovers bizarre connections between the missing woman, the long-gone little girl . . . and herself.
About the Author
Alison Gaylin is the author of Into the Dark, the Shamus Award-winning And She Was, the Edgar®-nominated thriller Hide Your Eyes, as well as its sequel, You Kill Me, and two stand-alone novels, Trashed and Heartless. A graduate of Northwestern University and Columbia University's Graduate School of Journalism, Alison lives with her husband and daughter in upstate New York.