Synopses & Reviews
"Haddam manages to produce each time a…plot of mind-bending complexity." —Houston Chronicle In
Hearts of Sand, Alwych, Connecticut, is the stereotypical old money beach town—the best families live in mini-mansions on Beach Drive, their children go to Alwych Country Day School, and the parents have memberships to the Atlantic Club. And Chapin Waring is the worst thing that ever happened to this town. She was a well turned-out debutante from one of the richest families in Alwych until thirty years ago when Chapin, destined to attend the right school, marry the right man, and have the right life, was revealed to be a bank robber and a murderer. She disappeared, never to be heard from again.
"Haddam [is] Americas P.D. James."—Baltimore Sun But Alwych has never forgotten her, or let her friends and family forget. So when, after a day of being spotted around town, Chapin turns up dead—stabbed to death in her familys old home—its baffling. To learn why she died—and to end the rampant speculation and media coverage—Gregor Demarkian, retired profiler for the FBI, is brought in to finally solve the mysteries surrounding Chapin Waring. Not just how and why she died where she did, but where shed been and what happened that night thirty years ago that set everything in motion."[Readers] will enjoy watching the clever and occasionally cantankerous Gregor put the pieces of the puzzle together."—Booklist
Review
“For such a long-running series . . . this one is remarkably consistent in quality, each installment as satisfying as the one that came before it. Sit down, crack er open, and enjoy.” —Booklist on Blood in the Water
“Haddam is a fine writer, exhibiting skills rarely glimpsed in the mystery genre. The Demarkian series deserves a much wider audience.” —Booklist (starred) on Living Witness
“The re-creation of the fishbowl that is smalltown life is pitch-perfect and shaded by a chilling glimpse of human darkness.” —Publishers Weekly (starred) on Flowering Judas
Synopsis
The "endearing and brilliant" (Publishers Weekly) Gregor Demarkian returns with a case of an unresolved crime and a new, brutal murder, in Jane Haddam's Hearts of Sand
Alwych, Connecticut, is the stereotypical old money Connecticut beach town the best families live in mini-mansions on Beach Drive, their children go to Alwych Country Day School, and the parents have memberships to the Atlantic Club. And Chapin Waring is the worst thing that ever happened to this town. She was a well turned-out debutante from one of the richest families in Alwych until thirty years ago when the young debutante, destined to attend the right school, marry the right man, and have the right life, was revealed to a bank robber and a murderer. She disappeared, never to be heard from again.
But Alwych has never forgotten her, or let her friends and family forget. So when, after a day of being spotted around town, Chapin turns up dead stabbed to death in her family's old home it's baffling. To learn why she died and to end the rampant speculation and media coverage Gregor Demarkian, retired profiler for the FBI, is brought in to finally solve the mysteries surrounding Chapin Waring. Not just how and why she died where she did, but where she'd been and what happened that night thirty years ago that set everything in motion.
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About the Author
JANE HADDAM is the author of more than twenty novels, but is best known for her books featuring Gregor Demarkian. A finalist for both the Edgar and Anthony Awards, she lives with her family in Litchfield Country, Connecticut.