Synopses & Reviews
The breakout author of The Forgotten Girl and Cemetery Girl, one of the brightest and best crime fiction writers of our time” (Suspense Magazine) delivers a new novel about a man who is haunted by a face from his past....
When Nick Hansen sees the young woman at the grocery store, his heart stops. She is the spitting image of his college girlfriend, Marissa Minor, who died in a campus house fire twenty years earlier. But when Nick tries to speak to her, she acts skittish and rushes off.
The next morning the police arrive at Nicks house and show him a photo of the woman from the store. Shes been found dead, murdered in a local motel, with Nicks name and address on a piece of paper in her pocket.
Convinced there's a connection between the two women, Nick enlists the help of his college friend Laurel Davidson to investigate the events leading up to the night of Marissas death. But the young womans murder is only the beginning...and the truths Nick uncovers may make him wish he never doubted the lies.
Review
“David Bell is a natural storyteller and a superb writer.
The Forgotten Girl is a mystery lovers mystery; a quick-paced and intriguing tale of what happens when the past catches up with the present. Mr. Bell understands the hearts and minds of ordinary and not-so-ordinary people, and his keen insights add a powerful dimension to his crisp writing.”—Nelson DeMille, #1
New York Times bestselling author
“The Forgotten Girl is a tightly-woven mystery….I never felt like I had my feet under me. Bell has crafted an unforgettable story full of surprises. Dont miss it.” —J.T. Ellison, New York Times bestselling author
"David Bell writes spellbinding and gripping thrillers that get under your skin and refuse to let go. This is his best so far."—Linwood Barclay, New York Times bestselling author of No Safe House
Praise for David Bell and his Novels
“A fast, mean head trip of a thriller…A winner on every level.”—Will Lavender, New York Times bestselling author of Dominance
“More than just an utterly compelling thriller…. An absolutely riveting, absorbing read not to be missed.”—Lisa Unger, New York Times bestselling author of Heartbroken
“Grabbed me by the throat on page one and never let up. An intense, unrelenting powerhouse of a book, and the work of a master.”—John Lescroart, New York Times bestselling author of The Hunter
“David Bell [has] established himself as one of the brightest and best crime fiction writers of our time…a definite page-turner….Bell, once again, has written an incredible, unique thriller that will have you hooked!”—Suspense Magazine
Review
Praise for the novels of David Bell “A natural storyteller and a superb writer.”—#1 New York Times Bestselling Author Nelson DeMille
“An absolutely riveting, absorbing read not to be missed.”—New York Times Bestselling Author Lisa Unger
“David Bell writes spellbinding and gripping thrillers that get under your skin and refuse to let go."—Linwood Barclay, New York Times and #1 international bestselling author of No Safe House
Synopsis
The bestselling author of Since She Went Away and Cemetery Girl, one of the brightest and best crime fiction writers of our time (Suspense Magazine) delivers a pulse-pounding thriller about a man who is haunted by a face from his past...
When Nick Hansen sees the young woman at the grocery store, his heart stops. She is the spitting image of his college girlfriend, Marissa Minor, who died in a campus house fire twenty years earlier. But when Nick tries to speak to her, she acts skittish and rushes off.
The next morning the police arrive at Nick s house and show him a photo of the woman from the store. She s been found dead, murdered in a local motel, with Nick s name and address on a piece of paper in her pocket.
Convinced there's a connection between the two women, Nick enlists the help of his college friend Laurel Davidson to investigate the events leading up to the night of Marissa s death. But the young woman s murder is only the beginning...and the truths Nick uncovers may make him wish he never doubted the lies."
Synopsis
The past has arrived uninvited at Jason Danverss door
and its his younger sister, Hayden, a former addict who severed all contact with her family as her life spiraled out of control. Now shes clean and sober but in need of a desperate favorshe asks Jason and his wife to take care of her teenage daughter for forty-eight hours while she handles some business in town.
But Hayden never returns.
And her disappearance brings up more unresolved problems from Jasons past, including the abrupt departure of his best friend on their high school graduation night twenty-seven years earlier. When a body is discovered in the woods, the mysteries of his sisters lifeand possible deathdeepen. And one by one these events will shatter every expectation Jason has ever had about families, about the awful truths that bind them and the secrets that should be taken to the grave.
About the Author
David Bell is a bestselling and award-winning author whose work has been translated into six languages. Hes currently an associate professor of English at Western Kentucky University in Bowling Green, Kentucky. He received an MA in creative writing from Miami University in Oxford, Ohio, and a PhD in American literature and creative writing from the University of Cincinnati. He has been nominated for the Pushcart Prize twice. His previous novels are
Cemetery Girl,
The Hiding Place, and
Never Come Back.