Halfway House: The Nerve-shatteringly Tense, Searingly Funny New Thriller From The Author Of Netflix Hit, The Cry

By: Helen FitzGerald

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Synopsis: On her first shift at an Edinburgh halfway house for violent offenders, a young woman is taken hostage and turns to the residents for help. A twisty, shockingly dark thriller.When her disastrous Australian love affair ends, Lou heads to Edinburgh for a fresh start, moving in with her cousin. But after a week of partying, she starts the only job she can get ... working at a halfway house for very high-risk offendersOn her first solo night shift, Lou wakes to discover that she has been locked in her room, and is being held hostage. With no one to turn to but the other residents–all of them dangerous criminals–Lou is forced to rely on her own resources. Turns out, she’s excellent at negotiating ...and even better at killing.Slick, darkly funny and nerve-janglingly tense, Halfway House is both a breathtaking thriller and an unapologetic reminder never to corner a desperate woman...

Book Quality:: Publisher Quality
Book Size:: 276 Pages
ISBN-13:: 9781914585715
Related ISBNs:: 9781914585708
Publisher:: Orenda Books Ltd
Date of Addition:: 01/15/24
Copyrighted By:: Helen Fitzgerald
Adult content:: No
Language:: English
Has Image Descriptions:: No
Categories:: History, Military, Literature and Fiction, Mystery and Thrillers, Politics and Government
Submitted By:: Bookshare Staff
Usage Restrictions:: This is a copyrighted book.