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Author:

Nugent, Liz, author.

Title:

Unraveling Oliver : a novel / Liz Nugent.

Edition:

First Scout Press hardcover edition.

Publisher:

Scout Pressan imprint of Simon & Schuster,

Copyright Date:

2017

Description:

260 pages ; 25 cm

Subject:

Marital violence--Fiction.
Wife abuse--Fiction.
FICTION--Psychological.
FICTION--Suspense.
FICTION--Family Life.
Marital violence.
Wife abuse.
Domestic fiction.
Fiction.
Psychological fiction.
Thrillers (Fiction)
Psychological fiction.
Domestic fiction.
Suspense fiction.

Summary:

"In this "compelling, clever, and dark" (Heat magazine) thriller, a man's shocking act of savagery stuns a local community-and the revelations that follow will keep you gripped until the very last page. This work of psychological suspense, a #1 bestseller in Ireland, is perfect for fans of Patricia Highsmith and Ruth Ware. "I expected more of a reaction the first time I hit her." So begins Liz Nugent's astonishing debut novel--a chilling, elegantly crafted, and psychologically astute exploration of the nature of evil. Oliver Ryan, handsome, charismatic, and successful, has long been married to his devoted wife, Alice. Together they write and illustrate award-winning children's books; their life together one of enviable privilege and ease--until, one evening after a delightful dinner, Oliver delivers a blow to Alice that renders her unconscious, and subsequently beats her into a coma. In the aftermath of such an unthinkable event, as Alice hovers between life and death, the couple's friends, neighbors, and acquaintances try to understand what could have driven Oliver to commit such a horrific act. As his story unfolds, layers are peeled away to reveal a life of shame, envy, deception, and masterful manipulation. With its alternating points of view and deft prose, Unraveling Oliver is "a page-turning, one-sitting read from a brand new master of psychological suspense" (Sunday Independent) that details how an ordinary man can transform into a sociopath"-- Provided by publisher.
"A brilliant, compulsively readable debut novel -- and a #1 bestseller in the author's native Ireland -- about the truth behind a shocking act of savagery, and the profound lies and deceptions that come to light in its wake"-- Provided by publisher.
Oliver Ryan, handsome, charismatic, and successful, has long been married to his devoted wife, Alice. Together they write and illustrate award-winning children's books; their life one of privilege and ease-- until, one evening after a delightful dinner, Oliver delivers a blow to Alice that renders her unconscious, and subsequently beats her into a coma. As Alice hovers between life and death, the couple's friends, neighbors, and acquaintances try to understand what could have driven Oliver to commit such a horrific act.

ISBN:

1501173383
9781501173387
1501167758
9781501167751

OCLC:

(OCoLC)962006346

LCCN:

2017000051

Locations:

ACPD686 -- Carnegie-Evans Public Library (Albia)

BOPG851 -- Ames Public Library (Ames)

YKPE532 -- Anamosa Library & Learning Center (Anamosa)

KSPG296 -- Burlington Public Library (Burlington)

TYPH572 -- Cedar Rapids Public Library (Cedar Rapids)

CDPF771 -- Clive Public Library (Clive)

TDPH826 -- Davenport Public Library (Davenport)

ZBPE245 -- Norelius Community Library (Denison)

BAPH771 -- Des Moines Public Library (Des Moines)

FXPH314 -- Carnegie-Stout Public Library (Dubuque)

MXPG943 -- Fort Dodge Public Library (Fort Dodge)

JCPC145 -- Glidden Public Library (Glidden)

YEPF572 -- Marion Public Library (Marion)

W7PA017 -- Public Resource Technology Center (Orient Public Lib) (Orient)

VBPC034 -- Postville Public Library (Postville)

HQPD845 -- Rock Valley Public Library (Rock Valley)

WAPD715 -- Sheldon Public Library (Sheldon)

LAPH975 -- Sioux City Public Library (Sioux City)

WGPB115 -- Sioux Rapids Memorial Library (Sioux Rapids)

YWPD162 -- Tipton Public Library (Tipton)

GEPG771 -- West Des Moines Public Library (West Des Moines)