The night before

Title:

The night before

Author:

Walker, Wendy, 1967- author.

Summary:

Rosie and Laura are as different as two sisters can be. One is stable and has the perfect family. The other struggles to break free from her troubled past. When Laura disappears after going on a blind date, Rosie takes matters into her own hands. But as Rosie begins to search for her sister, her greatest fears come to the surface. Could Laura be more of a danger than the stranger she meets, or is the night before her last night alive? Told in dual timelines--the night before and the day after--The Night Before is a riveting thriller about family loyalty, obsession, and what happens when the desire for love spins out of control" -- Provided by publisher.

Edition:

First edition.

Physical Description:

viii, 310 pages ; 25 cm

Genre:

Thrillers (Fiction)

Subject Term:

Sisters -- Fiction.

Publisher:

St. Martin's Press,

Publication Date:

2019

ISBN:

9781250198679

9781250233158

Publication Information:

New York : St. Martin's Press, 2019.

Call Number:

WALKER

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Collection

Adult Fiction

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A Today Show and New York Post Summer Reads Selection!

First dates can be murder.

"Ferociously smart." --AJ Finn
"Riveting." --Riley Sager
"Addictive." --Liv Constantine
"Wonderfully tense." --Aimee Molloy
"Irresistible." --Mary Kubica
"Impossible to put down." --Megan Miranda

Riveting and compulsive, national bestselling author Wendy Walker's The Night Before "takes you to deep, dark places few thrillers dare to go" as two sisters uncover long-buried secrets when an internet date spirals out of control.

Laura Lochner has never been lucky in love. She falls too hard and too fast, always choosing the wrong men. Devastated by the end of her last relationship, she fled her Wall Street job and New York City apartment for her sister's home in the Connecticut suburb where they both grew up. Though still haunted by the tragedy that's defined her entire life, Laura is determined to take one more chance on love with a man she's met on an Internet dating site.

Rosie Ferro has spent most of her life worrying about her troubled sister. Fearless but fragile, Laura has always walked an emotional tightrope, and Rosie has always been there to catch her. Laura's return, under mysterious circumstances, has cast a shadow over Rosie's peaceful life with her husband and young son - a shadow that grows darker as Laura leaves the house for her blind date.

When Laura does not return home the following morning, Rosie fears the worst. She's not responding to calls or texts, and she's left no information about the man she planned to meet. As Rosie begins a desperate search to find her sister, she is not just worried about what this man might have done to Laura. She's worried about what Laura may have done to him...

Author Notes

WENDY WALKER has worked as an attorney specializing in family law. Her novels include Emma in the Night and All is Not Forgotten . She lives in Connecticut, where she is at work on her next novel.

Reviews (1)

Publisher's Weekly Review

Financial analyst Laura Lochner, the narrator of this devilishly plotted if intermittently heavy-handed psychological thriller from Walker (Emma in the Night), has a disastrous track record with men-dating back to the murder of her first boyfriend in circumstances sufficiently murky that she fled her hometown and created a new identity for herself. A devastating recent break-up has prompted her to take a leave from her job in Manhattan and move in with her sister, Rosie, and Rosie's family in suburban Connecticut. Three weeks after the move, Laura fails to return to Rosie's house after her first date with a man she met online. When the police treat the disappearance as less than urgent, it's up to Rosie, husband Joe and their lifelong best friend, Gabe, to track her down. A frantic race against the clock ensues. While the psychoanalysis of the roots of Laura's feelings of unlovability can get tedious, Walker excels at exploiting multiple timelines and ample misdirection to maximize the suspense of her twist-filled tale. Readers will be eager to see what she comes up with next. Agent: Wendy Sherman, Wendy Sherman Assoc. Literary Management. (May) © Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved.

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