Suspicious River: A Novel (Akal Literaria Ser.: Vol. 21)

By: Laura Kasischke

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Synopsis: &“Those who like Joyce Carol Oates will love this&” dark novel of psychological suspense by the author of Mind of Winter and The Life Before Her Eyes (Kirkus Reviews). A married motel receptionist in a bleak Michigan town, Leila Murray has slipped into the habit of trading sex with strangers for money. When she meets a drifter who alternately sweet-talks and physically abuses her, it might be the wakeup call that dissuades her from a life of prostitution. Instead, she allows him to become her pimp. In this chilling, &“beautifully written page-turner&” (Booklist), we follow Leila&’s life as she spirals out of control—and learn the darkness in her past that drives her—in &“an exploration of the legacy of abuse and violence [and] an amazing first novel&” (The Boston Globe). &“[An] extremely powerful debut . . . Profoundly disturbing but also resonant with hope and rebirth.&” —Los Angeles Times