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At first sight

by Lisa Gardner, published on January 4, 2023 by Éditions Albin Michel.

His favorite quote:

In painting, black is not an absence of colors.

It is the mixture of many colors.

Which makes absolute evil hard to predict.

Why this book?

  • Because this investigation grabs

    us to immerse ourselves in Appalachia.

  • Because the trio of women carrying out the investigation

    around the recurring character of Commander DD is originally composed.

  • Because the particularity of the novel is to make us live

    this story from the point of view of a child who can neither speak, nor read, nor write.

The essentials in 2 minutes

The plot.

Macabre discovery in a small town in Georgia.

The remains of a human body, then soon of a mass grave, come to light... Is this the will of Jacob Ness, the serial killer who hit the headlines for years before being shot?

Or the work of an accomplice?

Characters.

Kimberly Quincy, FBI agent, leads the investigation cell.

Major DD Waren, Boston Crime Detective Investigator.

Flora Dane, abducted, kidnapped by Jacob Ness and freed seven years ago.

Bonita, a young girl who became mute after being shot in the head.

Places.

Niche, a remote corner of the mountains of Georgia, near the Appalachian Trail.

The time.

Contemporary.

The author.

Lisa Gardner is an American crime novelist.

She has published 15 novels with Albin Michel.

With more than 25 million copies sold worldwide, she has established herself as a reference author in terms of psychological thrillers.

This book was read with

the feeling that danger can come from anyone.

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