| Little Deaths Contributor(s): Flint, Emma (Author), Fortgang, Lauren (Read by), Halstead, Graham (Read by) |
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ISBN: 1478969059 ISBN-13: 9781478969051 Publisher: Hachette Books OUR PRICE: $31.50 Product Type: Compact Disc - Other Formats Published: January 2017 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Thrillers - Crime - Fiction | Crime - Fiction | Noir |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Physical Information: 1" H x 5.4" W x 5.5" (0.50 lbs) |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: It's 1965 in a tight-knit working-class neighborhood in Queens, New York, and Ruth Malone--a single mother who works long hours as a cocktail waitress--wakes to discover her two small children, Frankie Jr. and Cindy, have gone missing. Later that day, Cindy's body is found in a derelict lot a half mile from her home, strangled. Ten days later, Frankie Jr.'s decomposing body is found. Immediately, all fingers point to Ruth.As police investigate the murders, the detritus of Ruth's life is exposed. Seen through the eyes of the cops, the empty bourbon bottles and provocative clothing which litter her apartment, the piles of letters from countless men and Ruth's little black book of phone numbers, make her a drunk, a loose woman--and therefore a bad mother. The lead detective, a strict Catholic who believes women belong in the home, leaps to the obvious conclusion: facing divorce and a custody battle, Malone took her children's lives.Pete Wonicke is a rookie tabloid reporter who finagles an assignment to cover the murders. Determined to make his name in the paper, he begins digging into the case. Pete's interest in the story develops into an obsession with Ruth, and he comes to believe there's something more to the woman whom prosecutors, the press, and the public have painted as a promiscuous femme fatale. Did Ruth Malone violently kill her own children, is she a victim of circumstance--or is there something more sinister at play? Inspired by a true story, Little Deaths, like celebrated novels by Sarah Waters and Megan Abbott, is compelling literary crime fiction that explores the capacity for good and evil in us all. |
Contributor Bio(s): Halstead, Graham: - Graham Halstead is an Earphones Award-winning audiobook narrator and a professionally trained actor and voice artist born and raised in Virginia and now living and working in Brooklyn. As an actor, he has worked internationally in Edinburgh and London, as well as back home at the Kennedy Center in Washington, DC. His youthful, easy-flowing voice can be heard on television and radio voicing spots for Airborne and Allegra. Flint, Emma: -Emma Flint was born in Newcastle upon Tyne in northeast England. She graduated from the University of St. Andrews with an MA in English Language and Literature and is a graduate of the Faber Academy writing program in London. Since her childhood, Flint has read true-crime accounts, developing an encyclopedic knowledge of real-life murder cases and of notorious historical figures, as well as a fascination with unorthodox women--past, present and fictional. Flints works as a technical writer in London, where she lives. Little Deaths is her first novel. Fortgang, Lauren: -Lauren Fortgang, a graduate of Fordham University's Theater Program, is an actress, narrator, and costume designer. She has recorded everything from video games to textbooks. Her audiobook narrations have earned two AudioFile Earphones Awards and placed her as a finalist for an Audie Award in 2014. |