The Collective

The Collective
Alison Gaylin
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Trade Paperback
h234 x 153mm - 352pg
4 Nov 2021 UK
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9781409179078
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In this riveting new suspense novel, the USA Today bestselling and Edgar Award-winning author of Never Look Back and If I Die Tonight probes just how far a mother will go to right a wrong. Camille Gardner is a grieving and angry mother who, five years after her daughter' s death, is still obsessed with the privileged young man she believes to be responsible. When her rash actions draw the attention of a secret group of women - the collective - Camille is pulled into a dark web where these mothers share their wildly different stories of loss as well as their desire for justice in a world where privilege denies accountability and perpetrators emerge unscathed. Fuelled by mutual rage, these women orchestrate their own brand of justice through precise, anonymous, complexly plotted and perfectly executed revenge killings, with individual members playing a small but significant role in each plan. As Camille struggles to comprehend whether this is a role-playing exercise or terrifying reality, she must decide if these women are truly avenging angels or monsters. Becoming more deeply enmeshed in the group, Camille learns truths about the collective-and about herself-that she may not be able to survive.
Alison Gaylin' s The Collective is an astonishing feat. In the tradition of Ira Levin' s unforgettable social thrillers (Rosemary' s Baby, Stepford Wives), it' s a nerve-shredding, emotionally harrowing ride that also speaks volumes about our current moment, the dangers of our digital world, the potency of female rage. Don' t miss it. * Megan Abbott * I can' t stop thinking about this book. * Alafair Burke * A layered, engrossing and nerve shattering thriller. * Lisa Unger * Feel like the book of the moment, the year. Clever, compassionate and all too believable. * Laura Lippman * The Collective is a propulsive, emotional conspiracy thriller powered by the all-consuming fire of maternal rage. Without pretty moralizing, Gaylin shows both the destruction and visceral satisfaction that come with revenge. I am a peaceful person, but also a mother, and I read the whole book with a killer' s heart. * Steph Cha *
Alison Gaylin is the award-winning author of Hide Your Eyes and its sequel, You Kill Me; the standalones Trashed, Heartless, What Remains Of Me and If I Die Tonight; and the Brenna Spector series: And She Was, Into the Dark, and Stay with Me. A graduate of Northwestern University and of Columbia University' s Graduate School of Journalism, she lives with her husband and daughter in Woodstock, New York.
Status: Active
ISBN-13: 9781409179078
Published: 4 Nov 2021
Published In: United Kingdom
Imprint: Orion Publishing
Publisher: Orion Publishing Co
Format: Trade Paperback
Height: 234mm
Width: 153mm
Weight: 41g
Pages: 352

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