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Title:
Little comfort
Author:
Hill, Edwin (Novelist), author.
Edition:
First Kensington hardcover edition.
Publication Information:
New York, NY : Kensington Pub Corporation, 2018.

©2018
Physical Description:
viii, 343 pages ; 22 cm
Summary:
In a brilliantly twisted debut set among Boston's elite, Edwin Hill introduces unforgettable sleuth Hester Thursby--and a missing persons case that uncovers a trail of vicious murder . . . Harvard librarian Hester Thursby knows that even in the digital age, people still need help finding things. Using her research skills, Hester runs a side business tracking down the lost. Usually, she's hired to find long-ago prom dates or to reunite adopted children and birth parents. Her new case is finding the handsome and charismatic Sam Blaine. Sam has no desire to be found. As a teenager, he fled his small New Hampshire town with his friend, Gabe, after a haunting incident. For a dozen years, Sam and Gabe have traveled the country, reinventing themselves as they move from one mark to another. Sam has learned how trusting wealthy people can be--especially the lonely ones--as he expertly manipulates his way into their lives and homes. In Wendy Richards, the beautiful, fabulously rich daughter of one of Boston's most influential families, he's found the perfect way to infiltrate the milieu in which he knows he belongs--a world of Brooks Brothers suits, Nantucket summers, and effortless glamour. As Hester's investigation closes in on their brutal truth, the bond between Sam and Gabe is tested and Hester unknowingly jeopardizes her own safety. While Gabe has pinned all his desperate hopes of a normal life on Hester, Sam wants her out of the way for good. And Gabe has always done what Sam asks . . .

Harvard librarian Hester Thursby runs a side business tracking down the lost. She's usually hired to find long-ago prom dates or reunite adopted children and birth parents. Her new case is finding Sam Blaine: a teenager who fled a small New Hampshire town with his friend, Gabe. The two have reinvented themselves, moving from one mark to another. In Wendy Richards, beautiful, rich daughter of an influential Boston family, Sam has found the perfect way to infiltrate a world of effortless glamour. As Hester's investigation closes in, the bond between Sam and Gabe is tested and Hester's safety is jeopardized. -- adapted from jacket.
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781496715906
Format :
Book