No saints in Kansas
Amy Brashear
Bok Engelsk 2018 · Romanar
| Utgitt | New York : Soho Press , 2018
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| Opplysninger | In this extraordinary debut novel, Amy Brashear turns Truman Capote'sclassic In Cold Blood on its head, telling the story from the point ofview of Nancy Clutter's friend and classmate, the fictional CarlyFleming.A young adult, fictional reimagining of Truman Capote's In Cold Blood andthe brutal murders that inspired it. Gripping and fast-paced, thismeticulously researched historical fiction will reinvigorate a newgeneration to Capote.November is usually quiet in Holcomb, Kansas, but in 1959, the town isshattered by the quadruple murder of the Clutter family. Suspicion fallson Nancy Clutter's boyfriend, Bobby Rupp, the last one to see them alive.New Yorker Carly Fleming, new to the small Midwestern town, is anoutsider. She tutored Nancy, and (in private, at least) they were close.Carly and Bobby were the only ones who saw that Nancy was alwaysperforming, and that she was cracking under the pressure of beingHolcomb's golden girl. This secret connected Carly and Bobby. Now thatBobby is an outsider, too, they're bound closer than ever.Determined to clear Bobby's name, Carly dives into the murderinvestigation and ends up in trouble with the local authorities. Butthat's nothing compared to the wrath she faces from Holcomb once the realperpetrators are caught. When her father is appointed to defend thekillers of the Clutter family, the entire town labels the Flemings astraitors. Now Carly must fight for what she knows is right.. - Passer for 12-16 år
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| ISBN | 978-16-16-95934-0(h.)
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