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13 1/2 (Hardcover)

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"Barr proves adept at both pulsing horror and sweet romance...."

"[A] hair-raising thriller...When all the story strands come together, it packs a powerful punch."

"Barr comes up with the brass ring: a stand-alone psychological thriller with grit, teeth and heart." (starred review)

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Richard was hurt bad. He knew it with the awful certainty one feels in that second when he steps off a cliff and realizes it will be the last mistake he makes on this earth; that eternity of horror before his body smashes on the rocks.

Publisher's note

Single mother of two Polly Deschamps's wedded bliss upon marrying architect Marshall Marchand soon turns to fear as his moods darken--due, Polly believes, to the sway of Marshall's brother, Danny--and she wonders what the brothers' dark secret could be and whether it has anything to do with the infamous "Butcher Boy" murders of 1971. By the best-selling author of Anna Pigeon mysteries. 125,000 first printing.

In 1971, the state of Minnesota was rocked by the "Butcher Boy" incident, as coverage of a family brutally murdered by one of their own swept across newspapers and television screens nationwide.

Now, in present-day New Orleans, Polly Deschamps finds herself at yet another lonely crossroads in her life. No stranger to tragedy, Polly was a runaway at the age of fifteen, escaping a nightmarish Mississippi childhood.

Lonely, that is, until she encounters architect Marshall Marchand. Polly is immediately smitten. She finds him attractive, charming, and intelligent. Marshall, a lifelong bachelor, spends most of his time with his brother Danny. When Polly's two young daughters from her previous marriage are likewise taken with Marshall, she marries him. However, as Polly begins to settle into her new life, she becomes uneasy about her husband's increasing dark moods, fearing that Danny may be influencing Marshall in ways she cannot understand.

But what of the ominous prediction by a New Orleans tarot card reader, who proclaims that Polly will murder her husband? What, if any, is the Marchands' connection to the infamous "Butcher Boy" multiple homicide? And could Marshall and his eccentric brother be keeping a dark secret from Polly, one that will shatter the happiness she has forever prayed for?

Annotation

Known for her popular Anna Pigeon series, Nevada Barr takes on a darker, more psychologically nuanced topic in this stand-alone thriller set against the appropriately decaying backdrop of post-Katrina New Orleans. Barr tells her story by weaving together details of her two central characters' troubled childhoods with their present-day life together in a new marriage. Polly Farmer, who escaped an abusive and depressing childhood, is an independent, successful professor and single mother of two young daughters. Marshall Merchand is a good-looking and respected architect, but he harbors a frightening and violent secret in his past. As Polly pieces together the details of Marshall's troubled childhood, she must decide if she can believe in the person Marshall appears to be or if will always be the person he was.

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