The Note: A Novel
(Paperback, Large Print Edition)
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Publishing Details
The Note: A Novel
By (Author) Alafair Burke
Diversified Publishing
Random House Large Print
7th January 2025
Large Print Edition
United States
Classifications
General
Fiction
Psychological thriller
Narrative theme: Love and relationships
Physical Properties
Paperback
448
Width 154mm, Height 233mm
Description
Growing up, May Hanover was a good girl, always. Well-behaved, top of her class, a compulsive rule-follower. Raised by a first-generation Chinese single mother with high expectations, May didnt have room to slip up, let alone fail. Her friends didnt call her the Little Sheriff for nothing.
But even good girls have secrets. And regrets. When it comes to her friendship with Lauren and Kelsey, she's had her fair share of both. Their bondforged when May was just twelve years oldhas withstood a tragic accident, individual scandals, heartbreak and loss. Now the three friends have reunited for the first time in years for a few days of sun and fun in the Hamptons. But a chance encounter with a pair of strangers leads to a drunken prank that goes horribly awry.
When she finds herself at the center of an urgent police investigation, May begins to wonder whether Lauren and Kelsey are keeping secrets from her, testing the limits of her loyalty to lifelong friends.
What had they gone and done
The Note is a page-turner of the highest order from one of our greatest contemporary suspense writers.
Reviews
Engrossing. . . . Burke builds an intricate structure of secrets layered within secrets, revealed for maximum suspense. The complex friendship among three flawed but engaging characters anchors this satisfying psychological thriller.
Kirkus Reviews (starred review)
Readers will swiftly turn the pages of Burke's latest twisty and frothy thriller.
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Author Bio
ALAFAIR BURKE is the Edgar-nominated, New York Times best-selling author of fourteen novels of suspense, including The Ex, The Wife, The Better Sister, and Find Me, and coauthor of the best-selling Under Suspicion series. A former prosecutor, she is now a professor of criminal law. She recently served as president of the Mystery Writers of America and was the first woman of color to be elected to that position. She lives in New York.
