"Utterly atmospheric and with style to burn, Emma Flint's Little Deaths is a novel that troubles and transfixes from its simmering first pages all the way to its searing final words."―Megan Abbott, author of You Will Know Me "Little Deathsis a rarity: a period piece and police procedural that is wrenching and real and deeply moving. I fell fast and hard under the spell of this lush, moody, film noir of a novel."―/5(). · "Utterly atmospheric and with style to burn, Emma Flint's Little Deaths is a novel that troubles and transfixes from its simmering first pages all the way to its searing final words."—Megan Abbott, author of You Will Know Me "Little Deathsis a rarity: a period piece and police procedural that is wrenching and real and deeply moving. I fell fast and hard under the spell of this lush, moody, film noir Brand: Hachette Books. Book Summary. Inspired by a true story, Little Deaths, like celebrated novels by Sarah Waters and Megan Abbott, is compelling literary crime fiction that explores the capacity for good and evil in us all. It's in a tight-knit working-class neighborhood in Queens, New York, and Ruth Malone - a single mother who works long hours as a cocktail waitress - wakes to discover her two small children, Frankie Jr. .
Emma Flint has written a penetrating novel right out of today's headlines. Her command of everyday nuances and human weaknesses makes this both a captivating read and a searing look at today's condemning mindset. With an ending that will shock and dismay, Little Deaths is a must-read.". A phenomenal achievement. Little Deaths is one of those so-very-rare accomplishments: a lightning fast, heart-pounding, psychologically resonant crime novel that effortlessly transcends genre. If you believed that literary fiction can't be a one-sitting read, think again -- Jeffery Deaver Utterly atmospheric and with style to burn, Emma Flint's Little Deaths is a novel that troubles and. Little Deaths is Emma Flint's latest novel. Flint professes that "Since childhood, she has been drawn to true crime stories, developing an encyclopaedic knowledge of real-life murder cases. She is equally fascinated by notorious historical figures and by unorthodox women - past, present and fictional.".
“Utterly atmospheric and with style to burn, Emma Flint’s Little Deaths is a novel that troubles and transfixes from its simmering first pages all the way to its searing final words.” Megan Abbott, bestselling author of The End of Everything, Dare Me, Fever, and You Will Know Me. “A phenomenal achievement. "Utterly atmospheric and with style to burn, Emma Flint's Little Deaths is a novel that troubles and transfixes from its simmering first pages all the way to its searing final words."—Megan Abbott, author of You Will Know Me "Little Deathsis a rarity: a period piece and police procedural that is wrenching and real and deeply moving. I fell fast and hard under the spell of this lush, moody, film noir of a novel."—. 3. I n July , during a scorching New York summer, two small, cherubic children disappeared from their mother’s apartment. The little girl was found dead a few days later, her body dumped in.
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