Meg Gardiner

Ransom River Meg Gardiner

Publisher Marketing: Rory Mackenzie is juror number seven on a high-profile murder case in her hometown of Ransom River, California. It s a place she vowed never to visit again after leaving behind its surfeit of regret and misfortune and the specter of a troubled past that threatened to disturb the town s peaceful facade. Brilliant yet guarded, Rory has always felt like an outsider. She retreated into herself when both her career aspirations and her love affair with a childhood friend, undercover cop Seth Colder, were destroyed in a tragic accident. While most of the town is focused on the tense and shocking circumstances of the trial, Rory s return to Ransom River dredges up troubling memories from her childhood that she can no longer ignore. But in the wake of a desperate attack on the courthouse, Rory realizes that exposing these dark skeletons has connected her to an old case that was never solved, and bringing the truth to light just might destroy her. Departing from her popular series novels, Meg Gardiner has gone deeper than ever into the utterly convincing lives and compelling pasts of her characters. "Ransom River" is an intimate, atmospheric thriller with a dark mystery at its heart one that will keep listeners breathless until the very end." Review Citations: Library Journal 02/01/2012 pg. 46 (EAN 9780525952855, Hardcover) Publishers Weekly 04/09/2012 pg. 30 (EAN 9780525952855, Hardcover) Booklist 05/01/2012 pg. 39 (EAN 9780525952855, Hardcover) Library Journal 06/01/2012 pg. 92 (EAN 9780525952855, Hardcover) Kirkus Reviews 06/01/2012 (EAN 9780525952855, Hardcover) Contributor Bio:  Gardiner, Meg Meg Gardiner is the author of The Memory Collector, The Dirty Secrets Club, and five novels in the Evan Delaney series, including China Lake which recently won the Edgar Award for best paperback original. She lives with her family near London. Contributor Bio:  Dawe, Angela Angela Dawe is originally from Lansing, Michigan, and currently calls Chicago home. In addition to audiobook narration, she has worked in film, television, theater, and improvisational comedy.