Little voices : a thriller / Vanessa Lillie.

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Title:

Little voices : a thriller / Vanessa Lillie.

Author:

Lillie, Vanessa

ISBN:

9781542092265

Edition:

First edition

Publication Information:

Seattle, WA : Tomas & Mercer, 2019.

Physical Description:

320 p.

Abstract:

"Devon Burges is in the throes of a high-risk birth when she learns of her dear friend's murder. The police quickly name another friend as the chief suspect, but Devon doesn't buy it, and despite her difficult recovery, she decides to investigate. Haunted by postpartum problems that manifest as a cruel voice in her head, Devon is barely getting by. Yet her instincts are still sharp, and she's bent on proving her friend's innocence. But as Devon digs into the evidence, the voice in her head grows more insistent, the danger more intense. Each layer is darker, more disturbing, and she's not sure she, or her baby, can survive what lies at the truth."--Provided by publisher.

Subject Term:

Puerperium -- Fiction.

New mothers -- Fiction.

Friendship -- Fiction.

Murder -- Investigation -- Rhode Island -- Fiction.

Geographic Term:

Rhode Island -- Fiction.

Genre:

Suspense fiction.

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Summary

The voice in her head says he's guilty. She knows he's innocent.

Devon Burges is in the throes of a high-risk birth when she learns of her dear friend's murder. The police quickly name another friend as the chief suspect, but Devon doesn't buy it--and despite her difficult recovery, she decides to investigate.

Haunted by postpartum problems that manifest as a cruel voice in her head, Devon is barely getting by. Yet her instincts are still sharp, and she's bent on proving her friend's innocence.

But as Devon digs into the evidence, the voice in her head grows more insistent, the danger more intense. Each layer is darker, more disturbing, and she's not sure she--or her baby--can survive what lies at the truth.

Reviews (1)

Publisher's Weekly Review

At the start of Lillie's impressive debut, seven months' pregnant Devon Burges is rushed to a Providence, R.I., hospital with a ripped placenta, the survival of herself and her baby in doubt. Just before undergoing a C-section, Devon hears on the radio that her friend Belina Cabrala was found murdered in Swan Point Cemetery. Two months later, after leaving the hospital with her baby, Devon turns single-mindedly to finding Belina's killer, especially after learning that a friend of Devon's, Alec Mather, is the prime suspect. Jack, Devon's husband, begs her not to pursue the matter. He's concerned because while Devon was working as a prosecutor of sex crimes and domestic violence in Washington, D.C., she was nearly disbarred, having become so involved with her cases that she began hearing voices and blacking out. Jack and Devon moved to Providence precisely to escape that pressure. Some incident from Devon's past may be triggering the stress Devon feels as she delves into the murder. Along the way to the shocking ending, Devon learns that Alec committed illegal acts and associated with disreputable people. This superb psychological thriller is hard to put down. Agent: Victoria Sanders, Victoria Sanders and Assoc. (Oct.)