Marisha Pessl
Author
Language
English
Description
On a damp October night, beautiful young Ashley Cordova is found dead in an abandoned warehouse in lower Manhattan. Though her death is ruled a suicide, veteran investigative journalist Scott McGrath suspects otherwise. As he probes the strange circumstances surrounding Ashley's life and death, McGrath comes face-to-face with the legacy of her father: the legendary, reclusive, cult-horror-film director Stanislas Cordova -- a man who hasn't been seen...
Author
Pub. Date
2018
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.6 - AR Pts: 12
Language
English
Formats
Description
An absorbing psychological thriller in which fears are physical and memories come alive from the acclaimed New York Times bestselling author of Special Topics in Calamity Physics and Night Film.
"Beautifully creepy." —The New York Times
"You wont be able to stop reading." —Refinery29
"Dark and twisty." —Bustle
Five friends. Only one can survive. Who would...
"Beautifully creepy." —The New York Times
"You wont be able to stop reading." —Refinery29
"Dark and twisty." —Bustle
Five friends. Only one can survive. Who would...
Author
Publisher
Viking Penguin
Pub. Date
2006
Physical Desc
514 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
Language
English
Description
Special Topics in Calamity Physics is a darkly hilarious coming-of-age novel and a richly plotted suspense tale told through the distinctive voice of its heroine, Blue van Meer. After a childhood moving from one academic outpost to another with her father (a man prone to aphorisms and meteoric affairs), Blue is clever, deadpan, and possessed of a vast lexicon of literary, political, philosophical, and scientific knowledge--and is quite the cineaste...