![]() ![]() Who could ask for more? Agent: Jill Marr, Sandra Dijkstra Literary. ![]() This elegantly constructed novel is intelligent, funny, and profound. The agent dies a few days later, and murders in the two realities begin to multiply. Leo’s emails shift from sycophantic to profoundly disturbing when his novel is rejected by Hannah’s agent. Leo’s emails influence Hannah’s view of her characters and subsequently Freddie’s story. Hannah is writing the story of Freddie Kincaid, who’s writing the story of the murder in the library. Freddie seizes on this incident as the ideal start for her new opus, which involves “a group of people united by a scream.” Each chapter of Freddie’s book includes a letter written to famous Australian author Hannah Tigone by a dedicated fan, Leo Johnson, a fellow writer in residence who offers to be her beta reader. While she’s seeking inspiration in the Boston Public Library, a woman’s scream breaks the silence. Australian mystery writer Winifred “Freddie” Kincaid has come to Boston after receiving a prestigious writers’ fellowship. Security guards take charge immediately, instructing everyone inside to stay put until the threat is identified. ![]() This thrilling excursion into metafiction from Australian author Gentill ( Crossing the Lines) wittily examines the writing process itself. Fiction, Mystery and Detective Audio, Large Print The ornate reading room at the Boston Public Library is quietuntil the tranquility is shattered by a woman’s terrified scream. ![]()
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