Places That Are Gone

Name: Places That Are Gone
Brand: Unnerving
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Rating: 5 (1 reviews)

By Tom Milani

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For Bennett Wilder, every day is the same-head to work, do his job, and come home to his increasingly distant wife. As a man who values routine, Bennett surprises even himself when he picks up Liz Messina, a pretty hitchhiker, on his morning commute. As he quickly learns, she's got a young child, a dark past, and a debt that needs to be repaid-or else.Even though he knows it's risky, he decides to take a chance and help Liz out. But when her trouble turns out to run even deeper than he realizes, Bennett and Liz find themselves facing off against dangerous drug dealers and fighting for their lives. Bound by bloodshed and facing a road full of wrong turns ahead, Bennett calls on an old friend with ties to a past he would rather leave hidden, as he and Liz try to decide how far they'll go to turn the tables on their pursuers-and, if they're lucky, save their own lives.
"Set in Northern Virginia in the 1980s, Places That Are Gone is a dark, twisted tale of sex, drugs, and murder, all woven into the zeitgeist of our nation's capital. Meshing urban grit and suburbia-with a generous dollop of nostalgia-Milani compellingly exposes the intrigue behind every locked door, our secret desires and fears, the what-ifs, and the meandering paths we take to find the truth."--I.S. Berry, author of The Peacock and the Sparrow, a New Yorker and NPR Best Book of the Year, and winner of the Edgar Award for Best First Novel
"The combination of different points of view and Milani's exquisite, lean, sometimes lyrical prose, unwinds a revelatory story of crime, murder and innocence lost. Milani's Places That Are Gone, is a superb tale of dashed hopes, lost direction, lust, and consequences--which often can be harsh."--BookTrib

Product details

Binding:

Paperback

Number of Pages:

224

Release Date:

2025-05-13

Publication Date:

2025-05-13

Publisher:

Unnerving

Languages:

Original: English

ISBN10:

1997532085

ISBN13:

9781997532088

GPSR Manufacturer Reference:

[email protected]

Weight:

288 g

Height:

140 cm

Width:

216 cm

Thickness:

12 cm

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