Girl in the Dark

N.Y.: William Morrow and Co., Inc., 2016. First U.S. Edition, with complete number line beginning with 1. Fine in fine dust jacket, not price clipped, with protective mylar cover. Translated from Dutch By Hester Velmans. An award-winning, internationally bestselling author makes her American debut with this taut, riveting domestic drama about a long-lost brother convicted of a horrifying crime and a sister’s fight to clear his name. A single mother and lawyer, Iris has a colorful caseload, a young son with behavior issues, and a judgmental mother. She also has a brother—shocking news she uncovers by accident. Why did her mother lie to her for her entire life? Why did she hide the existence of Ray Boelens from her? Curious about this sibling she has never known, Iris begins to search for long-buried truths. What she discovers surprises—and horrifies—her. Her older brother is autistic—and in prison for brutally murdering his neighbor and her daughter. Visiting Ray, she meets a man who looks heartbreakingly like her own son. A man who is devoted to his tropical fish and who loves baking bread. A man whose naiveté unnerves her. There is no question that Ray is odd and obsessive, unable to communicate like the rest of us. But is he really a killer?. 1st Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. Book.