{"product_id":"unraveling-oliver","title":"Unraveling Oliver","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"Pitch-black and superbly written.\" --Ruth Ware, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of\u003ci\u003e The Woman in Cabin 10\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Top-notch grip lit...incredibly brilliant.\" --Marian Keyes, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn this astonishing debut novel, a man's shocking act of savagery stuns a local community--and the revelations that follow will keep you gripped until the very last page. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOliver Ryan has the perfect life. Elegant and seductive, he wants for nothing, sharing a lovely home with his steadfast wife, Alice, who illustrates the award-winning children's books that have brought him wealth and fame. Until one evening, after eating the dinner Alice has carefully prepared, Oliver savagely assaults her and leaves her for dead. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e But why? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The people who know Oliver can only speculate about the reasons behind his brutal act: his empty-headed mistress Moya, vain and petulant; Veronique, the French chatelaine who tragically lost everything the summer she employed him in her vineyard; Alice's friend Barney, who has nursed an unrequited love for her since childhood; Oliver's college pal Michael, struggling with voiceless longings that have shamed him for years. What none of them understands is the dark secret that lies behind his immaculate façade. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The revelations that come to light as the layers of Oliver's past are peeled away are as brutal as his singular act of violence. His decades of careful deception have masked a life irrevocably marked by abandonment, envy, and shame--and as the details of that life are laid bare, Oliver discovers that outrunning his demons is harder than it looks. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e With its insight into the mind of a psychopath emerging from the wreckage of his own misbegotten past, \u003ci\u003eUnraveling Oliver\u003c\/i\u003e is a chilling page-turner, brilliantly crafted and unexpectedly moving, by a stunning new voice in fiction. Liz Nugent \"presents a fresh look at a man hiding his violent personality in this intense character study\" (\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e, starred review). As powerful as Patricia Highsmith's unforgettable noir classic, \u003ci\u003eThe Talented Mr. Ripley, Unraveling Oliver \u003c\/i\u003ewill enthrall you from its mesmerizing opening line to its equally shocking last page.","brand":"Gallery\/Scout Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51942270370023,"sku":"9781501173387","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0449\/4075\/5096\/files\/imageloader_0c118d43-de58-4f20-817d-8443ba87269b.jpg?v=1775249421","url":"https:\/\/arvidabookco.com\/products\/unraveling-oliver","provider":"Arvida Book Co.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}