Complicit: The compulsive, timely thriller you won’t be able to stop thinking about

Complicit

Li, Winnie M.

Orion Books

Vivian is a cosmopolitan Taiwanese-American tourist who often escapes her busy life in London through adventure and travel. Johnny is a 15-year-old Irish teenager, living a neglected life on the margins of society. He has grown up in a family where crime is customary, violence is a necessity, and everything — and anyone — can be yours for the taking.

Dark Chapter (Center Point Large Print)

Literature & Fiction

Literary

Platinum Spotlight Series

Dark Chapter

'A brave and unflinching novel... It ultimately speaks to the power and triumph of the human spirit' Bernardine Evaristo, winner of The Booker Prize 
'Defiant... direct... conveyed with skill and emotional force' The Guardian 
'Brave, raw and strikingly original' Daily Mail 
An astonishing and unique novel inspired by the author's own story. 
Vivian is a cosmopolitan Taiwanese-American tourist who often escapes her busy life in London through adventure and travel. Johnny is a 15-year-old Irish teenager, living a neglected life on the margins of society. 
On a bright spring afternoon in West Belfast, their paths collide during a horrifying act of violence. 
In the aftermath, each is forced to confront the chain of events that led to the attack. 
Inspired by true events, this is a story of the dark chapters and chance encounters that can irrevocably determine the shape of our lives. 
STYLIST Top 10 debut of 2017 
Winner of the The Guardian's Not The Booker Prize 2017 
Nominated for The Edgar Award -- Best First Novel 2018 
Shortlisted for The Author's Club Best First Novel Award 2018 
'I highly recommend Dark Chapter' Joyce Carol Oates 
'Complex and rewarding... an important book' Stylist 
'An important and moving book about rape and the long process of recovery' Cathy Rentzenbrink 
'Takes an unflinching look at the reality of sexual violence' Kate Rhodes 
'An explosive and timely story' Marti Leimbach 
'Stunning' Erin Kelly

Legend Press Ltd

NOMINATED FOR THE EDGAR AWARD FOR BEST FIRST NOVEL Vivian is a cosmopolitan Taiwanese-American tourist who often escapes her busy life in London through adventure and travel. Johnny is a 15-year-old Irish teenager, living a neglected life on the margins of society. He has grown up in a family where crime is customary, violence is a necessity, and everything--and anyone--can be yours for the taking. As Vivian looks to find her calling professionally, she delights in exploring foreign countries, rolling hillsides, and new cultures. And as a young, single woman, she has grown used to experiencing life on her own. But all of that changes when, on one bright spring afternoon in West Belfast, Vivian's path collides with Johnny and culminates in a horrifying act of violence. In the aftermath of the incident, both Johnny and Vivian are forced to confront the chain of events that led to the attack. Vivian must struggle to recapture the woman that she was and the woman she aspired to be, while dealing with a culture and judicial system that treats assault victims as less than human. Johnny, meanwhile, flees to the sanctity of his transitory Irish clan. But when he is finally brought to reckon for his crimes, Vivian learns that justice is not always as swift or as fair as she would hope. Inspired by true events, DARK CHAPTER is both a literary masterpiece and a riveting novel of suspense about of the dark chapters and chance encounters that can irrevocably determine the shape of our lives.

United States

Polis Books

Complicit: A Novel

“Like the best filmmakers, Li draws you to the edge of your seat and keeps you there.” —The New York Times Book Review\nAfter a long-buried, harrowing incident, a woman whose promising film career was derailed contemplates revenge in this thriller about power, privilege, and justice “that is compelling, courageous, and brutal in the best possible way” (Liz Nugent, author of Little Cruelties).\nA Hollywood has-been, Sarah Lai’s dreams of success behind the camera have turned to ashes. Now a lecturer at an obscure college, this former producer wants nothing more than to forget those youthful ambitions and push aside any feelings of regret…or guilt.\nBut when a journalist reaches out to her to discuss her own experience working with the celebrated film producer Hugo North, Sarah can no longer keep silent. This is her last chance to tell her side of the story and maybe even exact belated vengeance.\nAs Sarah recounts the industry’s dark and sordid secrets, however, she begins to realize that she has a few sins of her own to confess. Now she must confront her choices and ask herself, just who was complicit?\nBold and hypnotic, Complicit transports us “into the film industry’s dark and deep-seated culture of rampant sexism and unbridled male ego…and the terrible cost of staying silent. An utterly compelling read” (Liv Constantine, author of The Last Mrs. Parrish).

Mystery, Thriller & Suspense

Thrillers & Suspense

Atria/Emily Bestler Books

"Like the best filmmakers, Li draws you to the edge of your seat and keeps you there." --The New York Times Book Review After a long-buried, harrowing incident, a woman whose promising film career was derailed contemplates revenge in this thriller about power, privilege, and justice "that is compelling, courageous, and brutal in the best possible way" (Liz Nugent, author of Little Cruelties). A Hollywood has-been, Sarah Lai's dreams of success behind the camera have turned to ashes. Now a lecturer at an obscure college, this former producer wants nothing more than to forget those youthful ambitions and push aside any feelings of regret...or guilt. But when a journalist reaches out to her to discuss her own experience working with the celebrated film producer Hugo North, Sarah can no longer keep silent. This is her last chance to tell her side of the story and maybe even exact belated vengeance. As Sarah recounts the industry's dark and sordid secrets, however, she begins to realize that she has a few sins of her own to confess. Now she must confront her choices and ask herself, just who was complicit? Bold and hypnotic, Complicit transports us "into the film industry's dark and deep-seated culture of rampant sexism and unbridled male ego...and the terrible cost of staying silent. An utterly compelling read" (Liv Constantine, author of The Last Mrs. Parrish).

What We Left Unsaid: A Novel

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Arche Literatur Verlag AG

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