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Hurting Distance: A Novel
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A psychological thriller from the New York Times–bestselling author: “No one writes twisted, suspenseful novels quite like Sophie Hannah” (Liane Moriarty).
 
Naomi Jenkins, a successful professional woman prone to panic attacks, has a terrible secret she’s been keeping for three years. Also secret is Naomi’s current relationship with Robert Haworth, who is married, albeit unhappily.
 
When Robert doesn’t show up for one of their trysts, Naomi fears for him—but the police don’t take it seriously, since Robert’s wife claims he isn’t missing. Naomi is desperate, and comes up with a plan: If she convinces the police that Robert is a danger to others, they will have to track him down. Using details from her own troubled past, she spins a story for them—but twists and turns lie ahead that she never expected.
 
“Naomi’s concern for her married lover’s well-being grows when his wife insists he is fine, just away. Naomi uses the story of a rape from her past to get the police to sit up and take notice. What makes this novel work so well is that more than one character has a bit of a screw loose—even the detectives on the case are grappling with some crippling personal issues—and it takes the full ride of the novel to find out who is playing whom.” —Time Out
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Naomi Jenkins, a successful professional woman prone to panic attacks, has a terrible secret she’s been keeping for three years. Also secret is Naomi’s current relationship with Robert Haworth, who is married, albeit unhappily.
 
When Robert doesn’t show up for one of their trysts, Naomi fears for him—but the police don’t take it seriously, since Robert’s wife claims he isn’t missing. Naomi is desperate, and comes up with a plan: If she convinces the police that Robert is a danger to others, they will have to track him down. Using details from her own troubled past, she spins a story for them—but twists and turns lie ahead that she never expected.
 
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        British crime novelist Hannah brings back Detective Simon Waterhouse and his female boss, Sergeant Charlie Zailer, from her best-selling Little Face (2007). Successful businesswoman Naomi Jenkinsis convinced something serious has happened to her married lover, with whom she is obsessed. When she suspects the police are not taking her seriously, she ups the ante by reporting him as a rapist, basing details of heraccount on an actual experience. It turns out, however, that Naomis story bears a striking similarity tothe stories of other rape survivors. Charlie and Simon realize they aredealing with a serial rapist andan emotionally damaged accuserwhile they also attempt to work out their own complicated relationship.Like Karin Slaughter in her Grant County novels, Hannah is interested in exploring thedark side of intimacy and does not shy away from depicting graphic sexual violence.Although her plotting isnot as seamless asSlaughters, she excelsatdepicting the emotionalevolution of rape victims. Naomis transformation fromshrillneurotic tocourageous fighter makes for compelling reading.(Reprinted with permission of Booklist, copyright 2008, American Library Association.)

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Naomi Jenkins, a successful professional woman prone to panic attacks, has a terrible secret she’s been keeping for three years. Also secret is Naomi’s current relationship with Robert Haworth, who is married, albeit unhappily.
 
When Robert doesn’t show up for one of their trysts, Naomi fears for him—but the police don’t take it seriously, since Robert’s wife claims he isn’t missing. Naomi is desperate, and comes up with a plan: If she convinces the police that Robert is a danger to others, they will have to track him down. Using details from her own troubled past, she spins a story for them—but twists and turns lie ahead that she never expected.
 
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