Book
The Villa / Rachel Hawkins.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781250280015 (hardcover)
- Physical Description: 279 pages ; 25 cm
- Edition: First edition.
- Publisher: New York : St. Martin's Press, 2023.
- Copyright: ©2022
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| Subject: | Cold cases (Criminal investigation) > Fiction. Female friendship > Fiction. Murder > Investigation > Fiction. Secrecy > Fiction. Siblings > Fiction. Italy > Fiction. |
| Genre: | Thrillers (Fiction) Gothic fiction. Psychological fiction. Novels. |
Available copies
- 1 of 2 copies available at Tsuga Consortium.
Holds
- 0 current holds with 2 total copies.
Other Formats and Editions
| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cookstown Branch | FIC Hawki | 31681010305845 | FICTION | Checked out | 06/18/2025 |
| Stroud Branch | FIC Hawki | 31681010305852 | FICTION | Available | - |
- Baker & Taylor
While on a girls trip to Italy with her best friend, Chess, Emily discovers their high-end villa was once the scene of a brutal murder, and, digging into the past, finds the truth seeping into the present as dangerous betrayals emerge. 200,000 first printing. - McMillan Palgrave
From the New York Times bestselling author Rachel Hawkins comes a deliciously wicked new gothic suspense, set at an Italian villa with a dark history, for fans of Lucy Foley and Ruth Ware. - McMillan Palgrave
INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER!
"Hawkins weaves an engrossing tale about betrayal, sisterhood, and the power of telling your own story. Captivating!" ââPeople
"Hawkins is the reigning queen of suspense." ââHeather Gudenkauf, New York Times bestselling author
The bestselling author of The Wife Upstairs returns with a brilliant new gothic suspense set at an Italian villa with a dark history.
As kids, Emily and Chess were inseparable. But by their 30s, their bond has been strained by the demands of their adult lives. So when Chess suggests a girls trip to Italy, Emily jumps at the chance to reconnect with her best friend.
Villa Aestas in Orvieto is a high-end holiday home now, but in 1974, it was known as Villa Rosato, and rented for the summer by a notorious rock star, Noel Gordon. In an attempt to reignite his creative spark, Noel invites up-and-coming musician, Pierce Sheldon to join him, as well as Pierceâs girlfriend, Mari, and her stepsister, Lara. But he also sets in motion a chain of events that leads to Mari writing one of the greatest horror novels of all time, Lara composing a platinum albumââand ends in Pierceâs brutal murder.
As Emily digs into the villaâs complicated history, she begins to think there might be more to the story of that fateful summer in 1974. That perhaps Pierceâs murder wasnât just a tale of sex, drugs, and rock & roll gone wrong, but that something more sinister might have occurredââand that there might be clues hidden in the now-iconic works that Mari and Lara left behind.
Yet the closer that Emily gets to the truth, the more tension she feels developing between her and Chess. As secrets from the past come to light, equally dangerous betrayals from the present also emergeââand it begins to look like the villa will claim another victim before the summer ends.
Inspired by Fleetwood Mac, the Manson murders, and the infamous summer Percy and Mary Shelley spent with Lord Byron at a Lake Geneva castleââthe birthplace of FrankensteinââThe Villa welcomes you into its deadly legacy.
