But Leo seems to know a lot about violence, motive, and how exactly to kill someone. While crafting this new thriller, Hannah shares each chapter with her biggest fan and aspirational novelist, Leo. They are all suspects, and, as it turns out, each character has their own secrets and motivations – and one of them is a murderer. ’ Hannah Tigone, bestselling Australian crime author, is crafting a new novel that begins in the Boston Public Library: four strangers Winifred, Cain, Marigold and Whit are sitting at the same table when a bloodcurdling scream breaks the silence. A beat of silence even after it stops, until we all seem to realise that the Reading Room Rules no longer apply.

It’s an inventive and unique approach, elevated by Gentill’s masterful plotting, that will delight suspense fans looking for something bold and new.Winner of the Crime Fiction Lover Best Indie Crime Novel of 2022 ‘A seriously fun read.’ - Dervla McTiernan, author of The Murder Rule ‘Wickedly clever, highly original and thoroughly entertaining – I loved it!’ - Chris Hammer, author of Scrublands ‘Sulari Gentill delivers another murder mystery gem.’ - Tim Ayliffe, author of The Enemy Within ‘And then there is a scream. The mystery set within the library is a fresh take on the locked-room mystery, and Leo’s emails to Hannah create an increasingly ominous epistolary thriller, despite the distance between the characters. The author of more than a dozen mysteries, Gentill has created a smart, engaging novel that blurs genre lines. Leo may be just as dangerous as one of the characters in Hannah’s story. Leo’s detailed responses follow each chapter, and readers soon realize he is more than an appreciative fan. She’s corresponding with an American writer named Leo, emailing him the chapters of her mystery novel as she completes them. Read our audiobook review! Voice actor Katherine Littrell brings a measured sense of menace.īut there’s yet another twist! The characters of Freddie, Cain, Marigold and Whit are just that: characters in a novel being written by an Australian woman named Hannah.

Freddie, Cain, Marigold and Whit set out to discover what happened that afternoon, but they soon realize that their meeting wasn’t random-because one of them is the murderer. When a woman’s body is later found in the library, the new friends realize they didn’t just hear a scream: They may have overheard a murder. Winifred “Freddie” Kincaid, Cain McLeod, Marigold Anastas and Whit Metters form a quick friendship while they wait for security guards to figure out what happened. Readers are treated to two expertly crafted mysteries in Australian author Sulari Gentill’s The Woman in the Library.įour strangers are sharing a table at the Boston Public Library when they hear a woman’s terrified scream.

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