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These Women

A Novel

By: Ivy Pochoda

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SHORTLISTED FOR THE EDGAR AWARD FOR BEST NOVEL AN LA TIMES BOOK PRIZE, MYSTERY & THRILLER FINALIST * AN INTERNATIONAL THRILLER WRITERS FINALIST, BEST HARDCOVER NOVEL * A MACAVITY BEST MYSTERY NOVEL FINALIST A Recommended Book From The New York Times Book Review * The Washington Post * Vogue * Entertainment Weekly * Elle * People * Marie Claire * Vulture * The Minneapolis Star-Tribune * LitHub * Crime Reads * PopSugar * AARP * Book Marks * South Florida Sun Sentinel From the award-winning author of Wonder Valley and Visitation Street comes a serial killer story like you’ve never seen before—a literary thriller of female empowerment and social change In West Adams, a rapidly changing part of South Los Angeles, they’re referred to as “these women.” These women on the corner … These women in the club … These women who won’t stop asking questions … These women who got what they deserved … In her masterful new novel, Ivy Pochoda creates a kaleidoscope of loss, power, and hope featuring five very different women whose lives are steeped in danger and anguish. They’re connected by one man and his deadly obsession, though not all of them know that yet. There’s Dorian, still adrift after her daughter’s murder remains unsolved; Julianna, a young dancer nicknamed Jujubee, who lives hard and fast, resisting anyone trying to slow her down; Essie, a brilliant vice cop who sees a crime pattern emerging where no one else does; Marella, a daring performance artist whose work has long pushed boundaries but now puts her in peril; and Anneke, a quiet woman who has turned a willfully blind eye to those around her for far too long. The careful existence they have built for themselves starts to crumble when two murders rock their neighborhood. Written with beauty and grit, tension and grace, These Women is a glorious display of storytelling, a once-in-a-generation novel.

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0062656406

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Sing Her Down

A Novel

By: Ivy Pochoda

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Sing Her Down

A Novel

By: Ivy Pochoda

“Urgent, haunting, and fearless.” —Megan Abbott, author of Beware the Woman A Barnes & Noble Mystery & Thriller Pick | An Elle Best Book of the Summer | An Apple Best Book of May | A Most Anticipated Book from BookPage, SPY, Lit Hub, and Paste Magazine Cormac McCarthy meets Killing Eve in this gritty, razor-sharp thriller following two indelible women on a path to certain destruction Florence “Florida” Baum is not the hapless innocent she claims to be when she arrives at the Arizona women’s prison—or so her ex-cellmate Diosmary Sandoval keeps insinuating. Dios knows the truth about Florida’s crimes, understands what Florence hides even from herself: that she was never a victim of circumstance, an unlucky bystander misled by a bad man. Dios knows that darkness lives in women too, despite the world’s refusal to see it. And she is determined to open Florida’s eyes and unleash her true self. When an unexpected reprieve gives both women their freedom, Dios’s fixation on Florida turns into a dangerous obsession, and a deadly cat-and-mouse chase ensues from Arizona to the desolate streets of Los Angeles. With blistering, incisive prose, the award-winning author Ivy Pochoda delivers a fast-paced L.A. crime novel for the ages. Gripping and immersive, Sing Her Down is a spellbinding thriller that, at its core, shows just what an angry woman is capable of.

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0374608490

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Wonder Valley

By: Ivy Pochoda

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Wonder Valley

By: Ivy Pochoda

When a teenager runs away from his father's mysterious commune, he sets in motion a domino effect that connects a cast of six characters who narrate Wonder Valley. There's Ren, just out of juvie, who travels to L.A. in search of his mother. There's Owen and James, teenage twins who live in a desert commune where their father, a self-proclaimed healer, holds a powerful sway over his disciples. There's Britt, who shows up at the commune harbouring a dark secret. There's Tony, a bored and unhappy lawyer. And there's Blake, a drifter hiding in the desert, doing his best to fight of his most violent instincts. Their lives will all intertwine and come crashing together in a shocking way, one that could only happen in this enchanting, dangerous city.• A critically acclaimed literary thriller, named as a book of the year by the Los Angeles Times, NPR and Refinery29 and Winner of the 2018 Strand Critics Award for Best Novel• PR campaign included coverage on the Guardian Books Podcast (over 1M subscribers worldwide), in addition to coverage in The American, ShotsMag, CrimeTime, Little Atoms, BookOxygen and Novel Kicks

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The Indigo Press

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1999683358

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Visitation Street

A Novel

By: Ivy Pochoda

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Visitation Street

A Novel

By: Ivy Pochoda

Chosen by Denis Lehane for his eponymous imprint, Ivy Pochoda’s Visitation Street is a riveting literary mystery set against the rough-hewn backdrop of the New York waterfront in Red Hook. It’s summertime in Red Hook, Brooklyn, a blue-collar dockside neighborhood. June and Val, two fifteen-year-olds, take a raft out onto the bay at night to see what they can see. And then they disappear. Only Val will survive, washed ashore; semi-conscious in the weeds. This shocking event will echo through the lives of a diverse cast of Red Hook residents. Fadi, the Lebanese bodega owner, hopes that his shop will be the place to share neighborhood news and troll for information about June’s disappearance. Cree, just beginning to pull it together after his father’s murder, unwittingly makes himself the chief suspect, but an enigmatic and elusive guardian is determined to keep him safe. Val contends with the shadow of her missing friend and a truth she buries deep inside. Her teacher Jonathan, a Julliard School dropout and barfly, wrestles with dashed dreams and a past riddled with tragic sins.

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Harper Collins

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0062249916

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The Art of Disappearing

A Novel

By: Ivy Pochoda

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The Art of Disappearing

A Novel

By: Ivy Pochoda

Ivy Pochoda's spellbinding and cinematic storytelling seamlessly fuses timeless magic to modern-day passion. Haunting and beautiful, The Art of Disappearing is an imaginative and captivating love story destined to enchant readers for years to come. How do you know if love is real or just an illusion? When Mel Snow meets the talented magician Toby Warring in a dusty roadside bar, she is instantly drawn to the brilliant performer whose hands can effortlessly pull stray saltshakers and poker chips from thin air and conjure castles out of the desert sands. Just two days later they are married, beginning their life together in the shadow of Las Vegas, where Toby hopes to make it big. Mel knows that magicians are a dime a dozen, but Toby is different—his magic is real. As Toby's renown grows and Mel falls more and more in love with his wonderments, she starts to realize that Toby's powers are as unstable as they are dazzling. She learns that he once made his assistant disappear completely, and couldn't bring her back. And then, just as Mel becomes convinced that his magic is dangerous, a trick goes terribly awry during his Strip debut. Exiled from the stage, Mel and Toby flee the lights of Las Vegas for the streets of Amsterdam where a cabal of old-time magicians, real magicians like Toby, try to rescue him from his despair. But he's haunted by the trick that failed, and obsessed with using his powers to right his mistakes, leaving Mel to wonder if the love they share is genuine or merely a fantasy, conjured up by a lost magician looking to save himself from being alone.

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St. Martin's Press

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1429918934

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The Art of Disappearing

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By: Ivy Pochoda

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Wonder Valley

A Novel

By: Ivy Pochoda

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Wonder Valley

A Novel

By: Ivy Pochoda

NPR Best Book of 2017 Los Angeles Times Best Fiction Pick Refinery29 Best Book of the Year BOLO Books Top Read of 2017 “Destined to be a classic L.A. novel.”—Michael Connelly When a teen runs away from his father’s mysterious commune, he sets in motion a domino effect that will connect six characters desperate for hope and love, set across the sun-bleached canvas of Los Angeles. From the acclaimed author of Visitation Street, a visionary portrait of contemporary Los Angeles in all its facets, from the Mojave Desert to the Pacific, from the 110 to Skid Row. During a typically crowded morning commute, a naked runner is dodging between the stalled cars. The strange sight makes the local news and captures the imaginations of a stunning cast of misfits and lost souls. There's Ren, just out of juvie, who travels to LA in search of his mother. There's Owen and James, teenage twins who live in a desert commune, where their father, a self-proclaimed healer, holds a powerful sway over his disciples. There's Britt, who shows up at the commune harboring a dark secret. There's Tony, a bored and unhappy lawyer who is inspired by the runner. And there's Blake, a drifter hiding in the desert, doing his best to fight off his most violent instincts. Their lives will all intertwine and come crashing together in a shocking way, one that could only happen in this enchanting, dangerous city. Wonder Valley is a swirling mix of angst, violence, heartache, and yearning—a masterpiece by a writer on the rise.

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0062656376

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Sing Her Down

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By: Ivy Pochoda

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Wonder Valley (eBook)

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Wonder Valley (eBook)

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Als ein Teenager aus der mysteriösen Heiler-Kommune seines Vaters in der Mojave-Wüste flüchtet, setzt er damit eine spektakuläre Reihe von Ereignissen in Gang, an deren Ende sich die Wege von mehreren Personen kreuzen, die allesamt ihrer Vergangenheit entfliehen wollen. Da ist der Mörder Ren, der in L. A. seine Mutter sucht, Britt, die ein dunkles Geheimnis mit sich trägt, Tony, ein unglücklicher Anwalt kurz vor dem Nervenzusammenbruch, und da sind die Gewalttäter Sam und Blake, die sich im Wonder Valley verstecken. Unter der gnadenlosen Sonne Kaliforniens knallen die Schicksale der verlorenen Seelen auf eine schockierende Weise aufeinander, wie es nur in dieser so betörenden wie gefährlichen Metropole möglich ist - ein mit visionärer literarischer Kraft geschriebenes Porträt von Los Angeles, eine Bestandsaufnahme der Hoffnungen unserer Gegenwart, aber auch ein Thriller voller Twists mit einem grandiosen Finale.

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Route 62

By: Ivy Pochoda

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Route 62

By: Ivy Pochoda

Blond, athlétique et complétement nu, il court sur l’autoroute au milieu des embouteillages du matin à Los Angeles. Comme s’il n’attendait que ça pour s’arracher à un univers trop lisse, Tony, un avocat, quitte brutalement sa voiture pour le suivre. La poursuite de cet étrange coureur l’entraîne du côté sombre de la Cité des Anges, là où tous les déglingués de la vie semblent s’être donné rendez-vous. Britt, porteuse d’un lourd secret, et un temps réfugiée dans un ranch aux allures de secte en plein désert des Mojaves. Ren, ex-taulard et graffeur à la recherche de sa mère. Blake, dealer tourmenté qui veut venger la mort de Sam, son partenaire de galère... Parce qu’il s’est mis en danger, la carapace sociale de Tony se fissure, annulant la distance qui d’ordinaire le sépare des gens qui peuplent les rues crasseuses de Downtown. Et à travers son regard, qui pourrait être le nôtre, se déroulent les destins singuliers de ces personnages en rupture qui un jour, sans s’en rendre compte, ont emprunté la mauvaise route...

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These Women

These Women

Sing Her Down

Sing Her Down

Wonder Valley

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Visitation Street

Visitation Street

The Art of Disappearing

The Art of Disappearing

The Art of Disappearing

The Art of Disappearing

Wonder Valley

Wonder Valley

Sing Her Down

Sing Her Down

Wonder Valley (eBook)

Wonder Valley (eBook)

Route 62

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