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The Narcissist's Daughter
- Author
- Craig Holden
- Narrator
- Erik Steele
- Publisher
- Blackstone Publishing
- Publish Date
- 1 March 2005
- Run Time
- 6 hours 46 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
What to expect
Meet Syd Redding, a gruff, ambitious working-class young man and pre-med student. Syd passes the stultifying hours of 1978 in his ethics class fantasizing about the destruction of the Kesslers, his boss's well-to-do Ohio family, a threesome "moneyed and beautiful and installed high in the city's society." As he steps onto the doorstep of their grand mansion in the estate section of their city, Syd has no detailed plan in mind, only vague, delicious dreams of vengeance. But when he meets the boss's daughter, he soon finds himself caught in the sexual machinations of this magnetic family. A simple affair leads from obsession through rage to a revenge plot that will transform the lives of everyone involved.
Critics Review
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“His most controversial yet.”
Daily Telegraph (London)
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“An engrossing novel to read on a coast-to-coast flight, or on a cold homebound weekend. Just don’t forget to get off the plane, or to get dinner from the oven.”
Ann Arbor (MI) News
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“Holden knows how to create a tight, high-velocity narrative and surprising characters.”
New York Times Book Review
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“Holden is a writer to watch.”
Publishers Weekly
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“Exceptional for its well-crafted characters and solid, skillful plotting. This is a thriller with staying power, not easily forgotten.”
Booklist
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“Holden at his best.”
Library Journal
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“Hardly a conventional thriller, this red-meat narrative revisits a scenario reminiscent of Room at the Top or even The Graduate.”
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Details
- Author
- Craig Holden
- Narrator
- Erik Steele
- Duration
- 6 hours 46 minutes
- Release Date
- 1 March 2005
- ISBN
- 9781602831469
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Blackstone Publishing
- Genre
- Thriller / suspense fiction, Romantic suspense
Synopsis
Meet Syd Redding, a gruff, ambitious working-class young man and pre-med student. Syd passes the stultifying hours of 1978 in his ethics class fantasizing about the destruction of the Kesslers, his boss's well-to-do Ohio family, a threesome "moneyed and beautiful and installed high in the city's society." As he steps onto the doorstep of their grand mansion in the estate section of their city, Syd has no detailed plan in mind, only vague, delicious dreams of vengeance. But when he meets the boss's daughter, he soon finds himself caught in the sexual machinations of this magnetic family. A simple affair leads from obsession through rage to a revenge plot that will transform the lives of everyone involved.
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