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"What should be a cozy and fun-filled weekend deep in the English countryside takes a sinister turn in Ruth Ware's suspenseful, compulsive, and darkly twisted psychological thriller. Leonora, known to some as Lee and others as Nora, is a reclusive crime writer, unwilling to leave her "nest" of an ap...

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Main Author: Ware, Ruth (Author)
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Scout Press, 2015.
Edition:First Scout Press hardcover edition.
Subjects:
Women novelists, English > Fiction.
Female friendship > Fiction.
Murder > Investigation > Fiction.
Psychological fiction > England.
Suspense fiction > England.
Online Access:Go to Downloadable eBook Here.
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In a Dark, Dark Wood chapter 1 It hurts. Everything hurts. The light in my eyes, the pain in my head. There's a stench of blood in my nostrils, and my hands are sticky with it. "Leonora?" The voice comes dim through a fog of pain. I try to shake my head; my lips won't form the word. "Leonora, you're safe--you're at the hospital. We're taking you to have a scan." It's a woman, speaking clearly and loudly. Her voice hurts. "Is there anyone we should be calling?" I try again to shake my head. "Don't move your head," she says. "You've had a head injury." "Nora," I whisper. "You want us to call Nora? Who's Nora?" "Me . . . my name." "All right, Nora. Just try to relax. This won't hurt." But it does. Everything hurts. What has happened? What have I done? Excerpted from In a Dark, Dark Wood by Ruth Ware All rights reserved by the original copyright owners. Excerpts are provided for display purposes only and may not be reproduced, reprinted or distributed without the written permission of the publisher.

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