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Those who knew : a novel / Idra Novey.
"On an unnamed island country ten years after the collapse of a U.S.-supported regime, Lena suspects the powerful senator she was involved with back in her student activist days is taking advantage of a young woman who’s been introducing him at rallies. When the young woman ends up dead, Lena revisits her own fraught history with the senator and the violent incident that ended their relationship.Why didn’t Lena speak up then, and will her family’s support of the former regime still impact her credibility? What if her hunch about this young woman’s death is wrong?What follows is a riveting exploration of the cost of staying silent and the mixed rewards of speaking up in a profoundly divided country."-- Publisher's website.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780525560432
- Physical Description: 248 pages ; 22 cm.
- Publisher: New York : Viking, 2018.
- Copyright: ©2018
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| Subject: | Authoritarianism > Fiction. Legislators > Fiction. Murder > Investigation > Fiction. Political corruption > Fiction. |
| Genre: | Thrillers (Fiction) |
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- 1 of 1 copy available at Parkland Regional.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Holdable? | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gladstone | F NOV (Text) | 35419002844331 | Adult Fiction | Volume hold | Available | - |
Summary:
"On an unnamed island country ten years after the collapse of a U.S.-supported regime, Lena suspects the powerful senator she was involved with back in her student activist days is taking advantage of a young woman who’s been introducing him at rallies. When the young woman ends up dead, Lena revisits her own fraught history with the senator and the violent incident that ended their relationship.Why didn’t Lena speak up then, and will her family’s support of the former regime still impact her credibility? What if her hunch about this young woman’s death is wrong?What follows is a riveting exploration of the cost of staying silent and the mixed rewards of speaking up in a profoundly divided country."--
