The villa
(Large Print)
Author
Published
[Waterville, ME] : Thorndike Press, a part of Gale, a Cengage Company, 2023.
Format
Large Print
Edition
Large print edition., Unabridged.
ISBN
9798885784863
Physical Desc
399 pages (large print) ; 22 cm.
Status
Le Sueur Public Library - Adult Large Print Fiction
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Published
[Waterville, ME] : Thorndike Press, a part of Gale, a Cengage Company, 2023.
Edition
Large print edition., Unabridged.
Language
English
ISBN
9798885784863
Notes
General Note
"A novel" -- Cover.
Description
As kids, Emily and Chess were inseparable. But by their 30s, their bond has been strained by the demands of their adult lives. So when Chess suggests a girls' trip to Italy, Emily jumps at the chance to reconnect with her best friend. Villa Aestas in Orvieto is a high-end holiday home now, but in 1974, it was known as Villa Rosato, and rented for the summer by a notorious rock star, Noel Gordon. In an attempt to reignite his creative spark, Noel invites up-and-coming musician, Pierce Sheldon to join him, as well as Pierce's girlfriend, Mari, and her stepsister, Lara. But he also sets in motion a chain of events that leads to Mari writing one of the greatest horror novels of all time, Lara composing a platinum album--and ends in Pierce's brutal murder. As Emily digs into the villa's complicated history, she begins to think there might be more to the story of that fateful summer in 1974. That perhaps Pierce's murder wasn't just a tale of sex, drugs, and rock & roll gone wrong, but that something more sinister might have occurred--and that there might be clues hidden in the now-iconic works that Mari and Lara left behind. Yet the closer that Emily gets to the truth, the more tension she feels developing between her and Chess. As secrets from the past come to light, equally dangerous betrayals from the present also emerge--and it begins to look like the villa will claim another victim before the summer ends. Inspired by Fleetwood Mac, the Manson murders, and the infamous summer Percy and Mary Shelley spent with Lord Byron at a Lake Geneva castle--the birthplace of Frankenstein--The Villa welcomes you into its deadly legacy.
Subjects
LC Subjects
Cold cases (Criminal investigation) -- Fiction.
Detective and mystery fiction.
Gothic fiction.
Large print books.
Murder -- Fiction.
Murder -- Investigation -- Fiction.
Orvieto (Italy) -- Fiction.
Rock musicians -- Fiction.
Siblings -- Fiction.
Thrillers (Fiction)
Vacation rentals -- Italy -- Fiction.
Women authors -- Fiction.
Detective and mystery fiction.
Gothic fiction.
Large print books.
Murder -- Fiction.
Murder -- Investigation -- Fiction.
Orvieto (Italy) -- Fiction.
Rock musicians -- Fiction.
Siblings -- Fiction.
Thrillers (Fiction)
Vacation rentals -- Italy -- Fiction.
Women authors -- Fiction.
Other Subjects
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Hawkins, R. (2023). The villa (Large print edition.). Thorndike Press, a part of Gale, a Cengage Company.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Hawkins, Rachel, 1979-. 2023. The Villa. [Waterville, ME]: Thorndike Press, a part of Gale, a Cengage Company.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Hawkins, Rachel, 1979-. The Villa [Waterville, ME]: Thorndike Press, a part of Gale, a Cengage Company, 2023.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Hawkins, Rachel. The Villa Large print edition., Thorndike Press, a part of Gale, a Cengage Company, 2023.
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