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'Pretty Things is awesome. Simple as that. I loved every page'
Harlan Coben

'It's Dynasty meets Patricia Highsmith'
Washington Post

'Will keep you turning pages till the end'
Attica Locke

'Outrageously entertaining'
Times Crime Club

Nina once bought into the idea…

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1 author picked Pretty Things as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

This book captivated me for personal reasons as well as literary ones. Much of the novel unfolds in Tahoe City, my tiny hometown. Seeing it rendered in a high-stakes thriller was electric. Brown’s prose is taut and accessible. I truly couldn’t put it down. It’s the kind of novel you devour in one snowy afternoon with a mug of hot cocoa or a hot toddy.

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