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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

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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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