by ElizabethRigbey (Author)
Julia told Lomax they had been the perfect family, and Lomax believed her. But Sheriff Murph McLean is convinced she has committed the perfect murder. The circumstantial evidence against Julia is so damning that her attorney advises her to plead guilty to killing her husband and stepdaughter. But Julia says she is innocent. Lomax knows she is - so he sets out to prove it. But as Lomax peels back the layers of deceit he uncovers a picture that is very far from perfect. It is a picture of a broken family, driven by guilt, incest and obsessive jealousy, ready to explode into violence at any moment. And then Lomax stumbles across the darkest secret of all...
Format: Paperback
Pages: 560
Edition: 2
Publisher: Orion
Published: 05 Apr 2006
ISBN 10: 0752803166
ISBN 13: 9780752803166
Book Overview: Elizabeth Rigbey's totally compelling, highly acclaimed, debut novel, reissued in a terrific new cover design. TOTAL ECLIPSE has sold over 100,000 copies in paperback alone. Elizabeth Rigbey has received widespread critical acclaim for her novels: 'Wholly absorbing with a shock denouement' Sunday Telegraph. 'An elegant and powerful new thriller' Chicago Tribune. 'Intriguing and unique, and its denouement is simply remarkable, as daring and unpredictable as any ending I can recall' Scott Turow. '[A] journey of self-discovery ... punctuated by sudden, chilly surges of tension' Independent. 'Gripping, creepy, moving and suspenseful ... one heck of an impressive debut' Wall Street Journal. 'A very gripping thriller, elegantly written, taut with menace ... Keep your eyes on Liz Rigbey' Sunday Mirror.