Ergebnis für "Alice in Wonderland" in Psychothriller

After a personal tragedy and professional scandal forces homicide detective Vanessa Castro out of Seattle, she takes a new job in Seaside, Washington, determined to make a fresh start. The small beach town, best known for its popular amusement park, Wonderland, seems like the perfect place to raise her young son and teenage daughter. But it's not that easy starting over, especially as the town's new Deputy Chief of Police. When a dead body turns up at the park her first day on the job, and then a teenage Wonder Worker goes missing, Vanessa's investigation is met with resistance.

Alice Queensbury has been living a difficult life with her oppressive mother, the Queen of Hearts Advertising president herself, Margaret. Between working for her and taking care of her sick father, the only way Alice can escape is by going to the Wonderland in her mind, a world she created all on her own since she was nine years old but what happens when reality catches up to Alice?

Shirley Jackson meets The Shining in this richly atmospheric and thrillingly tense novel from the acclaimed author of the "deliciously creepy" Baby Teeth (New York Post). One mother's love may be all that stands between her family, an enigmatic presence—and madness. After years of city life...