TY  - BOOK
AU  - Jones C.
TI  - Blood Secrets
SN  - 0060122641
PY  - 1978///
CY  - New York, Hagerstown, San Francisco, London
PB  - Harper & Row, Publishers
KW  - 82-31 Романи. Повісті
KW  - UDC
N2  - “Craig Jones is a deft storyteller, ruthless at withholding information and absolutely, instinctually right about the precise moment to release information. You read this novel to find out what happens next; what happens is scary, comic, dark and sympathetic—and never disappointing.’’
- John Irving, author of THE WORLD ACCORDING TO GARP

At twenty-three, Irene seems to have the world by the tail: she’s gorgeous, smart, funny, full of sass, and the envy of her friends. Hardly the type you’d expect to become a murderess. What sets Irene on the path to murder is, of course, love - love and loyalty. She has more or less counted on not falling in love with anyone, and prides herself on the casualness of her affairs. But Irene hasn’t counted on Frank, a mysterious and fascinating figure who seems to elude Irene’s most ingenious attempts to charm him. Even after the wedding, Frank keeps his mysteries to himself - even after his uninvited sister Vivian makes a surprise appearance at the wedding (sending Frank into a panic). Even after Frank begins to monopolize their small daughter’s affections. Even after Irene’s private terrors begin. Frank’s deepest secret is finally revealed in a shattering climax, and it turns outto be horrible beyond imagining - but Irene has already committed herself to a course of action that can only lead to murder.
In Craig Jones’ clean and biting prose, Irene’s story gallops to its terrifying conclusion. The psychological subtleties of this thriller are unfolded with great ingenuity, each little twist to be savored in this tale of two enormously likeable, intelligent characters whose lives quickly turn into a nightmare. This is a first novel by a young New York City high school teacher whose mastery of the form is truly breathtaking.


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