Miscione was born in new haven, connecticut but grew up in the netherlands, england and new jersey. Realistic characters struggle to maintain a strong bond. Lisa ungers ridley jones series is a crazily successful masterpiece, which was recognized by several awards. Fragile is a novel by bestselling author lisa unger. He thought that every road led you somewhere and wherever you wound up, thats where you belonged.
Unger balances nicely the suspense of her missing person story. Laura lippman, new york times bestselling author ofid know you anywhere. The childhood murder of lydia strongs mother has turned her into a woman obsessed with bringing brutal killers to justice. That it is about small town secrets, or families cracking apart. Signin to download and listen to this audiobook today. A small towns secrets are exposed when a teenager goes missing in.
Lisa ungers great writing and suspenseful topic kept the story moving throughout the book. She is able to combine intertwining plot lines into a. She lives in florida with her husband and daughter. He is having trouble facing a horrible event from his past and finding a second act. A thrilling novel from new york times bestselling author lisa unger about the hunt for a missing girl and one communitys intricate yet fragile bonds. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read fragile. Lisa unger books in order mystery series, book lists. But its also a sensitive meditation on the very nature of family and community and the ties that bind us to one another. Fragile delivers everything that lisa ungers readers have come to expecta thrilling story that affects complicated and nuanced people.
Lisa was born in new haven, ct, but has lived in the netherlands, england, new jersey and new york. Fragile book by lisa unger half price books marketplace. Lisa unger is the new york times and internationally bestselling author of seventeen novels, including the stranger inside. There were many creative characters to keep track of which i didnt mind because if the story flows its worth reading. A novel jones cooper book 1 kindle edition by unger, lisa. It is the first book set in the hollows, and features jones cooper. Now i wish i had known what to expect, because i wasnt in the right mood to read a depressing book. A thrilling novel from new york times bestselling author lisa unger about the hunt for a missing girl and one community. Fragile was chosen by abcs good morning america as a top book pick for great summer reads and selected as a hot book by harpers bazaar.
I could say that fragile is the story of a young girls disappearance. Florida weekly lisa unger brings this little town alive with flourish, probing the tragedies and the victories of the citizens of the hollows. Written by lisa unger, audiobook narrated by nancy linari. Jul 26, 2011 fragile by lisa unger, 9780307745262, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. Fragile a thrilling novel from new york times bestselling author lisa unger about the hunt for a missing girl and one communitys intricate yet fragile bonds. After giving up his post at the hollows police department, jones cooper is at loose ends. In 2019, she received two edgar award nominations, an honor held by only a few writers. New mystery reader lisa unger writes psychologically indepth stories with great characters. Peopleeverybody knows everybody in the hollows, a quaint, charming town outside of new york city. Though something of a departure from her recent thrillers, lisa ungers fragile shines with her signature talent and generates plenty of suspense. The gripping debut that established lisa unger, writing as lisa miscione, as a novelist to watch.
Plus, each month, youll be entered to win a signed lisa unger novel, hear early news, enjoy her latest recommendations and more. Fragile hollows, book 1 by lisa unger fantastic fiction. Read fragile a novel by lisa unger available from rakuten kobo. With millions of readers worldwide and novels published in twentysix languages, lisa unger is widely regarded as a master of suspense. Get recommendations for the greatest books around straight to your inbox every week. Each week, our editors select the one author and one book they believe to be most worthy of your attention and highlight them in our pro connect email alert. She spent her teens in the long valley section of washington township, morris county, new jersey.
Im not sure what first drew me to the book fragile, by lisa unger. Poetic at times, heartbreaking at others, and suspenseful throughout, this is easily the best book of the year and comes with the strongest recommendation we have. The new york times bestselling author of beautiful lies and fragile returns to the hollows, delivering a thriller that explores matters of faith, memory, and sacrifice. Though something of a departure from her recent thrillers, lisa unger s fragile shines with her signature talent and generates plenty of suspense. Fragile by lisa unger, 9780307745262, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. Its more of a small town mystery than it is a thriller filled with betrayal, twists and intrigue, but its still a very good book. Fragile ebook by lisa unger 9780307592347 rakuten kobo. Beautiful lies, the first book in this twobook series, invites a reader to get entangled in a weird, creepy story that happens to ridley jones. As a mother of a preteen, i am glad i read this book, it reminds us that casual encounters that we have could change the course of our lives. I didnt know anything about her and her books when i started to read fragile, so i had no expectations. She captures the naivete of smalltown america and the inhabitants who are connected by a fine line of deception.
Lisa unger is an american author of contemporary fiction, primarily mysteries and thrillers. Im a long time fan of lisa unger, but i have to say, i think her new novel fragile is my favourite thus far. Lisa unger is an american novelist of suspensethrillers. Fragile has 3 available editions to buy at half price books marketplace. A girl has gone missing in the hollows, a small town about a two hour ride away from new york.
Join now and receive a free copy of the twenty, an original story that is only available here. Fragiles prologue opens with a cop throwing a bundle into the bottom of an abandoned well, shoveling in dirt to cover it completely the story then shifts to a month earlier. People everybody knows everybody in the hollows, a quaint, charming town outside of new york city. A stunning new standalone psychological thriller from bestselling author lisa unger. A novel offers a psychological mystery of human frailty and makes you thankful for the security and love of a good family. Lisa unger is the new york times and internationally bestselling author of eighteen novels, including confessions on the 7. See all books authored by lisa unger, including inherit the dead, and fragile, and more on. Fragile hollows, book 1 by lisa unger book cover, description, publication history. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets.
The hollows is the kind of place where your doctor was also your neighborthe cop at your door had been the burnout always in trouble when you were in high school. Knowing me it was probably the cover image i tend to be one who totally judges a book by the cover. This book kept me up nights telling myself just one more chapter. Lisa unger books, ebooks, audiobooks, biography barnes.
It definitely made me really think about how social media. Bestselling author lisa unger has made her mark boston globe and del. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading fragile. Lisa unger born lisa miscione, april 26, 1970 is an american author of contemporary fiction. Fragile by lisa unger author autographed hardcover book first edition, first printing, mint, newunread in a flawless dust jacket in archival acetate cover, signed by the author. Her novels have sold more than two million copies and have been translated into 26 languages. Laura lippman, author of id know you anywhere unger keeps the energy level high. Sun sentinel if youre a fan of jodi picoults family chronicle storytelling, youll enjoy fragile, too. If you are the publisher or author of this book and. I needed to read a book by an author whose name first or last starts with the letter u in order to finish rrrcs 2010 az author challenge, and thats how i discovered lisa unger. Fragile by lisa unger 2010, hardcover for sale online ebay. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. The setting is a small town named hollows in new york. Many of her books, including beautiful lies, crazy love you and black out, have appeared on various editorial best of lists.
Set in the hollows, a secluded town about 100 miles outside new york city, ungers contemporary thriller offers solid entertainment, but lacks. Lisa unger weaves past and present, the tangled relationships of a small town into a gripping page turner. Lisa unger creates an edgy storyline told from alternating point of views. I could say that because it is all of those things. Lisa unger became a published author with the publication of her 2002 novel angel fire using the name lisa misicone, which was republished in 2011 under her current pen name.
With millions of readers worldwide and books published in twentysix languages, lisa unger is widely regarded as a master of suspense. Fragiles prologue opens with a cop throwing a bundle into the bottom of an abandoned well, shoveling in dirt to cover it completely. Her novels have appeared on the new york times best seller list. Ive been reading a new one as soon as im done with the previous.
Connect through reading fragile by lisa unger dine and. Realistic characters struggle to maintain a strong bond thats unraveling into fragile, broken pieces. The first nove ive read from lisa unger was beautiful lies, which is also the first in the ridley jones series, published in 2006. Lisa unger books list of books by author lisa unger. She has also written novels under the pen name lisa misicone. Lisa is a new york times bestseller and her novels have been translated into 26.