After Anna
By Lisa Scottoline
- Release Date: 2018-04-10
- Genre: Mysteries & Thrillers
Description
Riveting and disquieting, After Anna is a groundbreaking domestic thriller, as well as a novel of emotional justice and legal intrigue. New York Times bestselling author Lisa Scottoline keeps readers on their toes until the final shocking page.
Nobody cuts deeper than family...
Dr. Noah Alderman, a widower and single father, has remarried a wonderful woman, Maggie Ippolitti, and for the first time in a long time, he and his young son are happy. Despite her longing for the daughter she hasn’t seen since she was a baby, Maggie is happy too, and she’s even more overjoyed when she unexpectedly gets another chance to be a mother to the child she thought she'd lost forever, her only daughter Anna.
Maggie and Noah know that having Anna around will change their lives, but they would never have guessed that everything would go wrong, and so quickly. Anna turns out to be a gorgeous seventeen-year-old who balks at living under their rules, though Maggie, ecstatic to have her daughter back, ignores the red flags that hint at the trouble brewing in a once-perfect marriage and home.
Events take a heartbreaking turn when Anna is murdered and Noah is accused and tried for the heinous crime. Maggie must face not only the devastation of losing her daughter, but the realization that Anna's murder may have been at the hands of a husband she loves. In the wake of this tragedy, new information drives Maggie to search for the truth, leading her to discover something darker than she could have ever imagined.
Praise for Lisa Scottoline:
"A deliciously distracting thriller...Scottoline illuminat[es] the landing strip of revelations and truths in a deliciously slow and intense way." —The Washington Post on After Anna
"Scottoline keeps the pace relentless as she drops a looming threat into the heart of an idyllic suburban community, causing readers to hold their breath in anticipation." —Booklist on One Perfect Lie
"Readers can be assured that the author nails the high school milieu, from athletic rivalries to sexting...they're in for one thrilling ride." —Kirkus on One Perfect Lie
"Entertaining...This fast-paced read culminates in a daring chase that would play well on the big screen." —Publishers Weekly
Reviews
After Anna
4By carld55I really enjoyed this book. It kept me wanting to find out the next moves and how it was going to turn out. I really liked the fact there were hardly any cuss words and those were mild. I've always said people can write a great book without all the trash and she did just that. Bravo!!After Anna
5By TCWingerVery good cliffhanger novel. Couldn’t put it down. I like that the author wrote in the third person. I didn’t see the twist in plot coming at all. Look forward to more great stories from this author.Amazing
5By KarleylovestoreadGreat book, well written and kept me engaged the whole time! I enjoyed the plot twists and didn’t predict them at all. Ignore any negative review and do yourself a favor: Read This Book!!Excellent
5By CorjaeDid not want to put it downIt worth it
1By ApthompsTerrible writing! Story seems interesting but I couldn’t get past the fact that it felt like it was written by a childAfter Annie
1By Avid Reader 15Awful. Don't waste your money. Poorly written, uninteresting, ridiculous plot. Will never buy another book from this author.Drivel
1By Elizabeth JaneAbsolute, terribly written drivel that limps toward a rushed and preposterous end.Surely the most ridiculous book ever.
1By RRenerI’ve read other books by this author that were ok so I don’t know what happened here but this book is nothing short of terrible. I ended up skimming the courtroom scenes and stopped reading short of the ending because the story went bananas and I couldn’t take it any longer.My favorite book about crime!
5By mssciencemomJust when I thought I figured it out, here comes a plot twist! I love this story!I wanted to like this book
1By 71bravegirl!I don’t know if I read the same book that the 5star reviewers did. This book was AWFUL. I wanted to like it but it just wasn’t believable. I skipped through the last quarter of the book just so I could see how it ended. What a waste of time and money.
