Shocking True Story

Shocking True Story

New York Times Bestseller!

Kevin Ryan is a writer in the much-maligned genre of true crime who desperately needs a devious, over-the-top story for the subject of his next book. How else can he keep his wife Valerieâ€™s roots dyed and keep himself from handing out taco samples at the local supermarket?

When Kevin isnâ€™t Googling himself or spot checking his booksâ€™ stock at stores around the country or online, heâ€™s bringing the hazards (ie, criminals and other crazies) of his job home to wife Val and twin daughters Taylor and Hayley. Kevin is on the hunt for the big one, the story that could break him out of the mid-list and onto the bestseller lists. And then thereâ€™s a knock at the door--a story finds himâ€¦

A distraught 20-year old Jett Carter shows up at the Ryan house because her mother and sister are imprisonedâ€”perhaps if Kevin writes their story and reveals the truth, he might help exonerate them. The Cartersâ€™ tale is the perfect white-trash-attempted-murder-love-triangle that Kevinâ€™s editor will love and his fans will devour. He begins to write â€œLove You to Death.â€ Then on a beautiful summer day, the wheels of homicide are set in motion and Kevinâ€™s own story begins to eclipse the crime he is chronicling. When his #1 fan is murdered and another body turns up, the Ryansâ€™ life in Port Gamble and all that Kevin holds dear is in jeopardy. Somewhere in â€œLove You to Deathâ€ and within the â€œbunch of low rent losersâ€ heâ€™s interviewing is the killer.

PRAISE for Shocking True Story:

Bestselling crime writer Gregg Olsen's tour-de-force entwines narratives in hypnotic fashion. A uniquely riveting drama, an emotional roller-coaster, SHOCKING TRUE STORY erases all lines between truth and fiction. A spell-binding must-read!

Julia Spencer-Fleming, Edgar finalist and author of I SHALL NOT WANT

A lovingly detailed, hilarious descent into the dark heart of the Real America, Gregg Olsenâ€™s Shocking True Story picks up where the supermarket tabloids and daytime TV leave off. But somehow, his grotesque and driven characters end up beyond laughter: endearing, recognizable, as deadly as a knife in the throat. A funny, frightening, very moving book.

Marc Lecard, author of the acclaimed VINNIE'S HEAD and TINY LITTLE TROUBLES

SHOCKING TRUE STORY is a sly, seductive thriller that grips you from the first page and refuses to let go. Gregg Olsen is a natural born storyteller with a flair for dead-on dialogue and laugh-out-loud satire.

Jason Starr author of THE FOLLOWER

With his keen eye and ear for how real people live today, Gregg Olsen manages to be simultaneously wickedly funny and good-hearted. SHOCKING TRUE STORY is a very witty, cleverly-constructed novel and absolutely delicious read.

Kathrine â€œKKâ€ Beck, novelist and two-time Edgar nominee

Olsenâ€™s unique voice propels this humorous exploration of some truly quirky lives, deaths and excuses. Greggâ€™s talent is not only making the reader laugh-out-loud, but hooking us into the story and having us care deeply about the characters as the absurd unfolds.

Toni McGee Causey, author of Bobby Fayeâ€™s Very, Very, Very Bad Day
Country USA
Binding Kindle Edition
ReleaseDate 2014-01-19
Format Kindle eBook

Country	USA
Binding	Kindle Edition
ReleaseDate	2014-01-19
Format	Kindle eBook

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