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A debut thriller for fans of Lucy Foley and Liz Moore, Dark Things I Adore is a stunning Gone Girl-esque tale of atonement that proves that in the grasp of manipulative men, women may momentarily fall. But in the hands of fierce women, men will be brought to their knees.Three campfire secrets. Two witnesses. One dead in the trees. And the woman, thirty years later, bent on making the guilty finally pay.1988. A group of outcasts gather at a small, prestigious arts camp nestled in the Maine woods. They're the painters: bright, hopeful, teeming with potential. But secrets and dark ambitions rise like smoke from a campfire, and the truths they tell will come back to haunt them in ways more deadly than they dreamed.2018. Esteemed art professor Max Durant arrives at his protg's remote home to view her graduate thesis collection.
About the Author
Katie Lattari holds degrees from the University of Maine and the University of Notre Dame. Her first novel, AMERICAN VAUDEVILLE, a small indie press work, was published by Mammoth Books in 2016 and her debut thriller DARK THINGS I ADORE was published by Sourcebooks Landmark in 2021. In July 2022 DARK THINGS I ADORE was named Barnes & Noble's national mystery/thriller pick of the month. "[C]areful and sinewy plotting, which reveals in chilling detail who gets to make art, and who gets subsumed in the process. " - New York Times Book Review"A smart, nuanced exploration of victims and villains, inspiration and theft, and the intersection of these things, in every artist. Pay attention to Katie Lattari. She's the real deal. " - Sarah Langan, author of Good Neighbors"This vengeful tale that pits artistic genius against mental health and happiness will captivate fans of dark suspense. " - Library Journal (starred review)
