{"product_id":"the-good-ones-9780063234161","title":"The Good Ones","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"Polly Stewart's \u003cem\u003eThe Good Ones\u003c\/em\u003e is a fantastic achievement. A classic Southern Gothic tale told through the prism of modern-day sensibilities. Not to be missed.\"--S. A. Cosby, \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestselling author of \u003cem\u003eRazorblade Tears\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"A riveting, unflinching exploration of adolescent female friendships, small-town pressures to conform, and the true crime lover's tendency to conflate empathy and voyeurism, \u003cem\u003eThe Good Ones\u003c\/em\u003e drew me in from the first lines and still hasn't released me, days after finishing.\"--Katie Gutierrez, nationally bestselling author of \u003cem\u003eMore Than You'll Ever Know\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAn engrossing work of literary suspense that illuminates the push and pull of female friendship and the costs of being good when the rules for women begin to chafe.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe last time Nicola Bennett saw Lauren Ballard she was scraping a key along the side of a new cherry-red Chevy Silverado. That was the night before her friend mysteriously vanished from her home, leaving a bloodstained washcloth and signs of a struggle--as well as her grieving husband and young daughter--behind.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNow, nearly twenty years later, Nicola, newly unemployed and still haunted by the disappearance of her childhood friend, is returning to her Appalachian hometown. For Nicola, Tyndall County has remained frozen in time. Everywhere she turns she's reminded of Lauren. Yet shockingly, her former friends and neighbors have all moved on. Drawn to stories of missing girls, Nicola obsessively searches the internet, hoping to discover a clue to Lauren's ultimate fate.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDriven by a desperate need to know what happened to her friend, Nicola takes a job in her hometown, determined to uncover any bit of information, any small clue, that can help. Deep down she knows the answers are tucked in the hollows and valleys of this small Blue Ridge county. As secrets come to light and the truth begins to unravel, will Nicola finally find release and break free of the past--or lose herself completely to unanswered questions from her adolescence?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Polly Stewart\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Harper Paperbacks\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/04\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 304\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.00lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.31w x 0.76d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780063234161\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eStewart, Polly:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePolly Stewart\u003c\/strong\u003e is the author of \u003cem\u003eThe Good Ones\u003c\/em\u003e. She grew up in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia, where she still lives. Her short fiction has appeared in \u003cem\u003eThe Best American Mystery Stories, \u003c\/em\u003e and her nonfiction has appeared in the \u003cem\u003eNew York Times, Good Housekeeping\u003c\/em\u003e, and other publications. She writes the monthly Backlist column for \u003cem\u003eCrimeReads.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Harper Paperbacks","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43927702863987,"sku":"9.78006E+12","price":21.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_1e97ab81-1bd4-4ebd-b3e4-96789ebe980a.jpg?v=1758370783","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/the-good-ones-9780063234161","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}