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With 13 one-half, Nevada Barr, New York Times bestselling author of theaward-winning Anna Pigeon novels, haswritten a taut and terrifying psychologicalthriller. It carries the reader from thehorrifying 1970s murder spree of a child--dubbed
"Butcher Boy" by a shocked public--in Rochester, Minnesota, to Polly, theabused daughter of Mississippi
"trailertrash," to post-Katrina New Orleans. In Jackson Square in the French Quarter a tarot card reader told Polly Deschamps she would be a success. Thirty years later, Polly is a respected professor of literature with good friends and her own home--a safe life for her and her two daughters. Butcher Boy, released on his seventeenth birthday, shook the snow from his boots and headed south. New Orleans, a Mecca for runaways then and now, offers sanctuary but never forgiveness. When Polly falls in love with Marshall Marchand, a restoration architect who is helping to rebuild her adopted city, shadows of the past rise out of the poisoned ground of New Orleans as thick and deadly as the toxic waters of the flood. Like history, some crimes are doomed to repeat themselves. Evil stays the same, only the victims' names change. As two broken pasts collide in an uncertain present, Polly is determined that her children's names will never be on that list.
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"This book is a hands-down winner! Psychological terror at its best,13 1/2shines with authentic voices, high-amp tension, and Barr's brilliant and unique style." Lee Child,New York Timesbestselling author
"Stunning ... spellbinding psychological suspense with twists you won't see coming ... an amazing, virtuoso piece of writing." Library Journal
"Keep the lights on while reading this intense psychological thriller. The tension's so tight you'll be rethinking every motive and clue up to the finale. Much like Nancy Pickard inThe Virgin of Small Plains, Barr forces us to look beyond the obvious to the hidden evils we may have overlooked." Delta Magazine
"...terrifying...page-turning...." Romantic Times, 4 stars
"...a hair-raising thriller.... packs a powerful punch." Booklist
"Barr process adept at both pulsing horror and sweet romance.... [for] readers who like dark psychological thrillers." Sun-Sentinel(Ft. Lauderdale, FL) Barr skillfully shows her affinity for delving into her characters' souls in 13 ½. Barr keeps the psychological terror elevated in13 ½by realistically showing how people can be manipulated - by others and by the juvenile justice system." New Orleans Magazine
"13 ½is a glorified thriller that will tease and please lovers of the genre..." Charlotte Observer
"Barr's vibrant prose keeps you reading....irresistible." Denver Post
"Reminiscent of novels by Thomas Harris and Minette Walters....will send shivers up the spine of even the toughest reader....Barr adds interstitial musings about well-known murders throughout history that are so stone-cold they could make Hannibal Lector blanch in fear." Providence Journal
"...a brilliantly harrowing effort....13 ½feels better written and more richly drawn than Barr's very good Anna Pigeon efforts. Certainly a new direction and one that takes her on a genre-bending course to evil and depravity in this downright chilling tale." Oregonian
"Barr's smooth storytelling style keeps the tension at a heart-pounding level..."
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With 13 one-half, Nevada Barr, New York Times bestselling author of theaward-winning Anna Pigeon novels, haswritten a taut and terrifying psychologicalthriller. It carries the reader from thehorrifying 1970s murder spree of a child--dubbed"Butcher Bo ...
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With 13 one-half, Nevada Barr, New York Times bestselling author of theaward-winning Anna Pigeon novels, haswritten a taut and terrifying psychologicalthriller. It carries the reader from thehorrifying 1970s murder spree of a child--dubbed
"Butcher Boy" by a shocked public--in Rochester, Minnesota, to Polly, theabused daughter of Mississippi
"trailertrash," to post-Katrina New Orleans. In Jackson Square in the French Quarter a tarot card reader told Polly Deschamps she would be a success. Thirty years later, Polly is a respected professor of literature with good friends and her own home--a safe life for her and her two daughters. Butcher Boy, released on his seventeenth birthday, shook the snow from his boots and headed south. New Orleans, a Mecca for runaways then and now, offers sanctuary but never forgiveness. When Polly falls in love with Marshall Marchand, a restoration architect who is helping to rebuild her adopted city, shadows of the past rise out of the poisoned ground of New Orleans as thick and deadly as the toxic waters of the flood. Like history, some crimes are doomed to repeat themselves. Evil stays the same, only the victims' names change. As two broken pasts collide in an uncertain present, Polly is determined that her children's names will never be on that list.
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Professional Reviews
"This book is a hands-down winner! Psychological terror at its best,13 1/2shines with authentic voices, high-amp tension, and Barr's brilliant and unique style." Lee Child,New York Timesbestselling author
"Stunning ... spellbinding psychological suspense with twists you won't see coming ... an amazing, virtuoso piece of writing." Library Journal
"Keep the lights on while reading this intense psychological thriller. The tension's so tight you'll be rethinking every motive and clue up to the finale. Much like Nancy Pickard inThe Virgin of Small Plains, Barr forces us to look beyond the obvious to the hidden evils we may have overlooked." Delta Magazine
"...terrifying...page-turning...." Romantic Times, 4 stars
"...a hair-raising thriller.... packs a powerful punch." Booklist
"Barr process adept at both pulsing horror and sweet romance.... [for] readers who like dark psychological thrillers." Sun-Sentinel(Ft. Lauderdale, FL) Barr skillfully shows her affinity for delving into her characters' souls in 13 ½. Barr keeps the psychological terror elevated in13 ½by realistically showing how people can be manipulated - by others and by the juvenile justice system." New Orleans Magazine
"13 ½is a glorified thriller that will tease and please lovers of the genre..." Charlotte Observer
"Barr's vibrant prose keeps you reading....irresistible." Denver Post
"Reminiscent of novels by Thomas Harris and Minette Walters....will send shivers up the spine of even the toughest reader....Barr adds interstitial musings about well-known murders throughout history that are so stone-cold they could make Hannibal Lector blanch in fear." Providence Journal
"...a brilliantly harrowing effort....13 ½feels better written and more richly drawn than Barr's very good Anna Pigeon efforts. Certainly a new direction and one that takes her on a genre-bending course to evil and depravity in this downright chilling tale." Oregonian
"Barr's smooth storytelling style keeps the tension at a heart-pounding level..."
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