![]() ![]() Some arouse suspicion from the start, but others are a complete surprise. As the story progresses (?) in reverse, the reader learns that none of the characters is quite who or what they seem. ![]() The first (ie last) chapters are quite confusing, but if the reader persists, the reward is a cleverly put-together story that is filled with twists, turns and red herrings. ![]() ![]() The October List Gabriela waits desperately for news of her abducted daughter. 1 bestselling author Jeffery Deaver has created the most riveting and original novel of the year-a race-against-the-clock mystery, told in reverse. In this unusually constructed thriller, Deaver begins with the final chapter and works back through the events of the previous days. One of Kirkus Review's 'Best Books of 2013' The shocking end is only the beginning. But when the door opens, a shock awaits: the kidnapper, gun in hand, enters. Her kidnapper is demanding a large sum of money, and something called The October List. She is hoping her new (and apparently wealthy) friend, Daniel Reardon and his expert team can save Sarah. Early on a September Sunday evening, Gabriela McKenzie waits nervously in a “safe” apartment with minder, Sam Easton, for news of the negotiation with her daughter’s kidnapper. The October List is a stand-alone novel by popular American author, Jeffery Deaver. ![]()
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