Poison Lilies, Katie Tallo
Poison Lilies, Katie Tallo
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Poison Lilies
A Novel

Author: Katie Tallo

Narrator: Piper Goodeve

Unabridged: 11 hr 16 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: HarperAudio

Published: 05/24/2022


Synopsis

“Moody and riveting.” —New York Times Book Review, Editor’s ChoiceIn this eerily riveting thriller—the follow-up to the international bestseller Dark August—Gus Monet becomes dangerously entangled with a powerful family whose wealth and success are built on dark and deadly secrets.After moving back to her hometown and solving her mother's murder, Augusta (Gus) Monet thought she was finally settled. Content for the first time in her life. Done with digging into the past.But it’s not to be. Cue hard reset number whatever.When Gus makes a mistake she can’t undo, she does the only thing she can: cuts and runs. Packs all her things in the dead of night and takes off. Gus lands at The Ambassador Court, an art-deco apartment building with cheap rent in one of Ottawa’s oldest neighborhoods where no one knows her. The perfect place for a fresh start—or at least a good place to hide.She soon meets Poppy Honeywell, her reclusive elderly neighbor who wanders about in a pink kimono like an aging Hollywood starlet and who happens to be a descendant of the Mutchmores, one of the city's founding families. When a body emerges from an icy pond in a nearby park, Gus’s growing curiosity with Poppy and her influential family suddenly takes a perilous turn with deadly consequences. The Mutchmores have been hiding a treacherous secret for decades—one they are willing to sacrifice anything—and anyone—to keep buried. Little do they know, that’s just the kind of secret Gus can’t resist.

About Katie Tallo

Katie Tallo has been an award-winning screenwriter and director for more than three decades. After winning an international contest for unpublished fiction, she began writing novels, including Dark August and Poison Lilies. She has a daughter and lives with her husband in Ottawa, Ontario.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Barbara on July 05, 2022

4.5 stars: Ok, I did not see the ending coming, and I love that about a thriller and suspense tome. Poison Lilies stars Augusta (Gus) Monet, an independent private investigator who gets herself into a bundle of trouble. She runs from one disaster and lands in Ottawa, at an inexpensive, run-down, art......more

Goodreads review by Erin on May 01, 2022

Special thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for a free, electronic ARC of this novel received in exchange for an honest review. Expected publication date: May 24, 2022 Augusta (Gus) Monet has left her hometown in the dust. After solving her mother’s murder, Gus hopes that a new town will he......more

Goodreads review by Dana on May 20, 2022

Poison Lilies gets 5 stars from me! I read Dark August in 2020 and was so excited to get my hands on the follow up. Is this a series? Is there more to come? I sure hope so! The pacing in this book was perfect. And the writing! Katie Tallo is fantastic story teller. I was hooked from the very beginni......more

Poison Lilies completely blew me away. I wasn’t a huge fan of the first book, but this one had me hooked from the start. The story was gripping, emotional, and full of heart. I especially loved young Mojo, such a standout character. A fantastic read and I can't wait to read the next book in the seri......more

Goodreads review by Danielle on April 15, 2022

After solving her mother’s murder, Gus Monet thought she could finally relax and be content in her life. This did not last very long. Gus made a big mistake that put her on the run and moving an art-deco apartment in one of Ottawa’s oldest neighborhood. She thought this was a good place to hide out.......more