The Last Winter of Dani Lancing, P. D. Viner
The Last Winter of Dani Lancing, P. D. Viner
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The Last Winter of Dani Lancing

Author: P. D. Viner

Narrator: Various

Unabridged: 11 hr 57 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 10/08/2013


Synopsis

For fans of Tana French and The Silent Wife, THE LAST WINTER OF DANI LANCING is a chilling debut thriller hailed by Sophie Hannah as “brilliant” about one murder’s devastating ripple effects.
 
Twenty years ago, college student Dani Lancing was kidnapped and brutally murdered. The killer was never found. Dani’s family never found peace.

Thrust into an intense devastation that nearly destroys their marriage, Patty and Jim Lancing struggle to deal with their harrowing loss. Patty is fanatically obsessed with the cold case; consumed by every possible clue or suspect no matter how far-fetched, she goes to horrifying lengths to help clarify the past.  Meanwhile, Jim has become a shell of his former self, broken down and haunted—sometimes literally—by his young daughter’s death. Dani’s childhood sweetheart, Tom, handles his own grief every day on the job—he’s become a detective intent on solving murders of other young women, and hopes to one day close Dani’s case himself.

Then everything changes when Tom finds a promising new lead. As lies and secrets are unearthed, the heartbreaking truth behind Dani’s murder is finally revealed.
THE LAST WINTER OF DANI LANCING is a shockingly disturbing and deeply powerful debut, and P.D. Viner immediately joins the ranks of Tana French, A. S. A. Harrison, and Gillian Flynn.

About The Author

P.D. Viner is an award-winning film-maker who has studied and worked in the USA, New Zealand, Russia and Japan. He now lives in Brighton, UK. This is his first novel.


Reviews

Goodreads review by karen

this is one of those books that is told out of sequence for showmanship. and it works just fine, but books like these always make me wonder if they would lose some of their appeal if they were told chronologically - i wonder about the content-to-gimmick ratio. does the story hold up, or is it the da......more

Goodreads review by Robert

I’d like for publishers to make a concerted effort to stop the lazy marketing. This novel has been compared to BEFORE I GO TO SLEEP, MEMENTO, and THE SILENT WIFE, and for good measure, we’ll even toss in Tana French, Gillian Flynn, and A.S.A. Harrison. While this type of marketing may work in some i......more

By P.D. Viner Crown Publishers (Random House), 393 pgs 978-0-8041-3682-2 Submitted by Random House Rating: 2.5 WARNING: Spoiler alert. Proceed at your own risk. I am flummoxed. The Last Winter of Dani Lancing. Great title. Promising story. Excellent pacing. Good enough dialogue. Unique characters who stay......more


Quotes

“Brilliant!  P. D. Viner’s writing is audacious, clever and bold. I think he’ll go far.” —Sophie Hannah, author of The Wrong Mother
 
“An exciting thriller that is also deeply moving. A hugely impressive debut.” —Mark Billingham, author of Rush of Blood

"Inventive, clever, and beautifully written. This novel of a single crime's ripple effects on the survivors is told with ingenious plotting and rich, true characters. A bold and impressive debut." —Ace Atkins, New York Times bestselling author of The Broken Places

"The Last Winter of Dani Lancing marks the debut of a major new voice in crime fiction. P. D. Viner has crafted a deeply textured psychological thriller that reveals, layer by tragic layer, the damage wrought by a single act of homicide. A remarkably assured and thrilling read. Look forward to more." —Michael Harvey, author of The Innocence Game

“Sharply drawn characters populate the pages of Viner’s accomplished debut, which shifts between past and present, steadily ratcheting up the suspense.”—Booklist
 
“[An] ambitious first novel, a psychological thriller...[with a] satisfying ending.”—Publishers Weekly
 
“A chilly, emotionally charged page-turner…it will hook readers with its intensity and puzzlelike plot.”—Kirkus Reviews

“For those suspense readers who are looking for an extremely deep and involved plot that jumps from character to character and keeps them on their toes at all times, this is the one!... Solid writing from this new author will keep their target reader more than intrigued.” —Suspense magazine