Things You Wont Say, Sarah Pekkanen
Things You Wont Say, Sarah Pekkanen
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Things You Won't Say

Author: Sarah Pekkanen

Narrator: Cassandra Campbell

Unabridged: 11 hr 35 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 05/26/2015


Synopsis

In this timely and provocative novel, internationally bestselling author Sarah Pekkanen takes us inside a family in crisis and a marriage on the brink after a tragic shooting.

How far would you go to save your family?

Every morning, as her husband Mike straps on his SIG Sauer and pulls on his heavy Magnum boots, Jamie Anderson tenses up. Then comes the call she has always dreaded: There’s been a shooting at police headquarters. Mike isn’t hurt, but his long-time partner is grievously injured. As weeks pass and her husband’s insomnia and disconnectedness mount, Jamie realizes he is an invisible casualty of the attack. Then the phone rings again. Another shooting—but this time Mike has pulled the trigger.

But the shooting does more than just alter Jamie’s world. It’s about to change everything for two other women. Christie Simmons, Mike’s flamboyant ex, sees the tragedy as an opportunity for a second chance with Mike. And Jamie’s younger sister, Lou, must face her own losses to help the big sister who raised her. As the press descends and public cries of police brutality swell, Jamie tries desperately to hold together her family, no matter what it takes.

In her characteristic exploration of true-to-life relationships, Sarah Pekkanen has written a complex, compelling, and openhearted novel—her best yet.

About Sarah Pekkanen

Sarah Pekkanen is the bestselling author of The Ever After, The Opposite of Me, Skipping a Beat, These Girls, The Best of Us, Catching Air, Things You Won’t Say, and The Perfect Neighbors. Her work has been published in People, The Washington Post, and USA TODAY, among other publications. She lives with her family in Chevy Chase, Maryland.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Melissa on November 07, 2015

I liked Things You Won’t Say. It was a nice story. Mike is a police officer who is suffering from PTSD following a shooting where his partner was almost killed. Now there is another shooting, but Mike was the one holding the gun. And now he is in a lot of trouble. Can his marriage stay together? Will......more

Goodreads review by Laura on May 14, 2015

I received this book as an ARC from Bookbrowse. Sarah Pekkanen has written a ripped from the headlines tale aabout an officer-involved police shooting. Cop Mike Anderson, who has seen his partner critically injured in a recent shooting, takes down a 15-year-old Latino boy in a gang fight, and it seem......more

Goodreads review by Melanie on February 11, 2015

This is a story that could be ripped out of our current headlines. Mike, a white patrol cop, happens to shoot a young black boy because he thought the teenager had a gun. Mike is put on administrative leave while they investigate the shooting. His wife, Jamie, and their children have to endure media......more

Goodreads review by Catherine on August 11, 2015

I thought this book was excellent. Her best book yet.......more

Goodreads review by Judy on June 23, 2016

A special thank you to Atria Books and NetGalley for an ARC in exchange for an honest review. THINGS YOU WON'T SAY is Sarah Pekkanen's "best work" thus far; she keeps getting better and better--if this is even possible! An avid fan for many years, having read all of Sarah's books--she has always h......more