What She Left, T.R. Richmond
What She Left, T.R. Richmond
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What She Left

Author: T.R. Richmond

Narrator: Charles Dance, Emilia Clarke, Imogen Stubbs, Kerry Howard, Daniel Weyman, Sophie Aldred

Unabridged: 11 hr 10 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 01/12/2016


Synopsis

In this brilliantly modern novel of love, obsession, and revenge, a professor pieces together the life and mysterious death of a former student—and unearths a shocking revelation about her final days. “A deliciously modern take on the psychological thriller” (Daily Telegraph).

On a snowy February morning, the body of twenty-five-year-old journalist Alice Salmon washes up on a riverbank south of London. The sudden, shocking death of this beloved local girl becomes a media sensation, and those who knew her struggle to understand what happened to lively, smart, and savvy Alice Salmon. Was it suicide? A tragic accident? Or…murder?

Professor Jeremy Cooke, known around campus as Old Cookie, is an anthropologist nearing the end of his unremarkable academic career. Alice is his former student, and the object of his unhealthy obsession. After her death, he embarks on a final project—a book documenting Alice’s life through the digital and paper trails that survive her: her diaries, letters, Facebook posts, Tweets, and text messages. He collects news articles by and about her; he transcribes old voicemails; he interviews her friends, family, and boyfriends.

Bit by bit, the real Alice—a complicated and vulnerable young woman—springs fully formed from the pages of Cookie’s book…along with a labyrinth of misunderstandings, lies, and secrets that cast suspicion on everyone in her circle—including Jeremy himself.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Maria

Pégadas Digitais "O que ela deixou" não é , quanto a mim, uma leitura viciante. É sim , uma leitura que ronda o factual e que tem tudo a ver com o tipo de comunicação que flui hoje em dia! Nos tempos que correm, a internet é um gigantesco Fórum, onde se conta, comenta e partilha -- fala-se do que se......more

Goodreads review by Figgy

LINK UPDATED Who is Alice Salmon? Student. Journalist. Daughter. Lover of late nights, hater of deadlines. That girl who drowned last year. Gone doesn’t mean forgotten. Everyone’s life leaves a trace behind. But it’s never the whole story. We’ll all have to be strong for them now: your lovely dad with hi......more

4.5 Stars Thank you, NetGalley and Simon & Schuster for providing this copy in exchange for an honest review. Review also on Fiction Jungle I just find it incredibly pleasing when an author can so easily pull you in and yet deliberately not show you an absolute picture of a story. In a intricate wa......more


Quotes

“An extraordinary and bold creation.” —The Guardian (UK) “Best Recent Crime Novels”

“In What She Left, T.R. Richmond leads the reader down a dark and twisty path of suspense and intrigue. This gripping and stylishly written novel left me chilled to the bone and captivated me from beginning to end.” —Heather Gudenkauf, New York Times bestselling author of The Weight of Silence

“This is how books should be written: full of trust and respect for the reader, allowing you to follow the darker paths and investigate yourself. A book of immense accomplishment, thrilling and clever.” —Elizabeth Haynes, New York Times bestselling author of Human Remains

“Strikingly modern.” —The Sunday Times (UK)

What She Left is bold and inventive storytelling. The reader becomes the investigator, sorting through diary entries, letters, tweets, and emails to discover the truth beneath the tales of an entire cast of potentially unreliable narrators. This is not only a clever thriller, but an insightful exploration of identity and the personae we create in the social-media era.” —Alafair Burke, New York Times bestselling author of The Ex

“A deliciously modern take on the psychological thriller. A shifting, mesmerising, mysterious story. Very well-written and intelligently realised, occupying a territory half way between literary novel and thriller. Amemorable debut.”—Daily Telegraph (UK)

“Beautifully written and incredibly suspenseful.”—Emilia Clarke (Daenerys Targaryen on HBO’s Game of Thrones)

“A classic whodunnit, given a modern twist.” —Huffington Post

“Thought-provoking.” —Fort Worth Star Telegram

“Every month brings another book billed the new Gone Girl, but we think we've found a winner.”—Marie Claire