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The Quarry Girls A Thriller
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| ASIN : | B09G6DMDVR |
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| Publisher : | Thomas & Mercer (November 1, 2022) |
| Publication date : | November 1, 2022 |
| Language : | English |
| File size : | 3803 KB |
| Text-to-Speech : | Enabled |
| Screen Reader : | Supported |
| Enhanced typesetting : | Enabled |
| X-Ray : | Enabled |
| Word Wise : | Enabled |
| Sticky notes : | On Kindle Scribe |
| Print length : | 332 pages |
| Best Sellers Rank: | #49 in Domestic Thrillers (Kindle Store) |
| Customer Reviews: | 54,354 ratings |
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SusyErnie –
This was a hard book for me in a good way. I had the similar experience with my mother that Heather did, and the way Jess Lourey kept me in suspense while at the same time knowing the terrible truth about the adults around her, kept me locked into the story u til the end.
Abby –
I have had trouble getting into listening to books online lately but man this one pulled me in!!! I was listening to it while eating, while driving, heck even when I was just sitting because it was so dang good!!!
Maribethsmom –
Small-town girls and creepy men star in The Quarry Girls: A Thriller.This caused nightmares for me. It had me wrapped up in the story so tight.Jess Lourey has written an awesome thrill ride.
Wendy Arias –
Its so sad how twisted our world has become… This book makes you take a hard look at what might be going on right under your own roof that you are not aware of. Also how twisted and corrupt some of our government and law enforcement can be. The men in this book were abusing their power and sexual assaulting underage teens. It hurts my soul knowing that this happens everywhere in the world. We should b protecting our youth and letting them be kids for as long as possible.
diana jaycox (my friends call me DJ) –
The Quarry Girls: A Thriller is a first read by Jess Lourey that I selected as part of a challenge! While I consider myself an eclectic reader, I sadly admit that a book based on a true crime, full of murder and mayhem would not be my usual choice of reading material. If I wanted to be full of anxiety, fear and anger, I could read US NEWS and World Reports. If not for the Kindle challenge to read a book based on true crime I would have missed experiencing the brilliant talent of Jess Lourey. I was totally unprepared for the tsunami of emotions I would feel reading Quarry Girls.In her author notes (pg. 310), Jess Lourey thanks five authors whose words inspire her writing. Jess writes, ” [they] can put together a sentence so unexpected and delicious that I go back to taste it again and again.” Jess Lourey’s writing inspired the same feelings in me. I usually read to escape but with Jess Lourey’s Quarry Girls I found myself savoring her words. It was an experience similar to lingering over a magnificent five course meal, allowing the different flavors of the food, the wine and the companionship, to roll over your tongue and incite your mind. A book that excites and involves all 5 of my senses is a new experience for me.As much as I was exhilarated by the suspense of the story, I was facinated by Ms. Lourey’s word craft. Quarry Girls is the most highlighted work of fiction I have on my shelves. Jess Lourey through mere words invoked a feeling of childhood nostalgia, taking me back to a time in the 70s I remember to be idellyic and simpler than today. And while I reveled in memories of swimming in the canals around my small Central California town, Jess Lourey’s creative words reminded me that I never knew what secrets, plots and political manipulations were occurring at my parents cocktail parties. I thought she might have read my diary but again the opening pages of the book clued me into the fact that miles from California, Jess Lourey shared a similar childhood. The way I instantly related to her characters added to the thrill and chills felt as the story unfolds! Of the 70s for example, Jess character Heather says, ” That summer, the summer of 77,everything had edges. The sharpness took my fiends, but it cut away the blinders, too. And once you understand the truth, there’s no living any other way.” Talk about “killing me softly with words”! Jess Lourey took my memories, my adventures, my bad choices and wove them into poetic work of art. If only I had the talent to paint a picture with words the way, Jess does in this novel.I was mesmerized by this book. I read page after page of this novel, ignoring my messy house and myhis dogs whines for attention, and finished this book in a day. I was so enthralled, determine to figure out whodunit and how things would turn out, I didn’t realize that night had fallen! And then I was so upset that I had finished already, I almost started over again; this time determined to take my time and savor every word. Instead I purchased the audio version so I could sit back close my eyes and have the words wash over me as I rock in my favorite chair in front of the fireplace this winter.Thanks so much to the Kindle Challenge for forcing me to choose a book out of my usual readings which led me to Jess Lourey. She will now occupy a place on my “fave author’s shelf.
Stacey Labissiere –
*TRIGGER WARNING: mentions violence against children, kidnapping, emotional abuse, infidelity, mental health abuse, physical abuse**Something that Jess Lourey does so well with her books is that she can invoke the disturbing and gross icky feeling of these heinous, true crime-influenced stories without ever giving the reader heavily explicit details about what is occurring.Each time I read a story from her catalog I feel so deeply for the characters because their experiences feel so raw and real. Many true crime stories such as this are told from the perspective of the children, the main protagonists, and their lived experiences. But what this story did was different. It bounced between two perspectives to tell a story. I feel like it helped move the story along because, with the one perspective, we got a glimpse into the side of a character who was an actual victim and the perspective of someone from the outside looking in.Jess also with these stories begins each novel with background information on the true crime story upon which the book is based, which makes the book that much more thrilling. If you are looking for genuine psychological thrillers that don’t feel so unrealistic, I would give this book and her other books a read.
Dawn –
I couldn’t put this book down!!! My husband is mad at me for making him wait hours to watch a movie. But this book was everything! Coming of age, mystery, drama, and comedy. It made me feel good and bad, happy and sad. The best kind of book. I feel like I am a teen again who just stepped out of 1977 and met some cool people and learned a lot. I can’t wait to read more of Jess Lourey. I thank her for two incredible books so far. Her talent is inspiring!!!
Kimberly –
One of my fastest reads. Each chapter and made you NEED to keep going, and going! Well-written and compelling. While the storyline IS sad, this was a very well written read with loveable characters.
kathy –
I enjoyed every moment of this book. This is my second book by this author. I love her character development and her unique use of story twists. I highly recommend reading her books and I am going to start a new one by her.…immediately.
Linda S Moore –
First let me say that this author is one of my favorites. When I know she has a book coming out I get very excited. This one is great. It should definitely come with a trigger warning though. It’s about youngish teens and assault by grown men. Men of importance in the small town. Also kidnapping and murder. It’s a very intense and touchy one. It will make you have many emotions. Mainly fear and tears.This story is set in the summer of 1977.There are three good friends Maureen, Heather, and Brenda. Heather’s younger sister Junie plays a big part in this story also. And another older teen, Beth. These girls are the best of friends and are in an all girl band. The three that is. One night their worlds are turned upside down. Nothing will ever be the same again. Heather and Brenda see something that makes them see life in a whole new way. The men in the town are not what they seem. Not the ones that they can count on to keep them safe.This story is told by Heather. She has a lot going on in her life. Her mother is suffering from a mental problem and it’s hard for Heather and her little sister Junie. Though Heather does step up and takes care of her sister. She cooks and makes sure Junie is ok. She also takes care of the house and her dad. She thinks her dad is the best. Heather wants more than anything for their mother to be ok and to approve of things she does to help. There is a story there that you will read about. What happened to Heather’s ear. There is even a bit of a hoarder in this town. But I liked her. I felt bad for her too. She made a mistake and is paying for it. Also every so many chapters you hear about Beth and what is going on with her. I really admired Beth at the end.The tunnels under the town are very interesting to read about. How these kids could run around under the town. But it’s also very scary. Anything could have happened. Anyone could have come to your house and possibly done horrible things to the ones living there. That part was a big disconcerting for me. Made me wonder why all the basement doors leading out to the tunnels were not boarded up. Locked up tight. Even in a small town where people feel safe you have to be smart.I enjoyed this book even though it made my skin crawl in places. Made me cry in places and made me think about stopping it in places. I almost didn’t keep reading because of the subject matter. Not the serial killer parts. The sexual abuse parts. They were bad. But not so explicit that you can’t continue. Unless maybe if you experienced this type of abuse. Then you might find it hard to read. But keep going. It’s a story that is worth reading.Be sure and read the parts at the beginning. Before the actual story starts. The part about serial killers that existed back then. In the early to mid and late seventies. The young girls who were murdered and no one ever brought to justice for it in many cases.5 stars