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“A nail-biting, nuanced whodunit.” —People
“Intriguing, downright frightening. . . . [It] will keep readers on the edge of their seats until the very last sentence.” —Las Vegas Review-Journal
“A thrilling story that affects complicated and nuanced people. . . . Fragile delivers everything that Lisa Unger's readers have come to expect.” —Laura Lippman, author of I'd Know You Anywhere
“Unger keeps the energy level high . . . [and] the tension taut.” —Sun Sentinel
“If you're a fan of Jodi Picoult's family chronicle storytelling, you'll enjoy Fragile, too. . . . Unger balances nicely the suspense of her missing person story . . . with deeper sentiments.” —Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
“In the style of Jodi Picoult, Fragile tells its tale through the real-time action and freighted recollections of a diverse cast of characters.” —Boston Globe
“All of Unger’s characters in Fragile are keeping secrets, some of them truly dangerous. The ending is gripping, almost painful to read.” —Fredericksburg Freelance Star
“Unger skillfully builds suspense. . . . Much of the emotional weight and considerable tension of Fragile have to do with families.” —St. Petersburg Times
“[An] entertaining and extremely readable mystery.” —Florida Times-Union
“Lisa Unger brings this little town alive with flourish. . . . [She] has a rare talent for exploring the vast pallet of human emotions, and she wraps that talent around a highly intriguing story.” —Bookreporter.com
“Unger specializes in thrillers involving family life, and she steps back from her suspense roots this time to tell a slow, simmering, tragic tale. Fans of authors like Jodi Picoult will want to read this one in a nice comfortable chair.” —Associated Press
“Intriguing, downright frightening. . . . [It] will keep readers on the edge of their seats until the very last sentence.” —Las Vegas Review-Journal
“A thrilling story that affects complicated and nuanced people. . . . Fragile delivers everything that Lisa Unger's readers have come to expect.” —Laura Lippman, author of I'd Know You Anywhere
“Unger keeps the energy level high . . . [and] the tension taut.” —Sun Sentinel
“If you're a fan of Jodi Picoult's family chronicle storytelling, you'll enjoy Fragile, too. . . . Unger balances nicely the suspense of her missing person story . . . with deeper sentiments.” —Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
“In the style of Jodi Picoult, Fragile tells its tale through the real-time action and freighted recollections of a diverse cast of characters.” —Boston Globe
“All of Unger’s characters in Fragile are keeping secrets, some of them truly dangerous. The ending is gripping, almost painful to read.” —Fredericksburg Freelance Star
“Unger skillfully builds suspense. . . . Much of the emotional weight and considerable tension of Fragile have to do with families.” —St. Petersburg Times
“[An] entertaining and extremely readable mystery.” —Florida Times-Union
“Lisa Unger brings this little town alive with flourish. . . . [She] has a rare talent for exploring the vast pallet of human emotions, and she wraps that talent around a highly intriguing story.” —Bookreporter.com
“Unger specializes in thrillers involving family life, and she steps back from her suspense roots this time to tell a slow, simmering, tragic tale. Fans of authors like Jodi Picoult will want to read this one in a nice comfortable chair.” —Associated Press
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Maggie and Jones live with their teenage son, Rick, in The Hollows, a small town outside of New York City. The cozy intimacy of the town is broken when Rick’s girlfriend, Charlene, mysteriously disappears. The investigation has Jones, the lead detective on the case, acting strangely and Rick, already a brooding teenager, becomes even more withdrawn. Maggie finds herself drawn in both as a trained psychologist and as a mother, walking a tightrope that threatens the stability of her family. Determined to uncover the truth, Maggie pursues her own leads into Charlene’s disappearance and exposes a long-buried town secret—one that could destroy everything she holds dear.
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4.0 out of 5 stars
Something different from Unger...,
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This review is from: Fragile: A Novel (Hardcover)
I'm a long time fan of Lisa Unger, but I have to say, I think her new novel Fragile is my favourite thus far.Fragile's prologue opens with a cop throwing a bundle into the bottom of an abandoned well, shoveling in dirt to cover it completely.... The story then shifts to a month earlier. Jones is the lead detective on the police force in the small town of The Hollows, just outside of New York City. He has lived there his entire life. His wife Maggie also grew up in The Hollows, but went away to school. She chose to return and works as a psychologist. Their son Ricky is unsettled, unsure if he wants to go to college or pursue a music career. When Ricky's girlfriend Charlene vanishes, history seems to be repeating itself. Her disappearance mirrors that of an unsolved case from the past - one Jones, Maggie and many others remember well. Fragile is a departure from Unger's earlier works. Instead of just focusing strictly on the mystery, she has combined a suspenseful whodunit that builds slowly with an introspective look at the population of a town that seems bent on keeping secrets. I enjoyed the mystery, but for me it took a back seat to the exploration of the characters. In flashbacks and memories, we learn how the past has shaped every character and affected their present day relationships. Jones is torn between suspecting his son and protecting him. In such a small town and as a psychologist, Maggie is privy to many secrets, some that could hurt, some that could help. The relationships between the two of them as a couple and as parents were the most compelling to explore. But each new character introduced somehow has a connection. The plot is carefully and skillfully unraveled . The small town feeling is accurately captured, with everyone knowing everyone's business. This is at the heart of Fragile... "He could sense the mingling of the past and the present, how one couldn't exist without the other. He wanted to find his way there, to a place where could understand it all, make sense of those connections that were too fragile to be easily defined." Fragile captures the delicacy of the ties that bind us - to lovers, family, friends and community and how those connections can be our saving grace or our downfall. Unger loosely based Fragile on an actual incident in her life - a fifteen year old acquaintance who went missing from the small town they both lived in.
1.0 out of 5 stars
Disappointing,
By Naomi Ross (Peterborough, Ontario, CA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Fragile: A Novel (Hardcover)
As a first time reader of Lisa Unger I was excited to read this book. However, there was no mystery as to who did what. I remained unattached to the characters. I'm actually debating as to whether or not I want to finish it.
3.0 out of 5 stars
Fails to Ignite my Interest,
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This review is from: Fragile: A Novel (Hardcover)
Peering in from the outside, life seems idyllic in The Hollows. Psychologist Dr. Maggie Cooper and her husband Police Detective Jones Cooper are awaiting their son Ricky's graduation from high school.This is all turned on end when Charlene, Ricky's girlfriend disappears. Rumours swirl that she has run away to New York City as she has often threatened to do. A Facebook message that she posts supports that claim; but Ricky feels that it wasn't written by Charlene. While investigating this case, Jones has to face a looming ghost from his past which draws him back together with a number of his high school confidants. I found this a well constructed mystery that kept me from figuring out 'who done it'. Unfortunately I didn't connect with any of the main characters. They seemed too flat, without enough depth. Several of them wanted to escape their small town where everyone knew everyone else, yet those that did manage to leave were all easily pulled back. Didn't they develop any roots in their life when they were outside of The Hollows. When I read a book like this I want it to grab me and keep me reading till the wee hours of the morning. This one I was able to put down and leave with only forty pages to go. It's an okay read, but not what I was expecting or hoping for.
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