Strange but True
By John Searles
(William Morrow Paperbacks, Paperback, 9780060721794, 336pp.)
Publication Date: June 2005
Other Editions of This Title: Google eBook, Hardcover
Categories: General
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After a mysterious fall from his Manhattan apartment, Philip Chase has moved home with his mother, Charlene, a bitter woman who has never fully accepted the death ofher younger son, Ronnie, five years earlier. Numb from watching too much TV and trading snipes with his mother, Philip is in stasis. But everything changes one winter night when Ronnie's high school girlfriend shows up on their doorstep to deliver the news that she is pregnant ... and the father, she claims, is Ronnie.
So begins the startling tale as Philip and his mother confront Melissa's past and their own. Their search for answers takes them on an emotional journey, placing them in the path of murder and revenge. At once a moving story of redemption and a heart-stopping work of suspense, Strange but True brings to life a cast of characters that no reader will soon forget.
This P.S. edition features an extra 16 pages of insights into the book, including author interviews, recommended reading, and more.John Searles is the Deputy Editor of Cosmopolitan where he oversees all book coverage for the magazine. His essays, articles and reviews have appeared in the Washington Post, the New York Times and other national magazines and newspapers. He lives in New York City.
“Exceptionally good.”
-Cleveland Plain Dealer
“’You know what’s coming next, but you don’t know all of it.’ This is the reason we keep reading.”
-San Francisco Chronicle
“Wonderfully entertaining.”
-Esquire
“This tale has a light, eccentric aspect....You’ll race right through it.”
-New York Times
“Energetic and witty...the plot rocks.”
-New York Newsday
“Pitch-perfect...this novel plays out as vividly as a movie....Who wouldn’t be sucked into this story?”
-Hartford Courant
“Searles’ portrayal of a family in collective emotional agony is spellbinding.”
-BookPage
“A fine, unsettling novel with richly etched characters and a delicious sense of menace.”
-Dennis Lehane, author of Mystic River
“Imaginative and compelling....John Searles has created a novel that is sometimes eerie, sometimes thrilling, and always completely engaging.”
-Carolyn Parkhusrt, author of The Dogs of Babel
“John Searles’ novel illuminates the intricate dynamics of families with humor, heart, and truth.”
-Augusten Burroughs, bestselling author of Running With Scissors and Dry
“Funny, mysterious and poignant....John Searles has created a novel to reread and treasure.”
-Adriana Trigiani, bestselling author of Lucia, Lucia
“This is a page-turner with characters you can never forget.”
-Lisa Scottoline, bestselling author of Killer Smile
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