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Named a Best Book of 2017 by NPR, Amazon, Kirkus, and Bustle…. A Best Crime Novel of 2017 according to the New York Times Book Review.
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"A searing exploration of motherhood at its most basic, this all-too-plausible horror story may haunt even readers with steely nerves….”— Publishers Weekly (Starred Review)
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"Poignant and profound, this adrenaline-fueled thriller will shatter readers like a bullet through bone.”— Kirkus Reviews (Starred Review)
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"Expertly made….clever and irresistible. Phillips…beautifully captures the quirks, tedium and magic of parenting a young child.”— New York Times
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"Riveting and beautiful, and all too real, you’ll find yourself asking,what would I do? It’s brilliant."— Shari Lapena, author of The Couple Next Door
ABOUT GIN PHILLIPS
Gin Phillips is the author of five novels. Her debut novel, The Well and the Mine, was the winner of the 2009 Barnes & Noble Discover Award. Since then her work has been sold in 29 countries.
Born in Montgomery, Al., Gin graduated from Birmingham-Southern College with a degree in political journalism. She worked as a magazine writer for more than a decade, living in Ireland, New York, and Washington D.C., before eventually moving back to Alabama. READ FULL BIO
ABOUT FIERCE KINGDOM
The zoo is nearly empty late one afternoon as Joan and her four-year-old son, Lincoln, soak up the last few minutes of the day. They are playing in a sandpit, half-hidden by tall trees, with the shadows and sunlight shifting over the gravel paths as Lincoln’s action figures announce evil plans and secret weapons. It is something close to perfect. So when Joan hears shots crack through the air, it seems foolish to think the distant sounds are anything other than construction work or practice fireworks for a Halloween celebration. READ MORE