If I Die Tonight

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Late one night in the quiet Hudson Valley town of Havenkill, a distraught woman stumbles into the police station and lives are changed forever.Aimee En, once a darling of the 80s pop music scene, claims that a teenage boy stole her car, then ran over another young man who d rushed to help.As Liam Miller s life hangs in the balance, the events of that fateful night begin to come into focus But is everything as it seems The case quickly consumes social media, transforming Liam, a local high school football star, into a folk hero, and the suspect, a high school outcast named Wade Reed, into a depraved would be killer But is Wade really guilty And if he isn t, why won t he talk Told from a kaleidoscope of viewpoints Wade s mother Jackie, his younger brother Connor, Aimee En and Pearl Maze, a young police officer with a tragic past, If I Die Tonight is a story of family ties and dark secrets and the lengths we ll go to protect ourselves. New Download If I Die Tonight [ author ] Alison Gaylin [ Kindle ePUB or eBook ] – kino-fada.fr This was my first read from Alison Gaylin though I own 3 of her others What an unexpected surprise Why haven t I picked up one of her other books till now Jackie is doing her best to raise two teenage sons on her own And lately she feels like she knows them less and less But come on what teens aren t distant and mysterious to their parents So when tragedy pays a visit to the small town they live in, her world is rocked as all eyes turn to one of her boys Surely it s a huge misunderstandi This was my first read from Alison Gaylin though I own 3 of her others What an unexpected surprise Why haven t I picked up one of her other books till now Jackie is doing her best to raise two teenage sons on her own And lately she feels like she knows them less and less But come on what teens aren t distant and mysterious to their parents So when tragedy pays a visit to the small town they live in, her world is rocked as all eyes turn to one of her boys Surely it s a huge misunderstanding Could he really be guilty of the crimes everyone is accusing hi...I was lost in the deep slopes of the craggy coulee with two of my Traveling Sisters reading I Die Tonight and we settled in amongst the rocky edges with each of our reading pillows that soon had us on our toes guessing and discussing the path of this clever and engaging mystery I Die Tonight is stand alone by Alison Gaylin and was our first book that we have read by her and won t be our last I Die Tonight is a tightly plotted mult...3.5 Stars rounded down Aimee En knows she isn t a reliable witness She is a has been, washed up musician who just came from a late night gig but swears she is telling the truth A boy in a black hoodie hijacked her car and then boom he hit another teenage boy with it And Aimee En witnessed the whole thing The problem The police think she may have done it herself Wade is a teenager that no one likes In fact, he is pret...I can trust you, right, buddy You won t say anything Do you ever get really excited when you re reading a mystery and you realize it s genuinely good Like the characters have layers on layers, the plot is twisty but not frustrating, and gosh darn it you re just having a good time reading it If I Die Tonight is unpretentiously exciting and Ellen Gail certified goodthe EllenGail certification means absolutely jack, unless you liked this Then I will take all the credit And did I mention tI can trust you, right, buddy You won t say anything Do you ever get really excited when you re reading a mystery and you realize it s genuinely good Like the characters have layers on layers, the plot is twisty but not frustrating, and gosh darn it you re just ...5 rounded up First of all, many thanks to William Morrow and Company for providing me with an advance review copy of this book via Edelweiss All opinions are my own.This book has been on my list for AGES, and I had actually just preordered it fromwhen I found out that I had been lucky enough to get approved for an ARC on Edelweiss So glad I was This book lived up to the hype for me, which I am very thankful for in a time where books don t always do that If I Die Tonight by A 5 rounded up First of all, many thanks to William Morrow and Company for providing me with an advance review copy of this book via Edelweiss All opinions are my own.This book has been on my list for AGES, and I had actually just preordered it fromwhen I found out that I had been lucky enough to get approved for an ARC on Edelweiss So glad I was This book lived up to the hype for me, which I am very thankful for in a time where books don t always do that If I Die Tonight by Alison Gaylin is set in a small fictional town named Havenkill in the Hudson Valley, and focuses on what happens after a high school senior is put in the hospital after being run over during a car theft Or was it a car theft The viewpoints hop around a bit, but the majority of the book is told from the perspectives of Pearl a local police officer with a complicated past, and Jackie the mother of 2 boys Connor and Wade Wade being a high school senior along wi...Favorite Quotes Nobody s perfect What gets us in trouble is when we try and pretend we are.I dated a guy once who wanted to know how far drive it was from Miami to Florida He also thought Rosetta Stone was a civil rights leader Thank God he was cute.Mason Marx was short and squat, with mean little pig eyes and the personality of bad cheese Jackie could not stand that mustache Her eyes were drawn to it whenever Wacksman spoke, so thick and luxuriant she couldn t help but imagine him groomin Favorite Quotes Nobody s perfect What gets us in trouble is when we try and pretend we are.I dated a guy once who wanted to know how far drive it was from Miami to Florida He also thought Rosetta Stone was a civil rights leader Thank God he was cute.Mason Marx was short and squat, with mean little pig eyes and the personality of bad cheese Jackie could not stand that mustache Her eyes were drawn to it whenever Wacksman spoke, so thick and luxuriant she couldn t help but imagine him grooming it, using a tiny tortoiseshell comb and a rack of imported oils as though it were a pet.I hope you can find it in your heart to forgive me Such a strange expression as though the heart were a messy closet you dug around in, forgiveness stashed in some long forgotten shoe box My Review If I Die...Alison Gaylin left an impression on me with What Remains of Me, so I was thrilled to get my hands on If I Die Tonight This one was a bitof a family drama, which isn t a bad thing Just different from the type of story I fell in love with in the first novel I read of hers murder mystery with a Hollywood feel.Beginning with a Facebook post written by Jackie s son Wade that works as a suicide note, we know things must get pretty tough for Wade immediately wondering why The story goes b Alison Gaylin left an impression on me with What Remains of Me, so I was thrilled to get my hands on If I Die Tonight This one was a bitof a family drama, which isn t a bad thing Just different from the type of story I fell in love with in the first novel I read of hers murder mystery with a Hollywood feel.Beginning with a Facebook post written by Jackie s son Wade that works as a suicide note, we know things must get pretty tough for Wade immediately wondering why The story goes back five days earlier where Jackie discusses how hard it is being a modern d...Havenkill is a pretty quiet town mostly focused on its football team So when a washed up 80s rockstar named Aimee En stumbles into the police station in the middle of the night, claiming someone carjacked her Jaguar and then ran over a teenage boy who was trying to help, it receives a lot of police and media attention The young teen s name was Liam a star on the football team and he s quickly portrayed as a hero for trying to save Aimee and her vehicle Suspicion turns fairly soon to anothe Havenkill is a pretty quiet town mostly focused on its footb...THIS WAS ONE OF THOSE BOOKS THAT PULLS YOU IN RIGHT FROM THE START, IT HAS A POWERFUL PROLOGUE AND THEN FLIPS BACK IN TIME FIVE DAYS EARLIER IT S TOLD FROM A HANDFUL OF PERSPECTIVES BUT I ENJOYED HEARING FROM JACKIE, MOM TO TWO TEENAGED BOYS AND PEARL, A POLICE OFFICER THE MOST JACKIE WAS RELATABLE TO ME AND I COULD FEEL HER ANXIETY AND FEAR FOR HER SONS, IT BROKE MY HEART TO PIECES AND THE AUTHOR DID A FANTASTIC JOB AT SHOWING A MOTHER S WORST FEARS YOU GET A SPRINKLING OF POLICE PROCEDURAL THIS WAS ONE OF THOSE BOOKS THAT PULLS YOU IN RIGHT FROM THE START, IT HAS A POWERFUL PROLOGUE AND THEN FLIPS BACK IN TIME FIVE DAYS EARLIER IT S TOLD FROM A HANDFUL OF PERSPECTIVES BUT I ENJOYED HEARING FROM JACKIE, MOM TO TWO TEENAGED BOYS AND PEARL, A POLICE OFFICER THE MOST JACKIE WAS RELATABLE TO ME AND I COULD FEEL HER ANXIETY AND FEAR FOR HER SONS, IT BROKE MY HEART TO PIECES AND THE AUTHOR DID A FANTASTIC JOB AT SHOWING A MOTHER S WORST FEARS YOU GET A SPRINKLING OF POLICE PROCEDURAL AS WELL WITH PEARL S POV AND SHE WAS EXACTLY THE KIND OF COP I LIKE READING ABOUT, FLAWED AND DAMAGED WITH AN INTERESTING BA...I once read this quote in a book, and it has stayed with me You re only ever as happy as your unhappiest child unfortunately I have forgotten where I read it, or I would give due credit to the author How true This is the situation Jackie finds herself in, a single mother trying her best to raise her two teenage sons Her older son Wade has been distant and secretive lately, estranged from his peers, a loner who rarely smiles What has happened to the happy little boy who used to laugh an I once read this quote in a book, and it has stayed with me You re only ever as happy as ...

If I Die Tonight
  • English
  • 20 January 2017
  • Paperback
  • 384 pages
  • 0062641093
  • Alison Gaylin
  • If I Die Tonight