Novel
387 Perkins Extd
Memphis, TN 38117
United States
Free to attend
Join us as we welcome MARLEE BUSH in conversation with COURTNEY MILLER SANTO on WEDNESDAY, JUNE 11 at 6:00 PM to celebrate the release of her new novel WHISPERS OF DEAD GIRLS.
ABOUT THE BOOK:
She's right. It can never happen again. She won't let it.
Ten years have passed, and Ren Taylor is back at square one, having accepted a job at her old high school. She'd hoped to make peace with the past but now she's thrust back into it: her murdered teenage sister is still immortalized in town, and Ren can't stop seeing her wherever she goes. She's dogged by the scandal that ruined her childhood and killed her sister.
Then Ren meets physics teacher Bryson Lewis. Handsome and charismatic, all the other teachers and students seem to fall at his feet. But Ren knows men like him - she knows they can't be trusted.
The more Ren watches him, the more suspicious she becomes. And when she notices his close relationship with a girl in one of his classes - a girl just like her sister - she worries history is about to repeat itself. This time, she won't sit back and watch another girl be taken before her time.
This time, Ren will do what she must to save her, even if it means revealing her own darkest secrets.
PRAISE FOR THE BOOK:
" Whispers of Dead Girls, Marlee Bush's propulsive new thriller, forces readers to wonder if a damaged person can ever truly heal. In the case of Bush's exquisitely crafted protagonist, Ren Taylor, the jury is decidedly out... much to our pleasure. Ren is the most morally gray of all heroes, which not only rings true but allows us to see ourselves in her. Could we let our fractured pasts go, or would we forever chase absolution, only to realize that only serves to keep us imprisoned? There is no clear answer, and there shouldn't be, but the chase itself makes for a hell of story. I devoured this powerful, gutsy book, and you will, too." -- Carter Wilson, USA Today bestselling author of Tell Me What You Did
"Emotions run deep in this tension-filled and expertly-plotted thriller about grief, sisterhood, the hurts that won't heal, and the haunting memories we can't leave behind. Whispers of Dead Girls is a gripping exploration of damaged girls and the things that break them." -- Anne-Sophie Jouhanneau, author of The French Honeymoon
"Puzzle pieces change shape as the fierce female characters shift in the shadows, and the author keeps us twisting and tumbling until the whispers become roars. Unforgettable." -- KD Aldyn, author of Sister, Butcher, Sister
"Propulsive, creepy, and oh-so-satisfying! Marlee Bush's Whispers of Dead Girls grabbed me and wouldn't let go." -- Stacy Johns, author of What Remains of Teague House
"A dark, twisted, and gripping thriller with a main character who is as complicated and compelling as any heroine you've ever wondered if you can really trust." -- Stacie Grey, author of She Left
"I devoured this powerful, gutsy book, and you will, too." - Carter Wilson, USA Today bestselling author
"Fans of Lisa Jewell and Mary Kubica will be OBSESSED with this riveting thriller" - May Cobb, author of The Hunting Wives
ABOUT THE AUTHOR:
Marlee Bush lives in Alabama with her husband and children. A Criminology major, she's obsessed with true crime, documentaries, and being generally paranoid about the world and the people in it.
ABOUT THE CONVERSATION PARTNER:
Courtney Miller Santo writes essays, novels and short stories. Her work appears in Best American Essays 2024, Loss Angeles Review, Swing, The Missouri Review, New Letters, Third Coast and elsewhere. HarperCollins published her debut novel, The Root of the Olive Tree, and its successor, Three Story House. She teaches at the University of Memphis, and is the Editor-in-Chief of the Pinch.
