“The dead don’t speak, but they do tell stories.” Chapter 1: The First Crime Scene Commandant Camille Verhoeven is called to a gruesome murder scene in Paris. A […]
French literature
Camille
“Justice is a luxury reserved for those who can afford it.” Part One The novel opens with Anne Forestier, a successful art dealer, being brutally attacked in her […]
French literature
Alex
“The worst thing about suffering is that it’s invisible.” Part One: The Abduction The novel opens with the kidnapping of Alex Prévost, a young woman who is snatched […]
American literature
We Were Liars
“Do not accept an evil you can change.” The novel We Were Liars follows Cadence Sinclair Eastman, a teenage girl from a wealthy and seemingly perfect family who […]
American literature
Verity
“I’m not sure what it is about this woman, but I’m drawn to her in a way I can’t explain.” Chapter 1-5: The Offer Lowen Ashleigh, a struggling […]
American literature
The Secret History
“Beauty is terror. Whatever we call beautiful, we quiver before it.” Prologue The novel opens with Richard Papen, the narrator, confessing his involvement in the murder of his […]
English literature
Notes on a Scandal
“Sheba thought she was special. She thought she was different. She thought she could get away with it.” Part One The novel opens with Barbara Covett, a veteran […]
English literature
The Comforters
“The mind is its own place, and in itself can make a heaven of hell, a hell of heaven.” — John Milton (Epigraph referenced in The Comforters) Chapter […]
English literature
Enduring Love
“The beginning is simple to mark.” — Ian McEwan, Enduring Love Chapter 1 The novel opens with a dramatic and tragic hot-air balloon accident. Joe Rose, a science […]