false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1167861876m/27056.jpg 27056 4 <p> Aspiring author Ivy Seidel accepts a part-time position teaching writing to a group of convicted criminals hoping the experience will add depth and darkness to her own work. </p> <p> But in the haunting writings of charismatic inmate Vance Harrow she discovers a talent possibly greater than her own. And in the startling, disturbing stories Harrow has to tell, Ivy finds a dangerous new purpose&#8212;and a terrifying temptation that lures her into an inescapable world of shadows. </p> 980105 2006 End of Story total:107|5:10|4:30|3:41|2:24|1:2| 107 343 156 19 994611 0060726652 9780060726652 4 2 3.21 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1180065386m/994611.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/994611.End_of_Story 0 0 false Thu Feb 05 09:47:17 -0800 2009 Thu Feb 05 09:47:17 -0800 2009 The Washington Post calls Abrahams "one of those writers you tell your friends about." Name-checked by literati as diverse and prolific as Stephen King and Joyce Carol Oates, the author of the juvenile Echo Falls series, Oblivion and The Fan, seems to have put his best stuff into his lates...

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The novel was ok. a little slow. This is the 2nd novel i'm reading from Peter Abrahams. I didn't get the ending at all. I won't be reading any more of his novels anytime soon. ]]> 27056 0061130346 9780061130342 102 17 3.21 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1167861876m/27056.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/27056.End_of_Story 4 0 false Thu Sep 24 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Sep 16 11:59:20 -0700 2009 Wed Sep 30 13:28:36 -0700 2009
Characters were believable ... especially Ivy who just can't se...more...]]> 994611 0060726652 9780060726652 4 2 3.21 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1180065386m/994611.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/994611.End_of_Story 3 0 false Mon Jun 15 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Jun 24 17:50:41 -0700 2009 Wed Jun 24 17:53:15 -0700 2009 27056 0061130346 9780061130342 102 17 3.21 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1167861876m/27056.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/27056.End_of_Story 2 0 false Sun Jul 19 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Jul 13 10:22:31 -0700 2009 Mon Jul 20 14:57:10 -0700 2009 27056 0061130346 9780061130342 102 17 3.21 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1167861876m/27056.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/27056.End_of_Story 4 0 false Sun Mar 04 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Wed Jan 14 07:32:32 -0800 2009 Wed Jan 14 07:33:15 -0800 2009 27056 0061130346 9780061130342 102 17 3.21 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1167861876m/27056.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/27056.End_of_Story 2 0 false Tue Mar 10 04:23:51 -0700 2009 Mon Mar 16 04:34:51 -0700 2009 27056 0061130346 9780061130342 102 17 3.21 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1167861876m/27056.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/27056.End_of_Story 4 0 false Thu Jan 10 09:58:53 -0800 2008 Wed Jan 09 06:37:38 -0800 2008 Thu Jan 10 09:58:42 -0800 2008
Ivy Seidel is a writer. And honestly, we quickly realize she's not very good. In fact, she's not all that smart. But Abrahams lets us come to both conclusions on our own.

Still, though, she's likable. And even though you can see her disastrou...more...]]> 27056 0061130346 9780061130342 102 17 3.21 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1167861876m/27056.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/27056.End_of_Story 4 0 false Sun Sep 07 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sun Aug 31 11:23:51 -0700 2008 Sun Sep 07 07:21:59 -0700 2008 27056 0061130346 9780061130342 102 17 3.21 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1167861876m/27056.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/27056.End_of_Story 5 0 false Fri Jul 18 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Tue Jul 15 11:37:06 -0700 2008 Fri Jul 18 10:33:40 -0700 2008 27056 0061130346 9780061130342 102 17 3.21 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1167861876m/27056.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/27056.End_of_Story 4 0 false Wed Nov 12 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sat Nov 01 12:41:58 -0700 2008 Thu Nov 13 19:07:13 -0800 2008 1 27056 0061130346 9780061130342 102 17 3.21 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1167861876m/27056.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/27056.End_of_Story 4 0 false Thu Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Sat Mar 24 09:28:07 -0700 2007 Sat Mar 24 09:30:00 -0700 2007 27056 0061130346 9780061130342 102 17 3.21 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1167861876m/27056.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/27056.End_of_Story 2 0 false Mon Apr 30 07:44:51 -0700 2007 Mon Apr 30 07:45:43 -0700 2007 27056 0061130346 9780061130342 102 17 3.21 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1167861876m/27056.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/27056.End_of_Story 4 0 false Fri Jul 24 19:31:27 -0700 2009 Sun Aug 03 17:21:44 -0700 2008 Fri Jul 24 19:31:27 -0700 2009 27056 0061130346 9780061130342 102 17 3.21 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1167861876m/27056.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/27056.End_of_Story 3 0 false Fri Jan 04 15:14:39 -0800 2008 Fri Jan 04 15:15:37 -0800 2008 27056 0061130346 9780061130342 102 17 3.21 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1167861876m/27056.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/27056.End_of_Story 0 0 false Tue Dec 15 17:10:26 -0800 2009 Tue Dec 15 17:10:26 -0800 2009 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=27056