The Ninth Step by Grant Jerkins - ISBN: 9780425255988
Paperback
Helen is an alcoholic in a 12-step recovery making for a crime she got away with. But when she meets the man whose wife she killed, she begins their relationship with a lie.

The Ninth Step

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  • Paperback

    304 pages

  • Release Date

    4 September 2012

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Summary

Is it true what they say? That we’re only as sick as our worst secret? Because Helen Patrice has one. Last night, she murdered a stranger…Helen is a recovering alcoholic struggling through a twelve-step program. Now it’s time to make amends for a crime she got away with-a hit and run accident that killed the wife of school teacher Edgar Woolrich. It’s time to face the consequences. When she finally gathers the courage to meet him, the ninth step begins with a lie-the first of many as their re…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9780425255988
ISBN-10:0425255980
Author:Grant Jerkins
Publisher:Penguin Putnam Inc
Imprint:Penguin USA
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:304
Release Date:4 September 2012
Weight:258g
Dimensions:210mm x 140mm x 22mm
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Critics Review

Praise for Grant Jerkins“[Jerkins is] determined to peer into the darkness and tell us exactly what he sees.” —The Washington Post“Jerkins’s stylish prose and rich characters set him apart.”—Ridley Pearson “Masterfully Hitchcockian…Brilliant and brutal…Endlessly fascinating.” —Savannah Morning News “[A] stylish…thriller.”—The New York Times Book Review

About The Author

Grant Jerkins

Grant Jerkins lives with his wife and son in the Atlanta area.

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