Secret Rage

By Charlaine Harris

Book Overview

Back by popular demand - an early, critically-acclaimed novel from the author of the Southern Vampire series - Nickie Callahan is full of optimism when she moves to the sleepy town of Knolls, Tennessee. Her career as a New York City model may be over, but she plans to go back to college and become a writer. But the women of Knolls are not safe. There's a violent incident at the college - and then another. And as Nickie gets swept up in a string of brutal crimes, she must take matters of justice into her own hands if she is to keep hold of her new, promising life . . . This is a first time regular print hardcover previously available in a mass market edition.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0727880268
• ISBN13: 9780727880260
• Release Date: July 2011
• Publisher: Severn House
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.6" x 0.9" x 5.7"

Customer Reviews

A Secret Rage

Enjoyed reading this book very much.I just discovered books by Charlaine Harris. Can't wait to read more.

Charlaine Harris is always a good pick.

When I received this book I realized I'd already read it, then shrugged and started reading it again. I figured you can never go wrong with owning a Charlaine Harris book.

a secret rage

**SPOILERS** "A Secret Rage" is an older Charlaine Harris work, reminiscent of the Lily Bard series. The subject matter is dark & could be too disturbing for some readers; this book is definitely not a cozy. Harris manages to pull of the subject of rape very delicately, mainly because of her strong female lead in Nickie Callahan. We see a woman who had been raped but fights back. She refuses to feel sorry for herself, & she is true to her emotions following the rape. Another high point of this book, for me, was the theme of the old South meeting with new ways. Harries also deals with racism in a way that rings true, though her book was published over 20 years ago. Somehow, Nickie manages to be a strong woman and a true southern belle, which is a great message for southern women then & today.

Great book

Charlaine Harris has to be one of the best authors I have ever read, if you want some good books to read get hers and you will be addicted for life!

Harrowing, emotional, suspenseful [MILD SPOILERS]

When a serial rapist strikes a small, Southern town, his victims band together to catch the predator before he strikes again. Along the way, the protagonist discovers an inner strength that only tragedy can bring about.While the plot is not very complex, Ms. Harris brings the horrors of rape home to her readers by giving a gripping, first-person account of a rape and its aftermath. What may have been maudlin or overwrought is done with enough understated simplicity that the scene is simply chilling.The novel is one of Ms. Harris's earlier, "stand-alone" works and is well worth reading if one is able to find a copy. Highly recommended.