The Edge of Lost

By Kristina McMorris

Book Overview

From bestselling author Kristina McMorris comes an ambitious and heartrending story of immigrants, deception, and second chances.

On a cold night in October 1937, searchlights cut through the darkness around Alcatraz. A prison guard's only daughter--one of the youngest civilians who lives on the island--has gone missing. Tending the warden's greenhouse, convicted bank robber Tommy Capello waits anxiously. Only he knows the truth about the little girl's whereabouts, and that both of their lives depend on the search's outcome.

Almost two decades earlier and thousands of miles away, a young boy named Shanley Keagan ekes out a living in Dublin pubs. Talented and shrewd, Shan dreams of shedding his dingy existence and finding his real father in America. The chance finally comes to cross the Atlantic, but when tragedy strikes, Shan must summon all his ingenuity to forge a new life in a volatile and foreign world.

Skillfully weaving these two stories, Kristina McMorris delivers a compelling novel that moves from Ireland to New York to San Francisco Bay. As her finely crafted characters discover the true nature of loyalty, sacrifice, and betrayal, they are forced to confront the lies we tell--and believe--in order to survive.

"Will grab your heart on page one and won't let go until the end.
I absolutely love this book, and so will you."
--Sara Gruen, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Water for Elephants

"An absorbing, addictive read."
--Beatriz Williams, New York Times bestselling author

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1496730259
• ISBN13: 9781496730251
• Release Date: December 2019
• Publisher: Kensington Publishing Corporation
• Length: 352 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 5.4" x 8.1"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher

Customer Reviews

Great story, well written, with a surprise or two

I am not sure where the ratings on this book have come from; it's always so frustrating when the ratings are "low" but not a single explanation for why. If a reader is not going to give a 4 or 5 star rating, they should include a review to explain why they did not care for the book. In this case, for me, it is another McMorris win. I loved the departure from my recent obsession with WWII novels, I appreciated the credibility of the characters, and I was really happy with the ending. Nothing to be dissatisfied about in this one. When characters are well written and likable (or at least believable!), I always want the story to go on so I can learn more about their futures. Sometimes it can feel like the author suddenly baled on them and left the reader hanging, but this was not the case here. I think there could have been a sequel to this one, but I won't say more because I do not want to be a spoiler. I highly recommend this one.