The Rumour

By Lesley Kara

Book Overview

"Keeps you guessing until the final page."--Paula Hawkins, author of The Girl on the Train
"A rollercoaster ride to the very last sentence."--Fiona Barton, author of The Widow
"Everyone will be talking about The Rumor."--Shari Lapena, author of The Couple Next Door

When a single mother hears a shocking rumor outside her son's school, she never intends to pass it on. But one casual comment leads to another . . . and now there's no going back.

Rumor has it that a notorious killer, who committed a brutal crime as a child, has been living a new life under an assumed identity in Joanna's seaside town. So who is the criminal hidden in their midst? Suspicion falls on everyone.

As Joanna becomes obsessed with the case, her curiosity will expose her son and his father to the supposedly reformed murderer--who may be ready to kill again. She will learn how dangerous one rumor can become . . . and just how far she must go to protect those she loves. She is going to regret the day she ever said a word.

Praise for The Rumor

"A brilliant premise with a killer twist. The Rumor depicts the prejudices and secrets that simmer in a small seaside town to devastating effect."--Colette McBeth, author of An Act of Silence

"This mystery has an unusual and resonant theme--how a single rumor can morph into a completely unmanageable, deadly force. . . . There's] psychological acuity throughout and an] astonishing ending."--Booklist

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1984819348
• ISBN13: 9781984819345
• Release Date: June 2019
• Publisher: Ballantine Books
• Length: 336 Pages
• Weight: 0.59 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.1" x 7.9"

Customer Reviews

A really different book

I really enjoyed this book as it is a bit different from an ordinary mystery. It all revolves around a rumor that got started and the effects it can have on people. It is very different at the end. I think there is a pretty good underlying moral message in the story, and I liked it so much that I recommended it to my book club and we will be discussing this one soon. The only thing I didn't like is that it seemed to be set in England but it talked about several places in the USA, so I didn't know which country we were in. But I think the problem was that it was written in England but when it was introduced in the USA, the places were partially switched to American places but the editing wasn't complete. So you can imagine it in England or you can imagine it in the USA, it doesn't matter to the story. I hope everyone enjoys it as much as I did.