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WE ARE ALL THE SAME IN THE DARK

Julia Heaberlin

The discovery of a one-eyed girl on the side of the road threatens to unearth the secrets of a cold case in this twisty psychological thriller from critically acclaimed author Julia Heaberlin.
It's been a decade since Trumanell Branson disappeared from a farm, leaving only a bloody handprint behind. Her pretty face still hangs like a watchful queen on the posters on the walls of the town's Baptist Church, the police station, and in the high school. They all promise the same thing: We will find you. Meanwhile, her brother, Wyatt, lives as a pariah in the desolation of the old family house, cleared of wrongdoing by the police but tried and sentenced in the court of public opinion and in a new crime documentary. When Wyatt finds a lost girl dumped in a field of dandelions, making silent wishes, he believes she is a sign. The town's youngest cop, Odette Tucker, believes she is a catalyst that will ignite a seething town still waiting for its own girl to come home. But Odette can't look away. She shares a wound that won't close with the mute, one-eyed mystery girl. She is haunted by her own history with the missing Tru. Desperate to solve both cases, Odette fights to save a lost girl in the present and to dig up the shocking truth about a fateful night in the past - the night her friend disappeared, the night that inspired her to become a cop, the night that wrote them all a role in the town's dark, violent mythology. Julia Heaberlin is the author of the critically acclaimed Black-Eyed Susans, a USA Today and Times (U.K.) bestseller. Her psychological thrillers, which also include Paper Ghosts, Playing Dead, and Lie Still, have been sold in more than fifteen countries. Heaberlin is an award-winning journalist. She grew up in Texas and lives with her family near Dallas/Fort Worth, where she is at work on her next novel.
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Published 2020-08-11 by Ballantine

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A story so deftly told that it pulls you in and swallows you whole

The author of Black Eyed Susans returns with an elegantly written tale, set in a world where women are vulnerable and men are dangerous, the finger of suspicion pointing at them all.

If you only read one thriller this year, let it be this one. Psychologically absorbing, original and atmospheric. I could not turn the pages fast enough.

Gracefully written, with characters that leap off the page and into your imagination, this takes your breath away with its sudden twist.

An Intense, intelligent thrill-ride of a book -- undoubtedly the one I will be recommending all year.

WE ARE ALL THE SAME IN THE DARK is a gripping, richly-layered exploration of haunted souls in a haunted place. Julia Heaberlin's complex and memorable characters propel a story that keeps you guessing at every turn.

Six words to describe We Are All the Same in the Dark: Sharp. Compassionate. Bloody. Shocking. Profound. Triumphant.

UK: Michael Joseph ; Brazilian: Ciranda Cultural ; Bulgaria: Ciela Norma ; Czech: Dubrovsky ; Greek: Diaplasi Editions

WE ARE ALL THE SAME IN THE DARK was selected as the Fiction Winner for the 2020 Writers' League of Texas Book Awards

26 Incredible New Books Coming Your Way This August: Set in a small town haunted by the disappearance of one of its own, We Are All the Same in the Dark is a gripping story of a young cop's journey to solve the mystery that defines her past, and the new mystery of a young girl dumped in a field of dandelions. When it soon becomes clear that the past and present are connected, she'll find herself exposing the open wound that's been plaguing the town since Trumanell Branson disappeared 10 years earlier. Read more...

Unsettling and atmospheric. Tense and Edgy. Julia Heaberlin holds you spellbound all the way to the emotional and devastating conclusion.

FILM NEWS!: International bestselling author Julia Heaberlin's Texas cold case thriller WE ARE ALL THE SAME IN THE DARK, to Stacey Snider at Sister Pictures, the production company co-founded by Elizabeth Murdoch, Stacey Snider, and Jane Featherston, for television.

Julia Heaberlin's WE ARE ALL THE SAME IN THE DARK has surged to the top as one of my favorite reads of the year. In Wyatt, Odette and Angel, Heaberlin has created rich, multilayered characters who lead us into a darkly immersive exploration of loss and the search for the truth. I wanted to sit and savor Heaberlin's beautiful prose but the twisty plot and unexpected revelations propelled me through the pages of this spine-chilling novel. In WE ARE ALL THE SAME IN THE DARK, Heaberlin deftly unspools the threads of an awful crime and its far-reaching implications. Absolutely mesmerizing.

WE ARE ALL THE SAME IN THE DARK is an Amazon Best of the Month pick in the Mystery, Thriller & Suspense category!! Read more...

WE ARE ALL THE SAME IN THE DARK is a *Barnes and Noble Thriller of the Month *Optioned by Sister Pictures for television *A People magazine pick *USA Today bestseller *Publishers Weekly starred review *#1 Bestseller on Audible *A Best Mystery of 2020 (Sun-Sentinel) *An Amazon Book of the Month

I'm not sure I can put into words how much I loved this book. Gorgeous writing, interesting characters, a unique setting, and an unsettling, surprising mystery. At one point, I actually gasped out loud both from the beauty of the writing and the shock of the story. WE ARE ALL THE SAME IN THE DARK has it all. Everyone needs to put this book on their to-be-read list right now! You can thank me later.

We Are All the Same in the Dark by Julia Heaberlin is the thriller novel you've been waiting for this year. No one can be trusted, emotions run high, and the story unravels slowly but wonderfully. You won't be able to put this book down. Read more...

Heaberlin sensitively addresses issues of survival and vulnerability in this heart-wrenching gothic tale. Read more...

Raw, stunning, both otherworldly and lapel-grabbing, this is the book to grab when you need something to grab you. You'll be up all night and won't regret it. Julie Heaberlin has written a tour de force.

Equal parts luscious and thrilling, Heaberlin delivers characters from the heart in a darkly lyrical style as if she has fistfuls of it to spare. With that style and the Texas setting, she's reminiscent of James Lee Burke... And she makes us care.

WE ARE ALL THE SAME IN THE DARK was an August Monthly Pick for Mystery Thriller Pick Read more...

We Are All The Same In The Dark, is one of the best stand-alone mysteries I've read in a while; thrilling and complex, with richly imagined characters who will break your heart even as they confront the monsters, real and imagined, that hide in the dark.