Found Object
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Found Object

Paperback – October 18, 2022

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Price
$14.89
Format
Paperback
Pages
271
Publisher
Thomas & Mercer
Publication Date
ISBN-13
978-1542036405
Dimensions
5.5 x 1 x 8.25 inches
Weight
9.9 ounces

Description

"I LOVED this book! The character development, the plot, the story building—everything was perfect.xa0 The story was never short of surprises, and the author kept springing them up at every turn. It is one of the BEST books I've read this year !" Goodreads review "I COULD.NOT.PUT.IT.DOWN! GEEZ! The hits and twists just DID NOT STOP! One right after the other. By the end, I was completely worn out and totally in love with the character of Jupiter and her story. SO hoping for a series with this character. Anne Frasier is a master at tying so many different things together and making it all believable. GREAT atmosphere! I wish I could give more than 5 stars. I cannot recommend this author enough! " Goodreads review "Anne Frasier did an amazing job of establishing the characters in Found Object . Jupiter is witty, Ian is mysterious but loving, and I can picture Marie Nova in all of her glory. She described each scene amazingly and I felt like I was there in several instances.xa0" Goodreads review " A fast-paced book with a satisfying ending. This is the first of Frasier's works that I have read, but it won't be the last." Goodreads review " Found Object is an absolutely fantastic read, and I am immediately heading over to fill my kindle with more of Anne Frasier's books! " Goodreads review "I found this book intriguing and I finished it the same day I started it and the ending had me with my mouth dropped open. I will certainly be reading more from this author.xa0" Goodreads review "Anne Frasier is new to me and she is now on my to-be-read list for her other and future books." Goodreads review "Twisted and unpredictable, the story is a wild ride of whodunnit and secrets .xa0" Goodreads review "Totally gripping really enjoyed this book totally recommend ." Goodreads review "I'm a huge fan of anything Anne Frasier writes and this one did not disappoint. Twists and turns that I didn't see coming! This book had me hooked from page one to the "you won't see coming" end!" Goodreads review “[An] unsettling tale of murder, intrigue, and family secrets...Frasier neatly ties up each loose end with plausible answers. Psychological thriller fans will be satisfied.” ― Publishers Weekly If you've ever spent much time in the desert, you might be familiar with the weird things people dump there. Whole lives, it often seems. I've found piles of belongings. Clothing, shoes, cameras, watches, toys, many of which date back decades. Things don't go away in the desert.Even though this bookxa0in set in Savannah, Georgia, desert trash provided a spark of inspiration for thisxa0Southern-gothic novel.xa0I hope you enjoyxa0it!~ Anne Anne Frasier is the New York Times , #1 Amazon Charts, and USA Today bestselling author of the Detective Jude Fontaine Mysteries, the Elise Sandburg series, and the Inland Empire novels. With more than a million copies sold, her award-winning books span the genres of suspense, mystery, thriller, romantic suspense, paranormal, and memoir. The Body Reader received the 2017 Thriller Award for Best Original Paperback Novel from International Thriller Writers. Other honors include a RITA for Romantic Suspense and a Daphne du Maurier Award for Paranormal Romantic Mystery/Suspense. Her thrillers have hit the USA Today bestseller list and have been featured in Mystery Guild, the Literary Guild, and Book of the Month. Her memoir, The Orchard , was an O, The Oprah Magazine Fall Pick; a One Book, One Community read; and one of the Librarians’ Best Books of 2011. Visit her website at www.annefrasier.com. Read more

Features & Highlights

  • A journalist begins to question everything she knows about her mother’s murder in a startling novel of suspense by the
  • New York Times
  • bestselling author of
  • The Body Reader
  • .
  • Culpable in an exposé gone tragically wrong, investigative journalist Jupiter Bellarose takes her boss’s advice: head back to her hometown for a fluff piece and get her world in balance. But in Savannah, the past is waiting.
  • Twenty years ago Jupiter’s mother, actress and celebrated beauty Marie Nova, was murdered, leaving many in her wake: Jupiter’s father, who has erased memories of his wife’s murder with alcohol. The matriarch of the cosmetics company who helped make Marie a star―and who takes every opportunity to reopen old wounds. Then there’s the fragile cop with blood on his hands, and the killer whose confession no longer seems convincing.
  • With so many lingering questions, Jupiter must revisit the grisly event that has influenced every decision in her life. Maybe her homecoming will bring closure.
  • Or maybe the worst is yet to come.

Customer Reviews

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Great mystery, awesome page turner!

This books brings people together who shared parts in a 20-year old murder; the paths of those individuals took many turns over the years, as all of ours do... but the haunting death of a woman linked them together then and now. I have read a number of Anne Fraiser's books and they always weave cities, locations and characters together in a way that I cannot put the book down once I start reading! Found Object had me wondering and guessing once again; and once again Anne Fraiser found a way to make me very surprised at the end!
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Crime thriller with memorable characters

I've been anxious to try this author for a while now, and this novel has convinced me to read more of her work. The writing flowed smoothly and the characters were vividly drawn.

While the novel began in Minneapolis, Minnesota, the bulk of the story was set in Savannah, Georgia.

The protagonist, Jupiter Bellarose, was a unique and memorable character. Born to two actors, her childhood was a volatile one... until, at age sixteen her beautiful mother was brutally murdered. This event caused her world to upend. She was sent to live with an aunt in Minnesota. Now, thirty-six years old, she is a successful investigative journalist.

After an exposé gone terribly wrong, she has now returned to her hometown to write a piece on the centenary anniversary of a renowned cosmetic company. The very same company that her mother was the figurehead for. Her 'fluff piece' turns gravely serious.

Many themes are portrayed in  this crime thriller. Family secrets, culpability, unscrupulous business practices, the lengths narcissistic folk will go to fight aging, but most of all it explores the fragility and unreliability of human memory.

Recommended to crime fiction lovers who appreciate strong but flawed protagonists.

4.5 stars rounded down
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You should read this!

Loved this book. I’ve read a few Anne Frasier books and they don’t disappoint.
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I felt like I was right with Jupiter...

I felt like I was right with Jupiter on her journey of discovery, questions, and deception, surrounding her mother's murder. Anne Fraiser is so great at creating characters you'll fall in love with, and having you question and point fingers at all the wrong people. 5/5 must read.
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Another thriller from Anne Frasier

Found Object was a captivating read. Couldn’t put it down. I love Anne’s writing style. Her characters are believable and the stories she tells keep you turning the pages.
This book is about a young woman named Jupiter, an investigative journalist, recovering from an expose’ of a story that she wrote that ended with losing a man she loved as well as her own well being. To find herself, she goes home to Savannah on another assignment to write a story about a cosmetic company celebrating it’s 100 anniversary. Her mother, who was tragically murdered when Jupiter was young, was the face of this company. While she’s home she learns more about the details surrounding her mother’s death and then more questions arise when things don’t add up. Lots of twists and turns and great characters in this suspenseful novel. Keeps you guessing. You’ll love it, right to the last page.
Other great reads from Anne that are captivating include Elise Sandburg series and Inland Empire Thriller.
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Amazing thriller!

I have always been a fan of Anne Frasier and have every book she has written. there is not one that I can say was anything less than outstanding. And her new book, Found Object, was just as good. Excellent story with wonderful characters. And the main character, Jupiter, is extremely funny, witty and intelligent. Her journey to find what happened to her mother is the main thrust of the book. The outcome shocking and healing for Jupiter. I would love to see this character again in another Frasier book. Thank you Anne Frasier for a wonderful story and the time spent enjoying it!
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Amazing thriller, must read!!!

Investigative journalist Jupiter Bellarose heads home after a tragic ending to her last assignment. This trip back to Savannah, under the illusion of writing a puff piece, holds unresolved issues with her mother’s murder 20 years earlier. AF’s story writing sucks you in from the very beginning, sending your mind reeling in trying to figure out the “who done it” Every. Single. Time.

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