Chevy stevens suspenseful, twisted story kept me up late into the night, frantically turning pages with whiteknuckled fingers. A gripping tale of secrets, betrayal, heartbreak, and ultimately, redemption, that night is an emotional rollercoaster you. That night by chevy stevens the blonde likes books. That night was my first experience with the canadian author, chevy stevens, and with a main character like defiant eighteenyearold toni murphy, it was hard to enjoy this. Toni, a senior at her school becomes a victim to bullying even at the hands of her younger sister. Now she is 34 and back in her hometown, working every day to forge and adjust to a new life on the outside. Coming soon im superstitious about revealing my titles until i know theyre a definite, but i wanted to tell you a little bit about my seventh novel. As a teenager, toni murphy had a life full of typical adolescent complications. Stevens s blistering debut follows a kidnap victim from her abduction to her escapeand the even more horrifying nightmare that follows. That night is the second book i read by chevy stevens. That night by chevy stevens as a teenager, toni murphy had a life full of typical adolescent complications. First little piper arrived last december, then my new book was released, and ive been working on finishing my fourth book, that night. To me it was not as good as the other book i read, but it did send a very powerful message as i was reading, i was truly frightened which most likely was the authors purpose in getting across the points of the damaging and horrible aspects of bullying.
With just the right amount of suspense and tension to keep. That night follows toni, an angsty teen with a whole plethora of problems, accused of murdering her sister with her boyfriend. That night by chevy stevens book club discussion questions. Her writing mixes family dynamics with the west coast style of life. Read a behindthe book essay from chevy stevens for that night. That night by chevy stevens overdrive rakuten overdrive. In 1998, due to false testimony from classmate shauna and her posse, high school sweethearts toni and ryan went to. Author bio birth1973 wherevancouver island, british columbia, canada educationna awardsinternational thriller writers award currentlylives on vancouver island, b. Stevens masterful plot spins into evil with teen girls turning on each other, the viciousness and pack mentality that can arise. Chevy stevens delivers a gripping story of a murder with secrets, betrayal and heartache that had me feeling angry and sad but not weighing me down with emotions. Stevens dark psychological thriller shares their damaged people and distinctive senses of place. I love chevy stevens novels and this case was no different. That night by chevy stevens a deeply atmospheric, tense novel of murder, secrets, betrayal and heartache.
The book then shifts back and forth from the year preceding the murder to presentday. Chevy stevens author chevy stevens grew up on a ranch on vancouver island and still lives on the island with her husband and daughter. A gripping tale of secrets, betrayal, heartbreak, and ultimately, redemption, that night is an emotional rollercoaster youll. But when shes released, still grieving, she decides to. Overview official website of bestselling author chevy. Free shipping and pickup in store on eligible orders.
Buy a cheap copy of that night book by chevy stevens. A tense thriller of revenge and persecution from the author of still missing. Behind the book that night by chevy stevens bookpage. Chevy stevens is the author of the three novels, 1st still missing which is the new york times bestselling novel and also won 2011 international thriller of the year award in the best first novel category, it was published in more than thirty countries. A lot of work went into this cover, and its my favorite of all my books. Thriftbooks sells millions of used books at the lowest everyday prices. She was so annoying that throughout the entire book, i felt like gouging my eyes out with a spoon. Hilary davidson, author of the next one to fall chevy stevens intelligently and relentlessly pulls the reader deeper into a nightmarish world while compelling you to read just one more page. While working as a real estate agent, she got the idea of an agent getting abducted during an open house, which became her debut novel, still missing. Chevy stevens grew up on a ranch on vancouver island and still calls the island home. She lives on vancouver island, british columbia stevens was working as a realtor when she got the idea for her novel still missing, in which a real estate agent is abducted while holding an open house.
When shes not working on her next book, shes camping and canoeing with her family in the local mountains. A gripping tale of secrets, betrayal, heartbreak, and ultimately, redemption, that night is an emotional rollercoaster youll be. We personally assess every books quality and offer rare, outofprint treasures. Before toni can truly move on, she must risk everything to find out what really happened that night. That night by chevy stevens books hachette australia. For most of her adult life she worked in sales, first as a rep for a giftware company and then as a realtor. Then we flip back to her life in prison, and then to present day where she is trying to keep out of prison and adhering to the rules of her parole. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. That night is the newest novel by chevy stevens, whose debut novel, still missing, won her the best first novel title of the international thriller writers awards.
Chevy stevens is a canadian author of psychological thriller novels. A gripping tale of secrets, betrayal, heartbreak, and ultimately, redemption, that night is an emotional rollercoaster youll be sorry to get off of when you finish the last page. Toni murphy is a teenage girl in her last year of high school. A gripping tale of secrets, betrayal, heartbreak, and ultimately, redemption, that night is an emotional rollercoaster. Every passage from the present made me even more eager to delve into the past and find out what actually happened that night and changed so many lives. One of the biggest issues this book raises is that of the prison system. Head over to to read more about chevy stevens, discover fabulous new reads, and enter for a chance to win one of five copies of th at night. When asked if shaunas clique are based on reality, or purely fictional, chevy stevens has said that she discovered through her research how particularly vicious teenaged girls can be, and how sad it is that the parents of these children are often unaware of. In this riveting, if overly ambitious thriller, stevens always watching raises significant themesbullying, troubled families, the difficulties excons facebut doesnt do them all justice. Like chevy stevens s book that i last read, that night, this book isnt filled with particularly rich prose, but the pacing again was well done, and that for me made this book worth the read. As far as plotting is concerned, stevens is a gifted craftsman, though this particular story didnt get me as much as the story in that night did. In fact i loved it so much i immediately tracked down her second book never knowing. Her 2nd novel never knowing is also an international bestseller.
Chevy stevens grew up on a ranch on vancouver island and still lives on the island with her husband and daughter. For myself, i was already a fan of chevy stevens books, but i was excited to see the bookies try her. But in that night by chevy stevens, the truth might be the most terrifying thing of all. For september, our group the bookies read and discussed that night by chevy stevens. As we read we find out what tonis life at home was like when she was a teenager.
She doesnt get along with her controlfreak mom, her sister is. This one takes place in seattlethe first time one of my books has been set outside of canada. Her new novel, that night, evolves a tale of high school bullying into a story of revenge and twisted girlworld secrets. Her debut novel, still missing, won the international thriller writers award for best first novel. Some of the songs are ones that i heard on the radio after the book was. With her 2010 debut novel, still missing, canadian author chevy stevens established herself as a writer who can tranform small fears into.
With her 2010 debut novel, still missing, canadian author chevy stevens established herself as a writer who can tranform small fears into ultimate nightmares. Chevy stevens born 1973 as rene unischewski is a canadian author of thriller novels. She writes from tonis point of view, shifting easily between past and present while delving into family tensions before the murder, then prison life, then back to. Chevy stevens has done it again, crafting a story fraught with suspense that weaves back and forth through time and keeps you guessing. Eighteenyearold toni and her boyfriend, ryan, were wrongly convicted of the.
Let me go picked by chevy stevens i read chelsea cain before my first book was published and loved her characters archie sheridan and gretchen lowell. I really loved chevy stevens debut novel still missing. Chevy stevens books list of books by author chevy stevens. New york times bestselling author, mother, popcorn addict, dog lover, couch surfer, definitely team blake. This is a list of a few songs i listened to when i was writing that night. Playlists official website of bestselling author chevy stevens. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Coming soon official website of bestselling author chevy. Chevy stevens chevy is the new york times bestselling author of still missing and never knowing. I was hooked from the very first page, and really had a hard time putting the book down. About the author chevy stevens grew up on a ranch on vancouver island and still lives on the island with her husband and daughter. Her book still missing was a new york times bestseller bibliography. Im thrilled to share the final cover for that night, which will be released june 17, 2014 in the states and canada. But in that night by chevy stevens, the truth might be the.
The alternating timelines worked perfectly in this book, and i really enjoyed. One moment, vancouver island realtor annie osullivan is taking one last client, a quiet, wellspoken man with a nice smile, through the property where shes holding an open house. Stevens has woven a warped psychological drama, a melancholy tale that comes to an existential and yet hopeful conclusion. Even though that night wont be released until next summer, my publishers have agreed to share the final cover early if 500 people add it to their toread shelf on goodreads.
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