All That is Mine I Carry With Me
Published on 9. March 2023
Book
Hardback
336 pages
978-1-4091-1540-3 (ISBN)
Description
From the New York Times bestselling author of Defending Jacob. . . .
A mother vanished. A father presumed guilty. There is no proof. There are no witnesses. For the children, there is only doubt.
One afternoon in November 1975, ten-year-old Miranda Larkin comes home from school to find the house eerily quiet. Her mother is missing. Nothing else is out of place. There is no sign of struggle. Her mom's pocketbook remains in the front hall, in its usual spot.
So begins a mystery that will span a lifetime. What happened to Jane Larkin?
Investigators suspect Jane's husband. A criminal defense attorney, surely Dan Larkin would be an expert in outfoxing the police.
But no evidence is found linking him to a crime, and the case fades from the public's memory, a simmering, unresolved mystery. Jane's three children-Alex, Jeff, and Miranda-are left to be raised by a man who may have murdered their mother.
Two decades later, the remains of Jane Larkin are found. The investigation is awakened. The children, now grown, are forced to choose sides. With their father or against him? Guilty or innocent? And what if they are wrong?
All That Is Mine I Carry With Me masterfully grapples with a primal question: When does loyalty reach its limit?
A mother vanished. A father presumed guilty. There is no proof. There are no witnesses. For the children, there is only doubt.
One afternoon in November 1975, ten-year-old Miranda Larkin comes home from school to find the house eerily quiet. Her mother is missing. Nothing else is out of place. There is no sign of struggle. Her mom's pocketbook remains in the front hall, in its usual spot.
So begins a mystery that will span a lifetime. What happened to Jane Larkin?
Investigators suspect Jane's husband. A criminal defense attorney, surely Dan Larkin would be an expert in outfoxing the police.
But no evidence is found linking him to a crime, and the case fades from the public's memory, a simmering, unresolved mystery. Jane's three children-Alex, Jeff, and Miranda-are left to be raised by a man who may have murdered their mother.
Two decades later, the remains of Jane Larkin are found. The investigation is awakened. The children, now grown, are forced to choose sides. With their father or against him? Guilty or innocent? And what if they are wrong?
All That Is Mine I Carry With Me masterfully grapples with a primal question: When does loyalty reach its limit?
Reviews / Votes
Part crime drama, part psychological suspense, Landay's new novel (long-awaited since 2012's Defending Jacob) is absolutely unputdownable, with an ingenious plot and a cast of comprehensive, accurately depicted characters * Library Journal * A woman vanishes, leaving her kids to wonder whether their father is a murderer... A devastating family drama... * Kirkus Reviews * All That is Mine is masterful, original and riveting, and the best book I've read in quite a while. With its subtle mystery and compelling portraits of how lives are transformed in the aftermath of violent crime, it possessed me from the very first line to the last page * Scott Turow, author of Presumed Innocent and Suspect * An enthralling mystery and a haunting family tragedy, heartbreaking in places, with deeply drawn characters and all the thrills of a classic whodunnit . . . I couldn't put this down. You won't be able to either * Alex Michaelides, author of The Silent Patient and The Maidens * With All That is Mine I Carry With Me, the masterful author of Defending Jacob has created something riveting, unforgettable, and original - unlike any other crime novel I've read * Joseph Finder, New York Times bestselling author of House on Fire * Astonishing, powerful, and provocative, this book is worth the excruciating wait for another William Landay * Louise Penny, New York Times bestselling author of A World of Curiosities * Riveting, intense, and breathtakingly compelling . . . William Landay has brilliantly broken every rule of storytelling in this haunting masterpiece of a novel-part legal thriller, part family drama, and part literary tour de force * Hank Phillippi Ryan, USA Today bestselling author of The House Guest * .... a hunting whodunnit... * WBUR *More details
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Orion Publishing Co
Product notice
Trade binding
Dimensions
Height: 236 mm
Width: 162 mm
Thickness: 34 mm
Weight
548 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-4091-1540-3 (9781409115403)
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Person
William Landay is the author of three previous novels: Defending Jacob, which won the Strand Critics Award for best novel; The Strangler, listed as a best crime novel of the year by the Los Angeles Times, The Daily Telegraph, and others; and Mission Flats, winner of the Dagger Award for best first crime novel. A former assistant district attorney, he lives in Boston.