Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading rubbernecker. If you enjoyed this book you might also like finders keepers by belinda bauer. Just finished rubbernecker, and i have only one left to go, the facts of life and death, until her new book is released. This book has recently been reissued and there are two different cover designs available.
She grew up in england and south africa, but later moved to wales, where she worked as a court reporter in cardiff. An author who grew up in england and south africa, belinda bauer s debut blacklands was awarded the cwa gold dagger for crime novel of the year. Rubbernecker after hearing about this book on radio 2 book of the month, i thought i would give it a go and i wasnt disappointed, there were lots of twists and turns keeping you glued to the pages from. The thing with kids is, if they want to grab for the gold ring, you have to let them do it, and not say anything. Rubbernecker by belinda bauer reading guidebook club. Belinda bauer is the awardwinning author of eight novels that have been translated into twentyone languages. Belinda bauer grew up in england and south africa and now lives in wales.
Debut author belinda bauer crafts an incredibly moving first novel in blacklands. Rubbernecker by belinda bauer paperback, 2014 for sale. Provence is the latest place for us to visit in our great books set in series. To ask other readers questions about rubbernecker, please sign up. She went on to win the cwa dagger in the library for her body of work. Free shipping and pickup in store on eligible orders. She won the crime writers associations gold dagger award for crime novel of the year for blacklands, the theakston old peculier crime novel of the year award for rubbernecker, and the cwa dagger in the library award. I really enjoyed this book as an example of the crime genre. Winner of the 2014 theakstons old peculier crime novel of the year award, rubbernecker. A riveting thriller from awardwinning writer belinda bauer centered on a medical.
Below is a list of belinda bauer s books in order of when they were originally published. Having only recently started reading belinda bauer books, i have found them so far unputdownable. This book is probably the most personal one for belinda bauer, because it reflects some of her own memories and experiences of her childhood years. At a time when recent psychological thrillers are running together in my mind, her extraordinary stories are original and unique. Blacklands is her debut novel and won some crime novel award or other, and no. I have only just discovered belinda bauer, despite being an avid reader of this genre. Belinda bauer is the author of six awardwinning novels which have been translated into twentyone languages. Rubbernecker by belinda bauer 2016, paperback for sale. Rubbernecker is her third novel to be published in north america. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Belinda bauer writes compelling stories, drawing the reader drawing this reader into the hearts and minds of her characters through her sympathy and insight. Rubbernecker by belinda bauer is a crime novel with an autistic protagonist.
For her debut, blacklands, belinda was awarded the cwa gold dagger for crime novel of the year. Belinda wanted to write about the way a horrible crime can pass through the generations like ripples on a pond. Rubbernecker paperback published january 2nd 2014 by black swan paperback, 415 pages authors. British author bauer s highly original mystery boasts two unusual protagonists. Ive just finished this book, its absolutely brilliant. Having only discovered belinda bauers novels recently, through the superb snap, i went back to her first novel blacklands. With rubbernecker, her fourth novel, belinda bauer is to be applauded for attempting to take the psychological thriller into new territory. The prose is smoothly efficient and propels the narrative along in the final quarter of the book, but elsewhere the pace seriously sags. Belinda bauer born 1962 is a british writer of crime novels. Val mcdermid winner of the theakston old peculier crime novel of the year award, an amazon best book of the month, and one of the guardians best crime and thrillers of the year, rubbernecker.
Belinda bauer introduces her novel, rubbernecker youtube. Buy the paperback book rubbernecker by belinda bauer at indigo. I read this because i loved belinda bauer s most recent book, snap and a gr friend recommend rubbernecker, also by bauer thanks jennifer. Rubbernecker by belinda bauer penguin books australia. Having read rubbernecker by belinda bauer, i was keen to read more of her work. So much plot, so many interesting characters and enough suspense to keep me reading late into the night. This is a strange story, but strange in a good way. She won the crime writers associations gold dagger award for crime novel of the year for blacklands, the theakston old peculier crime novel of the year award for rubbernecker. Rubbernecker and millions of other books are available for instant access. Her other novels include the beautiful dead and rubbernecker which was voted 2014 theakston old peculiar crime novel of the year. There is a whole lot packed into this 400 page thriller. Taylor, bestselling author of sleep, on the sara cox show in july 2019. Twelveyearold steven is determined to put an end to his familys misery and find the remains of his uncle, who was believed to. Or try the curious incident of the dog in the night time by mark haddon which has a boy with aspergers as its central character.
She worked as a journalist and a screenwriter before finally writing a book to appease her nagging mother. Look out for belinda bauer s upcoming novel exit out in june. How i wish there would be a series devoted to patrick, the main character in this book. There were several threads running through the book. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. The first is sam galen, a man in a coma im asleep and i cannot tell you how hard i try to wake up. The central character of belinda bauers standalone crime novel rubbernecker is patrick fort, a young man with aspergers. This particular story is so beautifully written in every. Just finished rubbernecker, and i have only one left to go, the facts of life and death, until her new book. Buy rubbernecker by bauer, belinda 2014 paperback by isbn. The dead cant speak to us, professor madoc had said. She won the crime writers associations gold dagger award for crime novel of the year for blacklands, the theakston old peculier crime novel of the year award for rubbernecker, and the cwa dagger in the library award for.