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The Father She Went to Find: A Novel
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$16.99
Publication Date: April 2nd, 2024
Publisher:
Poisoned Pen Press
ISBN:
9781728293479
Pages:
448
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Description
"A Beautiful Mind takes a life-and-death road trip in this battle of wits, maze of psychological suspense, and heartbreaking family drama." —Hank Phillippi Ryan, USA Today bestselling author of One Wrong Word
A road trip to find closure… or a reckless chase that could turn deadly?
Penny has never met anyone smarter than her. That's par for the course when you're a savant--one of less than one hundred in the world. But despite her photographic memory and super-powered intellect, there's one mystery Penny's never been able to solve: why did her father leave when she was in a coma at age seven, and where is he now?
On Penny's twenty-first birthday, she receives a card in the mail from him, just as she has every year since he left. But this birthday card is different. For the first time ever, there's a return address. And a goodbye.
Penny doesn't know the world beyond her mother's house and the special school she's attended since her unusual abilities revealed themselves, but the mystery of her father's disappearance becomes her new obsession. For the first time ever she decides to leave home, to break free of everything that has kept her safe, and use her gifts to answer the questions that have always eluded her. What Penny doesn't realize is she might not be able to outsmart a world far more complicated and dangerous than she'd ever imagined...
Praise for The Father She Went to Find: A Novel
"Wilson punches up Penny’s anything-can-happen adventures with a deadpan first-person narrative that pares its cast of characters to the absolute minimum and relies on sentences and paragraphs and chapters as short, and about as reassuring, as hiccups." — Kirkus Reviews, Starred Review
"Penny is a fascinating character who’s full of extremes: off-the-charts intelligent but completely clueless when it comes to the real world; desperate for love but pushing everyone away; longing for safety but causing mayhem with her single-minded pursuit of a plan-less goal. Get ready for a wild ride and a WHOA ending." — First Clue
"It’s hard not to root for this unusual heroine in Wilson’s wonderfully original, offbeat story." — Booklist
"Buckle up. Watch out. And don’t try to predict anything! The supremely talented Carter Wilson has crafted a uniquely unpredictable and absolutely immersive story starring one of the most fascinating characters you’ll ever meet. A Beautiful Mind takes a life-and-death road trip in this battle of wits, maze of psychological suspense, and heartbreaking family drama. I was riveted to every page." — Hank Phillippi Ryan, USA Today bestselling author of One Wrong Word
"In his latest page-turning and deeply psychological novel, Carter Wilson has deftly crafted one of the most compelling and unique characters you’ll read this year. I was glued to every word!" — Wendy Walker, bestselling author of What Remains
"Carter Wilson has done it again. The Father She Went to Find is off like a shot from page one, and it doesn’t let up. A road trip story with dizzying twists and turns, featuring a unique protagonist you won’t soon forget, this book will keep you up until you reach the last page!" — Andrew DeYoung, author of The Temps and The Day He Never Came Home
