Böcker av Elizabeth Little

Understanding (Post)feminist Girlhood Through Young Adult Fantasy Literature takes advantage of growing critical interest in popular young adult texts and their influence on young people.

An egomaniacal movie director, an isolated island, and a decades-old murder - an addictive new thriller for fans of Ruth Ware and Stephanie WrobelWhen film editor Marissa is invited to a small island to work with the legendary - and legendarily demanding - director Tony Rees, she jumps at the chance.But she soon discovers that on this set, nothing is as it seems. There are rumours of accidents and indiscretions, of burgeoning scandals and perilous schemes.In the midst of this chaos, Marissa is herself drawn into an amateur investigation of the real-life murder that is the movie's central subject.The only problem is, the killer may still be on the loose. And he isn't done.'A twisty story, a cinephile's delight, a knockout of a heroine' Laura Lippman'An excellent heroine, set against a brilliantly toxic backdrop of glitz and entitlement' Ruth WareA graduate of Harvard University, Elizabeth Little is the author of the novel Dear Daughter, as well as the nonfiction books Biting the Wax Tadpole and Trip of the Tongue. Her work has also appeared in the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, and the Los Angeles Review of Books, among other publications. She lives in Los Angeles with her family.

"Funny, fast-paced, and a pleasure to read." --The Wall Street Journal"A valentine to the intoxications of filmmaking and film-viewing." --Sarah Lyall, The New York Times Book ReviewA CrimeReads Best Book of 2020An egomaniacal movie director, an isolated island, and a decades-old murder--the addictive new novel from the bestselling author of Dear DaughterMarissa Dahl, a shy but successful film editor, travels to a small island off the coast of Delaware to work with the legendary--and legendarily demanding--director Tony Rees on a feature film with a familiar logline. Some girl dies. It's not much to go on, but the specifics don't concern Marissa. Whatever the script is, her job is the same. She'll spend her days in the editing room, doing what she does best: turning pictures into stories. But she soon discovers that on this set, nothing is as it's supposed to be--or as it seems. There are rumors of accidents and indiscretions, of burgeoning scandals and perilous schemes. Half the crew has been fired. The other half wants to quit. Even the actors have figured out something is wrong. And no one seems to know what happened to the editor she was hired to replace. Then she meets the intrepid and incorrigible teenage girls who are determined to solve the real-life murder that is the movie's central subject, and before long, Marissa is drawn into the investigation herself. The only problem is, the killer may still be on the loose. And he might not be finished.A wickedly funny exploration of our cultural addiction to tales of murder and mayhem and a thrilling, behind-the-scenes whodunit, Pretty as a Picture is a captivating page-turner from one of the most distinctive voices in crime fiction.

'As soon as they processed my release Noah and I hit the ground running.Ten years ago, in a trial that transfixed America, Janie was convicted of murdering her mother. Now she's been released on a technicality she's determined to unravel the mystery of her mother's last words, words that send her to a tiny town in the very back of beyond.