Red Leaves
Jun 2005 · HMH
4.7star
10 reviewsreport
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A father questions whether his son could be guilty of a terrible crime in this “gripping, beautifully written [and] devastating” thriller (Harlan Coben).
Eric Moore has reason to be happy. He has a prosperous business, comfortable home, and stable family life in a quiet town. Then, on an ordinary night, his teenage son, Keith, is asked to babysit Amy Giordano, the eight-year-old daughter of a neighboring family. The next morning Amy is missing.
Suddenly Eric is one of the stricken parents he has seen on television, professing faith in his child’s innocence. As the police investigation increasingly focuses on Keith, Eric must counsel his son, find him a lawyer, and protect him from the community’s steadily growing suspicion. Except that Eric is not so sure his son is innocent. And if Keith is not . . . and might do the same thing again . . . what then should a father do?
Nominated for an Edgar Award for Best Novel, and winner of a Barry Award for Best Novel, Red Leaves is a “heart-wrenching and gut-wrenching” story of broken trust and one man’s heroic effort to hold fast the ties that bind him to everything he loves (New York Daily News).
“The totally unexpected resolution is both shocking and perfectly apt.” —Publishers Weekly
Eric Moore has reason to be happy. He has a prosperous business, comfortable home, and stable family life in a quiet town. Then, on an ordinary night, his teenage son, Keith, is asked to babysit Amy Giordano, the eight-year-old daughter of a neighboring family. The next morning Amy is missing.
Suddenly Eric is one of the stricken parents he has seen on television, professing faith in his child’s innocence. As the police investigation increasingly focuses on Keith, Eric must counsel his son, find him a lawyer, and protect him from the community’s steadily growing suspicion. Except that Eric is not so sure his son is innocent. And if Keith is not . . . and might do the same thing again . . . what then should a father do?
Nominated for an Edgar Award for Best Novel, and winner of a Barry Award for Best Novel, Red Leaves is a “heart-wrenching and gut-wrenching” story of broken trust and one man’s heroic effort to hold fast the ties that bind him to everything he loves (New York Daily News).
“The totally unexpected resolution is both shocking and perfectly apt.” —Publishers Weekly
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4.7
10 reviews
Trish Lucas
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September 15, 2022
This was the first book I have read by T.Cook and it won't be the last. In my opinion its one of the best books I've ever read,I couldn't put it down,it literally took one day for me to read The Red Leaves .For me it was about how the gossip, the judgement, the accusations, etc could destroy so many lives and with out evidence. Be careful what you say and do.You never know how someone else will perceive it Truely remarkable Story
Amy Lynn
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October 3, 2023
Wow! A book about a father whose son is accused of abducting a child. Didn't expect this ending at all.. Great story!
Julie Thomas
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May 31, 2020
This book was actually 5 stars for me. Almost impossible to put down. Just too many errors to give it what it deserves otherwise.
About the author
Thomas H. Cook was born in Fort Payne, Alabama. He has been nominated for an Edgar Award seven times in five different categories. Cook received the Best Novel Edgar, the Barry for Best Novel, and has been nominated for numerous other awards.
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