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The Double Lives of Clementine Lakefield

por Caroline Cooney

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Fiction. Mystery. Suspense. Thriller. HTML: EDGAR AWARD NOMINEE FOR BEST NOVEL "As Before She Was Helen opens, readers are drawn into what appears to be a light, retirement-community caper. But author Caroline B. Cooney quickly flips expectations upside-down in this deceptively dark mystery. Between old crimes and fresh murders, septuagenarian protagonist Clemmie faces an unspeakable fear that will keep readers hooked in this twisty whodunit."�??Julie Hyzy, New York Times bestselling author From the critically acclaimed, international bestselling author Caroline B. Cooney comes a domestic thriller perfect for fans of mystery books by Laura Lippman and Alice Feeney. Her life didn't turn out the way she expected�??so she made herself a new one When Clemmie goes next door to check on her difficult and unlikeable neighbor Dom, he isn't there. But something else is. Something stunning, beautiful and inexplicable. Clemmie photographs the wondrous object on her cell phone and makes the irrevocable error of forwarding it. As the picture swirls over the internet, Clemmie tries desperately to keep a grip on her own personal network of secrets. Can fifty years of careful hiding under names not her own be ruined by one careless picture? And although what Clemmie finds is a work of art, what the police find is a body. . . and she was the last person at the crime scene, where she left her fingerprints. Suddenly thrown into the heart of a twisted investigation, Clemmie finds herself the uncomfortable subject of intense scrutiny. And the bland, quiet life Clemmie has built for herself in her sleepy South Carolina retirement community comes crashing down as her dark past surges into the present. From international bestselling author of The Face on the Milk Carton Caroline B. Cooney comes Before She Was Helen, an absorbing mystery that brings decades-old secrets to life and explores what happens when the lie you've been living falls apart and you're forced to confront the truth.… (más)

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Before She Was Helen by Caroline B. Cooney falls into that category as a book not to be avoided. I read the book in under two days since Cooney details life before rudeness, texting, etc. The main character, Clementine Eleanor Murray, has two other names: Clementine E. Lakefield and Helen Stephens. The reader must run through the story of the reasons for this dilemma. The high school basketball coach rapes Clemmie, and Clemmie must move to a school for unwed, pregnant girls. Clemmie never reveals how she became pregnant. The story jumps from Clemmie as a young woman to a woman in her 70’s living in a retirement village in Fort Mill, South Carolina. Events jump fast and furious: drugs, stolen money, murder, reopening of a cold case involving the murder of a basketball coach. This book dwells on the past behaviors of courtesy, kindness, and silence. Is society better for instant gratification and instantaneous news? (

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delphimo | Oct 24, 2023 |

Interesting combination of retirement community and thriller/ The beginnings suggests maybe a cozy mystery, but it's more than that, but maybe not quite a thriller either. It kept me going. Maybe not the best developed characters, but still really good story. I didn't figure it out til the end. (

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EllenH | Oct 9, 2022 |

Note: I accessed a digital review copy of this book through Edelweiss.

fernandie | Sep 15, 2022 |

Clementine Lakefield has been quietly living a double life in the retirement community of Sun City in South Carolina for years. But while doing a wellness check on one of her neighbours, she ends up being enmeshed in a situation far darker than anyone in the quiet suburb could imagine.

As a kid and tween, I read multiple Caroline B. Cooney novels and so when I saw in a review journal that she had published an adult mystery novel I was curious to see the result. I was pleased to discover that she can still put together a solid mystery. Are the villains a bit cardboard? Yes. But the suspense is solid in both the present and in Clementine's past as we learn about why she's living under a different name. If you have fond memories of Cooney's novels from childhood, this won't tarnish them. Mystery and suspense readers should also find this a solid read. (

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MickyFine | Feb 16, 2022 |

You might think that Before She Was Helen by Caroline B. Cooney, which takes place in a retirement community , is a cozy mystery but cozy it is not. This is the story of the two lives of one woman. Helen lives in a villa in Sun City in South Carolina. She has made a life for herself, enjoying the lifestyle and making new friends. She has left her past behind because it was a horrible past. The novel alternates between Helen’s life in the present and her life fifty years ago. When her past threatens to ruin her quiet retirement, she finds herself trying to avoid the unsavoury people who persistently stand in the way of her anonymity. There is a diverse and interesting cast of characters and the plot contains numerous mysteries and these will keep the reader guessing. This is a well-written mystery with plenty of suspense throughout. I look forward to reading more books by Caroline B. Cooney. Highly recommended. Thank you to Poisoned Pen Press, NetGalley and the author for the e-ARC in exchange for an honest review (

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Fiction. Mystery. Suspense. Thriller. HTML:

EDGAR AWARD NOMINEE FOR BEST NOVEL

"As Before She Was Helen opens, readers are drawn into what appears to be a light, retirement-community caper. But author Caroline B. Cooney quickly flips expectations upside-down in this deceptively dark mystery. Between old crimes and fresh murders, septuagenarian protagonist Clemmie faces an unspeakable fear that will keep readers hooked in this twisty whodunit."�??Julie Hyzy, New York Times bestselling author

From the critically acclaimed, international bestselling author Caroline B. Cooney comes a domestic thriller perfect for fans of mystery books by Laura Lippman and Alice Feeney.

Her life didn't turn out the way she expected�??so she made herself a new one

When Clemmie goes next door to check on her difficult and unlikeable neighbor Dom, he isn't there. But something else is. Something stunning, beautiful and inexplicable. Clemmie photographs the wondrous object on her cell phone and makes the irrevocable error of forwarding it. As the picture swirls over the internet, Clemmie tries desperately to keep a grip on her own personal network of secrets. Can fifty years of careful hiding under names not her own be ruined by one careless picture?

And although what Clemmie finds is a work of art, what the police find is a body. . . and she was the last person at the crime scene, where she left her fingerprints. Suddenly thrown into the heart of a twisted investigation, Clemmie finds herself the uncomfortable subject of intense scrutiny. And the bland, quiet life Clemmie has built for herself in her sleepy South Carolina retirement community comes crashing down as her dark past surges into the present.

From international bestselling author of The Face on the Milk Carton Caroline B. Cooney comes Before She Was Helen, an absorbing mystery that brings decades-old secrets to life and explores what happens when the lie you've been living falls apart and you're forced to confront the truth.

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