The Father She Went to Find

A Novel

Carter Wilson

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Poisoned Pen Press
09 July 2024

Crime & Mystery; Thriller & suspense

From USA Today bestselling author Carter Wilson comes a tense, propulsive thriller about one young woman's journey to find her father-but in doing so, she'll risk more than she knows

""Penny is a fascinating character who's full of extremes...

Get ready for a wild ride and a WHOA ending."" -First Clue

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...

By: Carter Wilson
Imprint: Poisoned Pen Press
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 210mm, Width: 140mm, Spine: 30mm
Weight: 418g
ISBN: 9781728293479
ISBN 10: 1728293472
Pages: 448
Publication Date: 09 July 2024
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Carter Wilson is the USA Today bestselling author of eight critically acclaimed, standalone psychological thrillers. He is an ITW Thriller Award finalist, a five-time winner of the Colorado Book Award, and his works have been optioned for television and film. Carter lives outside of Boulder, Colorado.

Reviews for The Father She Went to Find: A Novel

"""It's hard not to root for this unusual heroine in Wilson's wonderfully original, offbeat story."" -- Booklist ""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 ""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 ""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 ""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 ""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"