Strange Sally Diamond

Sally Diamond is a recluse and, well, strange. She makes national headlines when she incinerates her late father’s body with the weekly trash. After all, he always said just to put him out with the bins when he dies. Her actions draw the attention of not only the police and the country but dangerous voices from a childhood she does not remember. She’s getting phone calls from a man living across the world calling her Mary, a name she does not know, and a new neighbor is watching her every move. As she’s learning to trust the world, Sally also learns that not everyone is who they seem. Nugent’s (Little Cruelties) latest is a disturbing, bleak novel about how the actions of one man can ripple across generations. Jessica Regan, Stephen Hogan, and Sara Lynam provide a stunning narration of all the characters, simultaneously enhancing Sally’s naivete and the other characters’ sinister intentions.