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The lifeguards : a novel / Amanda Eyre Ward.

Summary:
"The bonds between three picture-perfect, viciously protective mothers are tested when their sons uncover a horrible crime in this provocative novel from the New York Times bestselling author of The Jetsetters. In Austin's Zilker Park, vigilance and money are enough to keep one insulated from the world's problems and inconveniences. Here, three mothers -- Whitney, Annette, and Liza -- have grown thick as thieves, and so have their fifteen-year-old sons. While each of them has their own set of values and backgrounds, they share the belief that they can shelter their boys from an increasingly dangerous world. They've raised their families together, and their three sons are about to begin a carefree summer as lifeguards. Their friendship is unbreakable -- as safe as the neighborhood where they've raised their sweet little boys. Until the body is found. One night, the three women have been chatting away, drinking wine, when their boys come back with a harrowing story about finding a young woman dead beside a swimming hole in the Greenbelt, a swath of hiking trails and dim wilderness areas that runs through their neighborhood. They swear they haven't done anything. They agree not to call the police -- because who would want to cause a scene, to topple their fragile images and arouse suspicion? What choice do mothers have but to believe their sons? All families harbor secrets. Privately, none of them is sure that the boys are telling the truth. And with each woman questioning her son -- and her friends' sons -- each wonders how many lies they've told each other. 'The Lifeguards' is a riveting, high-stakes novel about the secrets we tell to protect the ones we love -- and how sometimes your closest neighbor and ally can become your most dangerous foe."-- Provided by publisher.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780593159446
  • ISBN: 0593159446
  • Physical Description: 348 pages : map ; 22 cm
  • Edition: First edition.
  • Publisher: New York : Ballantine Books, [2022]
Subject: Female friendship > Fiction.
Families > Fiction.
Mothers > Fiction.
Murder > Fiction.
Mothers and sons > Fiction.
Family secrets > Fiction.
Austin (Tex.) > Fiction.
Genre: Psychological fiction.
Detective and mystery fiction.

Available copies

  • 33 of 34 copies available at SPARK Libraries.

Holds

  • 2 current holds with 34 total copies.
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Albright Memorial Library MYS WARD (Text) 50686016159308 Adult Fiction Available -
Coplay Public Library FIC WAR (Text) 31961000269056 Adult Fiction Available -
DuBois Public Library FIC WARD (Text) 61000100090048 Adult Fiction Available -
Ebensburg Public Library FIC WAR (Text) 31814700842906 EBNM Fiction Available -
Exeter Community Library WAR (Text) 33249025329412 Fiction Available -
Frackville Free Public Library FICWA (Text) 30459000379679 Adult Fiction Available -
Guthrie Memorial Library: Hanover's Public Library Adults WAR Fiction (Text)
Bookplate: Plated 2022: In Memory of Helen Maitland & Robert James Rouzer
34007002462922 Adult Area Available -
Hamburg Public Library WAR (Text) 33249023647740 Fiction Available -
Harbaugh-Thomas Library (Biglerville) FIC WARD AMANDA (Text)
Honor: This book is donated in honor of Dawn Smith by the ACLS Board of Trustees
35740635828908 Fiction Available -
Highland Community Library F WAR (Text) 35610000991336 HGHM Fiction Available -


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