The Winter Girl: A Novel by Matt Marinovich (Epub)

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It’s wintertime in the Hamptons, where Scott and his wife, Elise, have come to be with her terminally ill father, Victor, to await the inevitable. As weeks turn to months, their daily routine—Elise at the hospital with her father, Scott pretending to work and drinking Victor’s booze—only highlights their growing resentment and dissatisfaction with the usual litany of unhappy marriages: work, love, passion, each other. But then Scott notices something simple, even innocuous. Every night at precisely eleven, the lights in the neighbor’s bedroom turn off. It’s clearly a timer . . .but in the dead of winter with no one else around, there’s something about that light he can’t let go of. So one day while Elise is at the hospital, he breaks in. And he feels a jolt of excitement he hasn’t felt in a long time. Soon, it’s not hard to enlist his wife as a partner in crime and see if they can’t restart the passion.

Their one simple transgression quickly sends husband and wife down a deliriously wicked spiral of bad decisions, infidelities, escalating violence, and absolutely shocking revelations.
Matt Marinovich makes a strong statement with this novel. The Winter Girl is the psychological thriller done to absolute perfection.

User’s Reviews

Review “If you had a love/hate relationship with Nick and Amy Dunne, the crazy couple at the center of Gillian Flynn’s “Gone Girl,” you’ll feel equally at home with Scott and Elise — just be forewarned that this devilishly good story is scads more scary.” –The Washington Post”It seems like a knife ought to play some part in Matt Marinovich’s The Winter Girl, because that’s what his story feels like: sharp and delightfully treacherous. It cuts, and then it cuts some more. Marinovich is merciless toward his characters—toward his readers, too. This is one of the leanest, meanest books I’ve read in a long, long time. I suspect Jim Thompson would’ve loved it. James M. Cain, too. And Patricia Highsmith. That’s how great this book is.” –Scott Smith, New York Times bestselling author of The Ruins and A Simple Plan”The novel summons elements of Alfred Hitchcock’s 1954 masterpiece “Rear Window” (from a short story by Cornell Woolrich) and “Gone Girl,” the ongoing best-seller by Gillian Flynn, though it is darker than both….[The Winter Girl] moves into dangerous territory as one shocking surprise leads to the next, culminating in mayhem and revelations of twisted family secrets.” –The Sacramento Bee”So creepy you want to take a shower after reading it.” –Newsday”Without giving the twisty-turny plot away, tragedy inevitably follows Scott and Elise, neither of who turn out to be quite as nice as they might initially seem. Their story, and that of the mysterious title character, is unsettling but oh so fulfilling for those who love a good tale about bad people.” –Sag Harbor Express“Marinovch’s novel, set in wintertime in the Hamptons, is a sexy update of Hitchcock’s Rear Window. Scott and Elise are staying in the Hamptons to care for her aging father. Scott’s irrepressible curiosity about the vacant house next door leads to a dangerous and thrilling discovery.” –Travel + Leisure (online)”The bleak landscape of the Hamptons in winter provides the backdrop for this absorbing thriller from Marinovich…an engrossing, disquieting read for a chilly night.” –Publishers Weekly”[The Winter Girl] is a dark and ever darkening psychological thriller.” –Kirkus “Family secrets and marital transgressions weave a suspenseful Hitchcockian story of intrigue, mystery, and deceit.” –Library Journal”The twists are clever and the pacing relentless.” –Booklist “Author Matt Marinovich has crafted a riveting, gruesome and dark story as chilling as the winter landscape. The isolation he has created is striking.” — Fredericksburg Free Lance-Star “The Winter Girl is a page-turner. Once the surprises start coming out, it’s hard to put down…. Marinovich has delivered an intriguing and fast-paced read if you’re looking for something to keep you up on a cold winter’s night.” –New York Daily News’ Page Views “[The Winter Girl] like an impending winter storm, is filled with menace and the threat of destruction. ….When the ominous winter storm finally breaks, the story builds to a crescendo of murder and betrayal and brutal sadism.” –The East Hampton Star “The Hamptons is famous for beautiful beaches, rolling green golf courses, Rodeo Drive-like shopping and generally being a, to quote the well-worn media trope, “playground for the rich and famous.” But there’s another Hamptons—the stark, grey, cold and often desolate place locals know well from October to March. This is the Hamptons in Marinovich’s sizzling thriller, The Winter Girl (Doubleday, January 2016), and his book is so much better for it…What follows is a page-turning, sexy and brutal ride that will linger and haunt readers well past reading the final poignant, vicious words.” –Dan’s Papers “Top Hamptons Beach Reads of 2016″“This book is twisted, eventful, and completely different than what you think it’s going to be. I was surprised until the end. If you like a psychological thriller that will surprise you, you’ll absolutely love The Winter Girl by Matt Marinovich.” –Country & Bookish blog”Marinovich’s book is both compelling and disturbing…fans of the Noir at its “noirest” should be pleased with this book.” –Pop Culture Association“The slow, relaxed pace is perfect for building this almost ghostly, frightening tale…As if stringed instruments are playing in the background, readers will feel dizzy with alarm and the feeling of foreboding that builds the thrills and chills perfectly. For those who believe the Hamptons in winter is a posh place to visit, this story will definitely have you all running for the biggest, busiest, brightest city imaginable.” –Suspense Magazine

Reviews from Amazon users, collected at the time the book is getting published on UniedVRG. It can be related to shiping or paper quality instead of the book content:

⭐ This book was picked for a Book Club because we thought it would be a fun thriller. Instead, is was slow with unlikeable characters. We all disliked it so much that we voted to change books before the meeting – a first in four years of meeting.The characters are all shallow, barely developed, and unlikeable. The plot moves incredibly slowly with pretty cliche teasers trying to keep you going (‘If I had known what would happen the next day, I would have called the police’). It’s very unbelievable and the twists are more gore than suspense. If you don’t like it within 15%, stop. It doesn’t change.

⭐ I liked this book. It is an evil psycho-mystery thriller. It cleverly shared family secrets and lots of suspense. There was darkness and sarcasm and much entertainment. Lots of twists and turns throughout the book. The characters aren’t as fully developed as I would have liked, but done well enough that it leaves you using your imagination a lot throughout this book! I really liked it!

⭐ The first third of this book is pretty good and then it just gets worse from there. There seemed to be a lot of parts I had to re-read because I felt I was missing something- it was almost as though there was not enough detail or not enough background information. I couldn’t put it down at first but by the end, I just wanted to get it over with. It had some good twists but overall wasn’t that great.

⭐ Character development is pretty good and writing isn’t bad. There is some suspense in the story line, but the characters are so unlikeable and violent that I put the book down several times with the intention of not picking it up again. The twists in the story made me curious enough to finally finish it. I don’t recommend reading this book. Too unsettling.

⭐ Matt Marinovich is a very good writer. He has a smooth, confident style, but this novel was bumpy in a couple of spots. There were some passages of dialogue that didn’t make sense to me. But still, it is a very enjoyable and very dark psychological suspense story. I’ll be very interested to read more by Matt Marinovich.

⭐ When I began this book, I had not-a-clue as to what kind of book I was reading. I saw the young couple, Elise and Scott, temporarily relocate to be with Elise’s father, Victor, who is dying of cancer. I’m thinking this may be a set-up for the reconciliation-before-death genre, perhaps. Or maybe even dark humor, as Scott delivers some “zingers” about Victor. But no, I could never have guessed what was coming. Geez. there are so many quirky, bizarre and outright strange (and perhaps I should add “sick”) twists that catapult this book into a realm of its own.And Victor, the dying dad, is evil – that we all know and I’m not giving spoilers here. He lies on his death bed and his daughter tells him,”You are going to drop like a stone into hell.” But at that point, the Reader doesn’t have ALL of it…not even HALF of it. Oh my.I hated to see the end of this perverse and stunning gem of a thriller. It is definitely one of the strangest books I’ve ever read–and I like strange. If you like strange – or a surprising story that will keep you on the edge of your seat, I recommend The Winter Girl. (And you just won’t believe what you are reading…)

⭐ Preposterous plot and the characters were poorly developed. Centainly not my type of book and I had a difficult time even picking it up to continue reading

⭐ This is very amateur writing which the author tries to bolster with lots of gratuitous everything. The characters are unlikeable and ring false. Really poor. Definitely a waste of $$.

⭐ I wanted to like this book but so disliked all the characters that I really did not care what happened to them. I hung in there because it is relatively short but so poorly written and contrived that I just became irritated once I realized I had wasted my time on it. Like a bad B-movie.

⭐ Great characters, great plot, believable setting, a thriller that will not disappoint! Twists & turns throughout that make an interesting story.

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