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Ours Is a Tale of Murder - by Nora Murphy (Paperback)

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  • "A shocking collision made all the more satisfying by Murphy's brilliant twists...Clear your schedule--you won't be putting this down until that last, mesmerizing page.
  • Author(s): Nora Murphy
  • 384 Pages
  • Fiction + Literature Genres, Thrillers

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""A shocking collision made all the more satisfying by Murphy's brilliant twists...Clear your schedule-you won't be putting this down until that last, mesmerizing page." -Carter Wilson, USA Today and Publishers Weekly bestselling author of Tell Me What You Did One quiet neighborhood Three different families Bound by murder Klara never wanted the house with the white picket fence. Troy never wanted anything else. Nothing is quite right with this happy couple, but they fit right in. The mother in the blue house, Mary, is cleaning out her son's old room before she sells, haunted by the mistakes of her past and afraid of what her home has become. Next door, Henry, freshly laid off and back living with his parents, has plenty of time to watch everyone-especially wives. He knows something is wrong. But then then nothing is quite as it seems, and sometimes you miss what is right in front of you. Murder will soon thread its way through this world in ways no one will see coming-unless you've been plotting all along"-- Provided by publisher.



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"A shocking collision made all the more satisfying by Murphy's brilliant twists...Clear your schedule--you won't be putting this down until that last, mesmerizing page." --Carter Wilson, USA Today and Publishers Weekly bestselling author of Tell Me What You Did

One quiet neighborhood

Three different families

Bound by murder

Klara never wanted the house with the white picket fence. Troy never wanted anything else.

Nothing is quite right with this happy couple, but isn't every home hiding something? Mary, the mother in the blue house, is cleaning out her son's old room before she sells, haunted by the mistakes of her past and afraid of what her home has become. Henry, freshly laid off and back living with his

parents, has plenty of time to watch everyone--especially wives. He knows something is wrong with the couple across the street. But then, nothing is quite what it seems, and sometimes you miss what's right in front of you. Murder will soon thread its way through this world in ways no one will see coming--unless you've been the one plotting it all along.



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"Ours is a Tale of Murder is a brilliant puzzle of seemingly unrelated stories, intricately and expertly woven together into a satisfying, tense, and unexpected thriller. Congratulations to Nora Murphy for creating a gripping and moody world filled with danger and misdirection that entertains from beginning to end." -- Darby Kane, #1 internationally bestselling author of Pretty Little Wife

"Slick, masterful writing combined with sleek, serpentine twists add up to a first-rate domestic suspense. Murphy weaves together seemingly disconnected stories in delicious, frightening, and satisfying ways, creating a tale that quietly and cunningly asks a timeless question: how well can we ever truly know our neighbors?" -- Ashley Winstead, USA Today-bestselling author of This Book Will Bury Me

"Beautifully creepy. Deliciously dark." -- Iliana Xander, bestselling author of Love, Mom

"Nora Murphy's riveting thriller Ours Is a Tale of Murder is not what it seems...in the best possible way. Three seemingly disparate stories, all captivating in their own right, pull the reader toward a shocking collision made all the more satisfying by Murphy's brilliant twists. The stakes are high, the casualties tragic, the losses profound. Clear your schedule--you won't be putting this down until that last, mesmerizing page." -- Carter Wilson, USA Today and Publishers Weekly bestselling author of Tell Me What You Did
Dimensions (Overall): 8.25 Inches (H) x 5.5 Inches (W) x .8 Inches (D)
Weight: 1.0 Pounds
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Sub-Genre: Thrillers
Genre: Fiction + Literature Genres
Number of Pages: 384
Publisher: Sourcebooks Landmark
Theme: Suspense
Format: Paperback
Author: Nora Murphy
Language: English
Street Date: February 10, 2026
TCIN: 1003331378
UPC: 9781464250880
Item Number (DPCI): 247-47-8316
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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