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A Taste of Power
A tense and atmospheric short story from the author of the brilliant debut NORTH OF BOSTON - a riveting thriller readers of Laura Lipmann, Dennis Lehane and Harlan Coben should be sure not to miss!
Desperate to escape Gaston, a New England institution to which troublesome young adults are banished by their wealthy parents, Louisa Chambers is willing to pay any sum for a get-out pass. But then the price for her therapist's backing becomes sexual favours, and Louisa finds herself trapped in a nightmare.
Pirio Kasparov's a hair's breadth from freedom herself, but she's won't leave Louisa at the mercy of a man happy to exploit his power over vulnerable young women. But Pirio's plan will have startling consequences...
Desperate to escape Gaston, a New England institution to which troublesome young adults are banished by their wealthy parents, Louisa Chambers is willing to pay any sum for a get-out pass. But then the price for her therapist's backing becomes sexual favours, and Louisa finds herself trapped in a nightmare.
Pirio Kasparov's a hair's breadth from freedom herself, but she's won't leave Louisa at the mercy of a man happy to exploit his power over vulnerable young women. But Pirio's plan will have startling consequences...
- GenresYoung Adult
48 pages, Kindle Edition
First published August 28, 2014
About the author
Elisabeth Elo
3 books211 followersElisabeth Elo is the author of NORTH OF BOSTON, chosen by Booklist as a Best Crime Novel Debut of the Year. Published in six countries, it was also an Indie Next selection and a Book of the Month / Literary Guild Selection. Elisabeth’s second suspense novel, FINDING KATARINA M., is forthcoming in March 2019.
Elisabeth grew up in Boston, attended Brown University, and earned a PhD in American Literature at Brandeis. She worked as a children's magazine editor, a high-tech product manager, and a halfway house counselor before starting to write fiction. To learn more, visit www.elisabethelo.com.
Elisabeth grew up in Boston, attended Brown University, and earned a PhD in American Literature at Brandeis. She worked as a children's magazine editor, a high-tech product manager, and a halfway house counselor before starting to write fiction. To learn more, visit www.elisabethelo.com.
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January 12, 2021
Short, addictive story. Well written but left me wanting more. I felt it was half a story.... unfinished. Good characters but felt it could have done with a longer and stronger storyline.
April 1, 2019
I read this after having finished North of Boston so I enjoyed the chance to revisit Pirio. It was fun to get a glimpse into her early days.
I got the chance to interview Elisabeth about North of Boston. Tune in here: https://soundcloud.com/allthebooks/ep...
I got the chance to interview Elisabeth about North of Boston. Tune in here: https://soundcloud.com/allthebooks/ep...
April 7, 2015
Nothing to call home about. I read it because I saw a very good review of North of Boston and then found out that this short novel is a prequel (horrible invention of a name) of the former. Well, it reads nice, it's short and this is about everything. Now I have to decide whether to buy the aforementioned novel... Maybe I'll do it, quand-même.
January 13, 2015
This short story is a nice way to get introduced to the character of Pirio Kasparov. A resourceful teenager stuck in a New England Boarding school, where she's known to be a fixer of problems. Pirio comes across as a sensible and smart YA heroine, the main character of Elisabeth Elo's debut novel North of Boston. I might just try that one out.
May 7, 2016
Too, too short! Enjoyed it, but it left me craving for more.
I hope there will be another (big) Pirio novel in the not too distant future.
I hope there will be another (big) Pirio novel in the not too distant future.
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