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Mad River Road by Joy Fielding

Mad River Road

by Joy Fielding

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  • Jan 2006, 384 pages
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After spending a year in prison, Ralph Fisher has explicit plans for his first night of freedom: tonight, someone will be held accountable. He goes to murderous lengths to obtain the address of his former wife -- the woman he blames for his fate and against whom he has sworn vengeance. Determined to bring her to his idea of justice, Ralph's next step is to travel from Florida's sandy beaches to Dayton, Ohio, where his ex-wife is struggling to make ends meet on Mad River Road.

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"Nail-biting 18th suspense novel from Fielding ... Packed with breathless twists and turns." - Publishers Weekly.

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Joy Fielding Author Biography

Joy Fielding is the New York Times bestselling author of Someone Is Watching, Now You See Her, Still Life, Mad River Road, See Jane Run, and other acclaimed novels. She divides her time between Toronto and Palm Beach, Florida.

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