{"product_id":"the-captives-a-novel-isbn-9780062747556","title":"The Captives: A Novel","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA Recommended Summer Read from\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eVanity Fair * New York Post * BBC\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe riveting story of a woman convicted of a brutal crime, the prison psychologist who recognizes her as his high-school crush—and the charged reunion that sets off an astonishing chain of events with dangerous consequences for both\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs an inmate psychologist at a state prison, Frank Lundquist has had his fair share of surprises. But nothing could possibly prepare him for the day in which his high school object of desire, Miranda Greene, walks into his office for an appointment. Still reeling from the scandal that cost him his Manhattan private practice and landed him in his unglamorous job at Milford Basin Correctional Facility in the first place, Frank knows he has an ethical duty to reassign Miranda’s case. But Miranda is just as beguiling as ever, and he’s insatiably curious: how did a beautiful high school sprinter and the promising daughter of a congressman end up incarcerated for a shocking crime? Even more compelling: though Frank remembers every word Miranda ever spoke to him, she gives no indication of having any idea who he is.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eInside the prison walls, Miranda is desperate and despairing, haunted by memories of a childhood tragedy, grappling with a family legacy of dodgy moral and political choices, and still trying to unwind the disastrous love that led to her downfall. And yet she is also grittily determined to retain some control over her fate. Frank quickly becomes a potent hope for her absolution—and maybe even her escape.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePropulsive and psychologically astute, \u003cem\u003eThe Captives\u003c\/em\u003e is an intimate and gripping meditation on freedom and risk, male and female power, and the urges toward both corruption and redemption that dwell in us all.\u003c\/p\u003e | \u003cp\u003eMiranda Greene may be incarcerated for a brutal crime, but to prison psychologist Frank Lundquist, she will always be his high-school crush. Nothing could have prepared him for the morning Miranda—as magnetic as ever—walks into his office. Frank knows he should reassign Miranda’s case, but he’s insatiably curious: how did the promising daughter of a congressman end up serving time for such a shocking offense?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHaunted by childhood tragedy and reeling from the disastrous relationship that led to her downfall, Miranda zeroes in on Frank as a hope for absolution—and maybe even escape. But their charged reunion will set off an astonishing chain of events with dangerous consequences for both.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWildly suspenseful and psychologically astute, \u003cem\u003eThe Captives\u003c\/em\u003e is a breathtaking exploration of male and female power, freedom and peril, and the urges toward both corruption and redemption that dwell in us all.\u003c\/p\u003e | \u003cp\u003e“Just being honest: I do judge a book by its cover, and this one sent a chill down my spine. The story inside did not disappoint...Tortured, fascinating, and hard to look away from. Immergut used to teach writing in prisons, and her expertise on both subjects shows.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eGlamour\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“A swift, clever two-hander. . . . [\u003cem\u003eThe Captives\u003c\/em\u003e] dissolves and reconstitutes its characters’ notions of what a prisoner owes a prison or a doctor owes a patient.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e“The Captives\u003c\/em\u003e is a fascinating psychological thriller about the lengths that we will go to in order to save people from themselves. . . . A rollercoaster ride that will keep you engrossed until the very last page.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBitch Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Not a word is out of place in \u003cem\u003eThe Captives\u003c\/em\u003e. What a rare gift. If you’re a reader looking for a multidimensional thriller with exceptional characterization, watertight prose, and a wealth of uncomfortable, fascinating ideas about family and identity, Debra Jo Immergut has, at long last, written one for you.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Review of Books\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“The book speeds toward an unexpected finale which questions the idea of right and wrong...the forward surge of the narrative never slows, pulling the reader along for the ride. Immergut has spun an interesting tale with fully realized characters whose ups and downs are compelling - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“\u003cem\u003eOrange is the New Black \u003c\/em\u003emeets \u003cem\u003eGone Girl \u003c\/em\u003ein this ingenious psychological thriller...Immergut burrows inside the heads of her two main characters...Immergut’s book begins as an incisive psychological portrait of two mismatched individuals and morphs into a nail-biting thriller.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Begins as an incisive portrait of two people who encounter each other in a moment of weakness, but slowly blooms into a plot-driven escapade with a surprising turn of the screw.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eVanity Fair\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Love, particularly early love, never lets us go completely...\u003cem\u003eThe Captives\u003c\/em\u003e unfurls with both speed and authenticity hurling the reader deep into the mysteries of the human heart.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eDarcey Steinke, author of Sister Golden Hair and Suicide Blonde\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“\u003cem\u003eThe Captives\u003c\/em\u003e is a powerful novel, complex, dark, and enthralling. The story is riveting, all the way to the thrillingly twisted ending. Immergut’s brand of literary noir masterfully interweaves points of view, voices, and temporal shifts, with dialogue as sharp and clean as cut glass. Bravo!” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eKate Christensen, author of The Great Man and Blue Plate Special\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“The weight of deception on an otherwise honorable being, and the strain of fearful events and discoveries is Debra Jo Immergut’s subject... \u003cem\u003eThe Captives \u003c\/em\u003eis a compelling story of two disparate individuals, only one of whom believes that consolation is more important than truth.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSusanna Moore, author of In the Cut\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Debra Jo Immergut’s psychological thriller had me captivated from the first page. Its two lost souls come together like the meeting of nitrogen and glycerine, a desperate female prisoner and a prison psychologist about to cross the line. A mesmerizing debut.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eJanet Fitch, author of White Oleander and The Revolution of Marina M.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“With its see-saw of quixotic emotions, Immergut’s stunning debut is a taut psychological drama that explores [her characters’] nuanced contemplation of an unimaginable future and an unspeakable past.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“\u003cem\u003eThe Captives\u003c\/em\u003e is psychologically astute and wise with equal doses of power and pain. Immergut mines the depths of the human psyche to reveal how weakness can turn into obsession and how a single misstep can send a life careening off course.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eIvy Pochoda, author of Visitation Street and Wonder Valley\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“\u003cem\u003eThe Captives\u003c\/em\u003e knows obsession. Pair a female McEwan with du Maurier and you know some of the pleasures of Immergut. The book will lure you to read quickly, sure, yet deeper metaphysical questions will linger...Smart, humanistic...\u003cem\u003eThe Captives’\u003c\/em\u003e characters are pure hunger.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eEdie Meidav, author of Kingdom of the Young and Lola, California\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“This novel had me completely in its grip...A smart, artful, engrossing read that thrums with a kind of twisted elegance that hearkens back to old school classic noir films and draws you into its ‘thrall of dangerous love.’” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSharon Guskin, author of The Forgetting Time\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ecco","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44888933335269,"sku":"NP9780062747556","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780062747556.jpg?v=1730230130","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/the-captives-a-novel-isbn-9780062747556","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}