Outsider

'A remarkable story, a real page-turner' JOE DUFFY 'Powerfully written ... a gripping narrative' FINTAN O'TOOLE The remarkable story of one man's journey from the edge of death to the heart of a hidden past. Adopted at age three, Paul Cullen always felt like an outsider. After a near-fatal fall from Germany's highest peak in 2017 left him broken - physically and emotionally - he faced a personal reckoning. As he lay injured on the mountain, he knew that if he survived, he could no longer avoid the questions that had haunted him since childhood. What happened in those missing early years? Who cared for him before his adoption? And why was it so hard to find the truth? Outsider follows Paul's search for answers, from a mother and baby home in 1960s London to a suburban estate in 1970s Dublin, in a house lit with love but shadowed by a darker truth. As his body heals, he pieces together the fragments of his identity, confronting the silence of a closed adoption system and the emotional legacy of a hidden past. Courageous and deeply personal, Outsider is a powerful story of survival, belonging and the enduring human need to know where we come from.

'A remarkable story, a real page-turner' JOE DUFFY 'Powerfully written ... a gripping narrative' FINTAN O'TOOLE The remarkable story of one man's journey from the edge of death to the heart of a hidden past. Adopted at age three, Paul Cullen always felt like an outsider. After a near-fatal fall from Germany's highest peak in 2017 left him broken - physically and emotionally - he faced a personal reckoning. As he lay injured on the mountain, he knew that if he survived, he could no longer avoid the questions that had haunted him since childhood. What happened in those missing early years? Who cared for him before his adoption? And why was it so hard to find the truth? Outsider follows Paul's search for answers, from a mother and baby home in 1960s London to a suburban estate in 1970s Dublin, in a house lit with love but shadowed by a darker truth. As his body heals, he pieces together the fragments of his identity, confronting the silence of a closed adoption system and the emotional legacy of a hidden past. Courageous and deeply personal, Outsider is a powerful story of survival, belonging and the enduring human need to know where we come from.

THE INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER Bestselling author Linda Castillo returns with Outsider , an electrifying thriller about a woman on the run hiding among the Amish. While enjoying a sleigh ride with his children, Amish widower Adam Lengacher discovers a car stuck in a snowdrift and an unconscious woman inside. He calls upon Chief of Police Kate Burkholder for help, and she is surprised to recognize the driver: fellow cop and her former friend, Gina Colorosa. Years before, Kate and Gina were best friends at the police academy and patrol officers in Columbus, but time and distance have taken them down two very different paths. Now, Gina reveals a shocking story of betrayal and revenge that has forced her to run for her life. She's desperate for protection, and the only person she can trust is Kate--but can Kate trust her? Or will Gina's dark past put them all in danger? As a blizzard bears down on Painters Mill, Kate helps Gina go into hiding on Adam's farm. While the tough-skinned Gina struggles to adjust to the Amish lifestyle, Kate and state agent John Tomasetti delve into the incident that caused Gina to flee. But as Kate gets closer to the truth, a killer lies in wait. When violence strikes, she must confront a devastating truth that changes everything she thought she knew not only about friendship, but the institution to which she's devoted her life.

THE INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER Bestselling author Linda Castillo returns with Outsider , an electrifying thriller about a woman on the run hiding among the Amish. While enjoying a sleigh ride with his children, Amish widower Adam Lengacher discovers a car stuck in a snowdrift and an unconscious woman inside. He calls upon Chief of Police Kate Burkholder for help, and she is surprised to recognize the driver: fellow cop and her former friend, Gina Colorosa. Years before, Kate and Gina were best friends at the police academy and patrol officers in Columbus, but time and distance have taken them down two very different paths. Now, Gina reveals a shocking story of betrayal and revenge that has forced her to run for her life. She's desperate for protection, and the only person she can trust is Kate--but can Kate trust her? Or will Gina's dark past put them all in danger? As a blizzard bears down on Painters Mill, Kate helps Gina go into hiding on Adam's farm. While the tough-skinned Gina struggles to adjust to the Amish lifestyle, Kate and state agent John Tomasetti delve into the incident that caused Gina to flee. But as Kate gets closer to the truth, a killer lies in wait. When violence strikes, she must confront a devastating truth that changes everything she thought she knew not only about friendship, but the institution to which she's devoted her life.

Velkommen til Sandover Prep, kostskolen, hvor den eneste, du kan stole på, er dig selv … RJ har ét mål: at få sin hackerbusiness op at køre, så han kan få sig selv smidt ud af Sandover Prep. Det var i hvert fald planen, indtil han mødte Sloane, forstanderens sarkastiske og helt uimodståelige datter … SLOANE har lovet sig selv, at hun i år kun vil fokusere på skolen og passe på sin lillesøster, Casey, men den flabede RJ gør det svært for hende … CASEY er træt af, at alle behandler hende, som om hun er lavet af glas. Hun vil bare gerne lægge sidste semesters dystre afslutning bag sig og starte på en frisk … FENN ønsker mest af alt at komme på god fod med sin nye stedbror RJ, og måske også Sloanes søde lillesøster, Casey … LAWSON, skolens selverklærede destruktive hedonist, ved for én gangs skyld, hvad han vil: at forføre sin nye lærer – og hans kone … SILAS er den flinke fyr, der kæmper en brav kamp for at holde styr på tropperne … men hvem er han egentlig under den polerede og venlige facade? Outsider er første bind i en ny serie om eleverne på den elitære kostskole Sandover Prep, hvor lovløsheden hersker, hjerter knuses og ingen er til at stole på. Pressen skriver: "... sjov, sexet og fuld af drama." — Bare et kapitel mere

'A remarkable story, a real page-turner' JOE DUFFY 'Powerfully written ... a gripping narrative' FINTAN O'TOOLE The remarkable story of one man's journey from the edge of death to the heart of a hidden past. Adopted at age three, Paul Cullen always felt like an outsider. After a near-fatal fall from Germany's highest peak in 2017 left him broken - physically and emotionally - he faced a personal reckoning. As he lay injured on the mountain, he knew that if he survived, he could no longer avoid the questions that had haunted him since childhood. What happened in those missing early years? Who cared for him before his adoption? And why was it so hard to find the truth? Outsider follows Paul's search for answers, from a mother and baby home in 1960s London to a suburban estate in 1970s Dublin, in a house lit with love but shadowed by a darker truth. As his body heals, he pieces together the fragments of his identity, confronting the silence of a closed adoption system and the emotional legacy of a hidden past. Courageous and deeply personal, Outsider is a powerful story of survival, belonging and the enduring human need to know where we come from.

Velkommen til Sandover Prep, kostskolen, hvor den eneste, du kan stole på, er dig selv … RJ har ét mål: at få sin hackerbusiness op at køre, så han kan få sig selv smidt ud af Sandover Prep. Det var i hvert fald planen, indtil han mødte Sloane, forstanderens sarkastiske og helt uimodståelige datter … SLOANE har lovet sig selv, at hun i år kun vil fokusere på skolen og passe på sin lillesøster, Casey, men den flabede RJ gør det svært for hende … CASEY er træt af, at alle behandler hende, som om hun er lavet af glas. Hun vil bare gerne lægge sidste semesters dystre afslutning bag sig og starte på en frisk … FENN ønsker mest af alt at komme på god fod med sin nye stedbror RJ, og måske også Sloanes søde lillesøster, Casey … LAWSON, skolens selverklærede destruktive hedonist, ved for én gangs skyld, hvad han vil: at forføre sin nye lærer – og hans kone … SILAS er den flinke fyr, der kæmper en brav kamp for at holde styr på tropperne … men hvem er han egentlig under den polerede og venlige facade? Outsider er første bind i en ny serie om eleverne på den elitære kostskole Sandover Prep, hvor lovløsheden hersker, hjerter knuses og ingen er til at stole på. Pressen skriver: "... sjov, sexet og fuld af drama." — Bare et kapitel mere

'A remarkable story, a real page-turner' JOE DUFFY 'Powerfully written ... a gripping narrative' FINTAN O'TOOLE The remarkable story of one man's journey from the edge of death to the heart of a hidden past. Adopted at age three, Paul Cullen always felt like an outsider. After a near-fatal fall from Germany's highest peak in 2017 left him broken - physically and emotionally - he faced a personal reckoning. As he lay injured on the mountain, he knew that if he survived, he could no longer avoid the questions that had haunted him since childhood. What happened in those missing early years? Who cared for him before his adoption? And why was it so hard to find the truth? Outsider follows Paul's search for answers, from a mother and baby home in 1960s London to a suburban estate in 1970s Dublin, in a house lit with love but shadowed by a darker truth. As his body heals, he pieces together the fragments of his identity, confronting the silence of a closed adoption system and the emotional legacy of a hidden past. Courageous and deeply personal, Outsider is a powerful story of survival, belonging and the enduring human need to know where we come from.