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The double bind : a novel

Author: Chris Bohjalian
Publisher: New York : Shaye Areheart Books, ©2007.
Edition/Format:  Print book : Fiction : English : 1st edView all editions and formats
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Working at a homeless shelter, student Laurel Estabrook encounters Bobbie Crocker, a man with a history of mental illness and a box of secret photos, but when Bobbie dies suddenly, Laurel embarks on an obsessive search for the truth behind the photos.
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Genre/Form: Thrillers (Fiction)
Fiction
Mystery fiction
Additional Physical Format: Online version:
Bohjalian, Christopher A.
Double bind.
New York : Shaye Areheart Books, ©2007
(OCoLC)608019873
Online version:
Bohjalian, Christopher A.
Double bind.
New York : Shaye Areheart Books, ©2007
(OCoLC)609497225
Material Type: Fiction, Internet resource
Document Type: Book, Internet Resource
All Authors / Contributors: Chris Bohjalian
ISBN: 9781400047468 1400047463
OCLC Number: 68624142
Description: 368 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Responsibility: Chris Bohjalian.

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Working at a homeless shelter, student Laurel Estabrook encounters Bobbie Crocker, a man with a history of mental illness and a box of secret photos, but when Bobbie dies suddenly, Laurel embarks on an obsessive search for the truth behind the photos.

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Bohjalian is my new favorite

by AllyCopper (WorldCat user published 2011-12-14) Excellent Permalink

I am so shocked to see so many negative reviews for Chris Bohjalian's novel The Double Bind. I thought the premise was fascinating. I thought the execution was intriguing. I thoroughly enjoyed this foray into the mind of the main character, Laurel. I loved the way the firm foundation the...
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