![]() ![]() ![]() Agent: Melissa Danaczko, Stuart Krichevsky Literary. Berkley, 26 (384p) ISBN 978-8-6 Sri Lankan author Jayatissa debuts with a dark, twisty psychological thriller. Jaytissa expertly ratchets up the tension. BUY THIS BOOK My Sweet Girl Amanda Jayatissa. Paloma is either losing her grip on reality, or her secret past has caught up with her. ![]() Meanwhile, she’s also started spotting Mohini, a mythic evil spirit who terrified her when she was a child in Sri Lanka. The building super allows Paloma to review the hallway surveillance tape, and the only person she sees is herself, taking cleaning supplies from the supply closet. The body has disappeared without a trace. Or are they? When she discovers her roommate murdered in her San Francisco apartment, she calls the police and passes out in the hallway. She works as a corporate trainer, owns a chain of cookie stores, and is a proud dog-mom to her two spoiled huskies. before moving back to her sunny little island. After her parents go on an extended charity tour of Sri Lanka, Paloma drinks herself into blackouts, and perhaps hallucinations. Amanda Jayatissa grew up in Sri Lanka, completed her undergraduate degree at Mills College, CA, and lived in the U.K. Paloma’s life should be perfect, but she’s never felt she deserves her privileged life. Thirty-year-old Paloma Evans was adopted at 12 from an orphanage in Sri Lanka by wealthy, loving American parents. Sri Lankan author Jayatissa debuts with a dark, twisty psychological thriller. ![]()
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