Her 2nd novel never knowing is also an international bestseller. The alternating timelines worked perfectly in this book, and i really enjoyed. Her writing mixes family dynamics with the west coast style of life. Thriftbooks sells millions of used books at the lowest everyday prices. That night by chevy stevens a deeply atmospheric, tense novel of murder, secrets, betrayal and heartache. This is a list of a few songs i listened to when i was writing that night. Now she is 34 and back in her hometown, working every day to forge and adjust to a new life on the outside. For most of her adult life she worked in sales, first as a rep for a giftware company and then as a realtor. That night by chevy stevens as a teenager, toni murphy had a life full of typical adolescent complications.
With just the right amount of suspense and tension to keep. Playlists official website of bestselling author chevy stevens. That night was my first experience with the canadian author, chevy stevens, and with a main character like defiant eighteenyearold toni murphy, it was hard to enjoy this. Free shipping and pickup in store on eligible orders. That night is the newest novel by chevy stevens, whose debut novel, still missing, won her the best first novel title of the international thriller writers awards.
A gripping tale of secrets, betrayal, heartbreak, and ultimately, redemption, that night is an emotional rollercoaster youll be sorry to get off of when you finish the last page. One moment, vancouver island realtor annie osullivan is taking one last client, a quiet, wellspoken man with a nice smile, through the property where shes holding an open house. Stevens s blistering debut follows a kidnap victim from her abduction to her escapeand the even more horrifying nightmare that follows. With her 2010 debut novel, still missing, canadian author chevy stevens established herself as a writer who can tranform small fears into ultimate nightmares. That night follows toni, an angsty teen with a whole plethora of problems, accused of murdering her sister with her boyfriend. First little piper arrived last december, then my new book was released, and ive been working on finishing my fourth book, that night. Some of the songs are ones that i heard on the radio after the book was. I love chevy stevens novels and this case was no different. That night is the second book i read by chevy stevens.
Overview official website of bestselling author chevy. Her book still missing was a new york times bestseller bibliography. Chevy stevens has done it again, crafting a story fraught with suspense that weaves back and forth through time and keeps you guessing. Chevy stevens chevy is the new york times bestselling author of still missing and never knowing. But when shes released, still grieving, she decides to. That night by chevy stevens overdrive rakuten overdrive. As we read we find out what tonis life at home was like when she was a teenager. Let me go picked by chevy stevens i read chelsea cain before my first book was published and loved her characters archie sheridan and gretchen lowell. Chevy stevens grew up on a ranch on vancouver island and still calls the island home. When shes not working on her next book, shes camping and canoeing with her family in the local mountains. Chevy stevens is the author of the three novels, 1st still missing which is the new york times bestselling novel and also won 2011 international thriller of the year award in the best first novel category, it was published in more than thirty countries. With her 2010 debut novel, still missing, canadian author chevy stevens established herself as a writer who can tranform small fears into. I was hooked from the very first page, and really had a hard time putting the book down. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets.
Her debut novel, still missing, won the international thriller writers award for best first novel. In 1998, due to false testimony from classmate shauna and her posse, high school sweethearts toni and ryan went to. Author bio birth1973 wherevancouver island, british columbia, canada educationna awardsinternational thriller writers award currentlylives on vancouver island, b. Chevy stevens grew up on a ranch on vancouver island and still lives on the island with her husband and daughter. A gripping tale of secrets, betrayal, heartbreak, and ultimately, redemption, that night is an emotional rollercoaster you. She doesnt get along with her controlfreak mom, her sister is.
A gripping tale of secrets, betrayal, heartbreak, and ultimately, redemption, that night is an emotional rollercoaster. Coming soon im superstitious about revealing my titles until i know theyre a definite, but i wanted to tell you a little bit about my seventh novel. New york times bestselling author, mother, popcorn addict, dog lover, couch surfer, definitely team blake. Chevy stevens is a canadian author of psychological thriller novels. Stevens masterful plot spins into evil with teen girls turning on each other, the viciousness and pack mentality that can arise. I really loved chevy stevens debut novel still missing.
Read a behindthe book essay from chevy stevens for that night. She was so annoying that throughout the entire book, i felt like gouging my eyes out with a spoon. About the author chevy stevens grew up on a ranch on vancouver island and still lives on the island with her husband and daughter. Chevy stevens born 1973 as rene unischewski is a canadian author of thriller novels. As a teenager, toni murphy had a life full of typical adolescent complications. Eighteenyearold toni and her boyfriend, ryan, were wrongly convicted of the. Buy a cheap copy of that night book by chevy stevens. One of the biggest issues this book raises is that of the prison system. Behind the book that night by chevy stevens bookpage.
Chevy stevens author chevy stevens grew up on a ranch on vancouver island and still lives on the island with her husband and daughter. Then we flip back to her life in prison, and then to present day where she is trying to keep out of prison and adhering to the rules of her parole. She lives on vancouver island, british columbia stevens was working as a realtor when she got the idea for her novel still missing, in which a real estate agent is abducted while holding an open house. Every passage from the present made me even more eager to delve into the past and find out what actually happened that night and changed so many lives.
Toni, a senior at her school becomes a victim to bullying even at the hands of her younger sister. Im thrilled to share the final cover for that night, which will be released june 17, 2014 in the states and canada. As far as plotting is concerned, stevens is a gifted craftsman, though this particular story didnt get me as much as the story in that night did. That night by chevy stevens books hachette australia. When asked if shaunas clique are based on reality, or purely fictional, chevy stevens has said that she discovered through her research how particularly vicious teenaged girls can be, and how sad it is that the parents of these children are often unaware of. For myself, i was already a fan of chevy stevens books, but i was excited to see the bookies try her.
To me it was not as good as the other book i read, but it did send a very powerful message as i was reading, i was truly frightened which most likely was the authors purpose in getting across the points of the damaging and horrible aspects of bullying. Head over to to read more about chevy stevens, discover fabulous new reads, and enter for a chance to win one of five copies of th at night. Like chevy stevens s book that i last read, that night, this book isnt filled with particularly rich prose, but the pacing again was well done, and that for me made this book worth the read. The book then shifts back and forth from the year preceding the murder to presentday. Stevens dark psychological thriller shares their damaged people and distinctive senses of place. For september, our group the bookies read and discussed that night by chevy stevens. Chevy stevens suspenseful, twisted story kept me up late into the night, frantically turning pages with whiteknuckled fingers. This one takes place in seattlethe first time one of my books has been set outside of canada. Toni murphy is a teenage girl in her last year of high school. Before toni can truly move on, she must risk everything to find out what really happened that night. She writes from tonis point of view, shifting easily between past and present while delving into family tensions before the murder, then prison life, then back to. In fact i loved it so much i immediately tracked down her second book never knowing. A gripping tale of secrets, betrayal, heartbreak, and ultimately, redemption, that night is an emotional rollercoaster youll.
While working as a real estate agent, she got the idea of an agent getting abducted during an open house, which became her debut novel, still missing. Even though that night wont be released until next summer, my publishers have agreed to share the final cover early if 500 people add it to their toread shelf on goodreads. That night by chevy stevens book club discussion questions. A gripping tale of secrets, betrayal, heartbreak, and ultimately, redemption, that night is an emotional rollercoaster youll be. Chevy stevens delivers a gripping story of a murder with secrets, betrayal and heartache that had me feeling angry and sad but not weighing me down with emotions. A lot of work went into this cover, and its my favorite of all my books. In this riveting, if overly ambitious thriller, stevens always watching raises significant themesbullying, troubled families, the difficulties excons facebut doesnt do them all justice. A tense thriller of revenge and persecution from the author of still missing. Chevy stevens books list of books by author chevy stevens. Hilary davidson, author of the next one to fall chevy stevens intelligently and relentlessly pulls the reader deeper into a nightmarish world while compelling you to read just one more page. We personally assess every books quality and offer rare, outofprint treasures.
That night by chevy stevens the blonde likes books. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Her new novel, that night, evolves a tale of high school bullying into a story of revenge and twisted girlworld secrets. Stevens has woven a warped psychological drama, a melancholy tale that comes to an existential and yet hopeful conclusion. But in that night by chevy stevens, the truth might be the most terrifying thing of all.
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