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Gary Braver

Biography

Gary Braver

Gary Braver is the bestselling and award-winning author of 10 critically acclaimed mysteries and medical thrillers, including ELIXIR, GRAY MATTER, CHOOSE ME (cowritten with Tess Gerritsen), and FLASHBACK, which is the first thriller to have won a prestigious Massachusetts Book Award. He has taught literature and fiction writing at Northeastern University, as well as at workshops and conferences around the world. Braver’s novels have been translated into 16 languages, and three have been optioned for movies, including Elixir by director Ridley Scott. RUMOR OF EVIL is his latest novel. He lives with his family outside of Boston.

Gary Braver

Books by Gary Braver

by Gary Braver - Fiction, Mystery, Suspense, Thriller

Detectives Kirk Lucian and Mandy Wing are charged with investigating a reported suicide of a Cambridge woman in her backyard. After further investigation, the hanging appears staged. Once Kirk and Mandy’s suspicions are confirmed, they make a list of suspects. Clues begin to connect the recent murder to the decades-old mysterious death of a beautiful 16-year-old Romany exchange student who perished when a treehouse she was sleeping in caught fire. The girl, Vadima Lupescu, had done “odd” things among her American peers that stirred up prejudices and suspicions, leading to her brutal death --- and cover-up. As Kirk and Mandy investigate the bizarre rumors --- that Vadima had “gypsy powers” and put curses on those around her --- they discover a cauldron of dark secrets.

by Tess Gerritsen and Gary Braver - Fiction, Mystery

Taryn Moore is young, beautiful and brilliant. So why would she kill herself? When Detective Frankie Loomis arrives on the scene to investigate the girl’s fatal plunge from her apartment balcony, she knows in her gut there’s more to the story. Her instincts are confirmed when surprise information is revealed that could have been reason enough for Taryn’s suicide --- or a motive for her murder. To English professor Jack Dorian, Taryn was the ultimate fantasy: intelligent, adoring and completely off limits. But there was also a dark side to Taryn, a dangerous streak that threatened those to whom she turned her affections --- including Jack. And now that she’s dead, his problems are just beginning. After Frankie uncovers a trove of sordid secrets, it becomes clear that Jack may know the truth.

by Gary Braver - Fiction, Thriller

What if you didn't have to die to know if there's a heaven? And what if the evidence could get you killed? With TUNNEL VISION, Gary Braver creates a chilling exploration of death...and life.