Somebody I Used To Know by David Bell Spotlight!

Book Details Paperback: 432 pages Publisher: NAL (July 7, 2015) Language: English ISBN-10: 0451474201 ISBN-13: 978-0451474209

David Bell’s SOMEBODY I USED TO KNOW (New American Library Trade Paperback Original; July 7, 2014; $15.00), Nick Hansen has never really gotten over the death of his college girlfriend, Marissa Minor, some twenty years earlier. He managed to move on, but Marissa’s death in a house fire right before college graduation still haunts him.

One day at the grocery store, Nick receives the shock of his life:  he comes face-to-face with a young woman who is the spitting image of Marissa. But when Nick tries to speak to the woman, she drops her basket of groceries and runs out of the store. Unfortunately, the next morning, the police come knocking on Nick’s door. The young woman from the grocery store was found murdered in a hotel and the only clue they have is a slip of paper with Nick’s name and address, which Nick knows nothing about.

Convinced that there's a connection between this young woman's murder and Marissa's death years ago, Nick enlists the help of his college friend, Laurel Davidson, to investigate the events leading up to the night of Marissa's death. Nick needs to clear his name and uncover what really happened to the love of his life. Two decades of deceit, heartbreak, and longing will be swept away, and the truth will be more shocking than he ever could have imagined.

The Washington Post wrote that David Bell’s previous book The Forgotten Girl provided“…realistic glimpses of small-town America…you might want to read [The Forgotten Girl] the next time you’re drawn back to the place you came from. It’ll remind you of why you got the hell out of there in the first place.” The Cleveland Plain Dealer also chimed in that “[Bell is] a bang‑up storyteller, armed with enough detours and surprises to keep the pages turning.” 

SOMEBODY THAT I USED TO KNOW was recently reviewed by Publishers Weekly where they wrote of it:  “Distinctive characters and a smartly crafted plot lift this well above the genre average.”

Praise for David's work:

“David Bell is a natural storyteller and a superb writer…Mr. Bell understands the hearts and minds of ordinary and not so ordinary people, and his keen insights add a powerful dimension to his crisp writing.”
—Nelson DeMille, #1 New York Times bestselling author

"David Bell writes spellbinding and gripping thrillers that get under your skin and refuse to let go."
—Linwood Barclay, New York Times and #1 international bestselling author

"A master.”
—John Lescroart, New York Times bestselling author

“One of the brightest and best crime fiction writers of our time.”
—Suspense Magazine

“Distinctive characters and a smartly crafted plot lift this well above the genre average.”
—Publishers Weekly

The Author

David J. Bell is the bestselling and award winning author of the novel SOMEBODY I USED TO KNOW (NAL/Penguin). His previous novels include THE FORGOTTEN GIRL, NEVER COME BACK, THE HIDING PLACE, and CEMETERY GIRL. He is currently an Associate Professor of English at Western Kentucky University and can be reached via his website at www.davidbellnovels.com, on Twitter at Twitter.com/davidbellnovels, and on Facebook at Facebook.com/davidbellnovels.