Locked in a Box (The Kate O'Dade Art Crime Series Book 2)
Darkness. A Terrifying Whisper. The Click of a Lock. Forgotten Memories.“This is an exceptionally clever psych thriller where almost no one is who they seem: there are plenty of suspects. Most compelling, however, is not the identity of the perpetrator, but the motive itself . . . Enigmatic circumstances and an exploration of trauma provide uncommon depth and nuance.” BookLife Prize Review, Publishers Weekly“Locked in a Box kept me spellbound. Kudos to Sheila Sharpe for making one of the best mysteries I’ve ever read." Pennell Paugh, East County Magazine“Sharpe deftly balances psychological suspense with an intricate mystery.” Prairies Book Review“Sharpe’s characters feel colorful, true, and utterly human, speaking to the toll trauma can take on musicians and what’s possible beyond survival [and] the story does not conclude how one might expect. In the blend of murder mystery, music, and exploration of PTSD, Sharpe has created something truly special here.” Maggie Ramsey, Mezzo-Soprano and Contributing Writer for Opera Today“Locked In a Box by Sheila Sharpe is that rare thriller that works equally as a page-turning whodunit and as a moving portrait of a woman reclaiming her own history. It honors the intelligence of its readers, plays fair with its clues, and delivers an emotional payoff as powerful as its reveals. If you’ve been searching for a psychological thriller with genuine depth [this] belongs at the top of your list.” Bookish Elf, Goodreads Locked in a Box, the dramatic and heart-pounding prequel to the award-winning debut novel, Artist, Lover, Forger, Thief, is now available! Being Locked in a Box in the bowels of New York’s Metropolitan Opera House as a child is the terrifying memory psychologist and artist, Kate O’Dade, can no longer suppress, no matter how hard she tries. Kate must now navigate her own personal harrowing psychological labyrinth that will push her to the brink as she gets closer to the terrifying truth long-buried in the past. The anniversary of her father’s death resurrects old fears and awakens missing fragments of her memory. One particular memory still causes her paralyzing fear: “Katie, Katie, you can’t hide from me.” The whisper as terrifying as the click of the box being locked, trapping her in utter darkness and panic. And the questions that have haunted her for decades: Who locked her in that box? Who killed her father? As her repressed memories slowly begin to coalesce, Kate begins her relentless pursuit of the truth, hoping that discovering those answers will free her from the locked box she’s been emotionally trapped in for a very long time. Read more
