work—covering everything from true crime to Arctic exploration—has featured in publications including The Sunday Times, National Geographic, The New York Times Book Review, and The Guardian. She lives with her husband and their young daughter in London, where she spends far too much time drinking iced coffee and watching serial killer shows.
Arnott's new novel is The Secret Lives of Murderers' Wives.
At CrimeReads the author tagged six "of the finest, most evocative crime novels that take place during heatwaves." One title on the list:
Patricia Highsmith, The Talented Mr. RipleyRead about the other entries on the list at CrimeReads.
Sprawling across a long, hot summer in Italy, Highsmith’s sun-baked 1950s classic follows the ruthlessly ambitious Tom Ripley, who’ll stop at nothingin his bid for success and self-preservation. When he is approached by shipping magnate Herbert Greenleaf and asked to persuade Greenleaf’s wayward son, Dickie, to return to the United States, Ripley has no qualms with exaggerating his own connections and accepting.
The resulting recce mission is filled with lies, manipulation and, ultimately, murder. Ripley is tantalizingly amoral, but it’s the picturesque coastal setting, with its mirrored seas and sultry summer heat, that make this an irresistible heatwave read.
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--Marshal Zeringue
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