A Madness So Discreet

By Mindy McGinnis

Book Overview

Edgar Award for Best Young Adult Mystery

Mindy McGinnis, the acclaimed author of Not a Drop to Drink and In a Handful of Dust, combines murder, madness, and mystery in a beautifully twisted gothic historical thriller perfect for fans of novels such as Asylum and The Diviners as well as television's True Detective and American Horror Story.

Grace Mae is already familiar with madness when family secrets and the bulge in her belly send her to an insane asylum--but it is in the darkness that she finds a new lease on life. When a visiting doctor interested in criminal psychology recognizes Grace's brilliant mind beneath her rage, he recruits her as his assistant. Continuing to operate under the cloak of madness at crime scenes allows her to gather clues from bystanders who believe her less than human. Now comfortable in an ethical asylum, Grace finds friends--and hope. But gruesome nights bring Grace and the doctor into the circle of a killer who will bring her shaky sanity and the demons in her past dangerously close to the surface.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0062320866
• ISBN13: 9780062320865
• Release Date: October 2015
• Publisher: HarperCollins
• Length: 384 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 5.8" x 8.2"
• Age Range: 14 years and up
• Grade Range: Grade 9 and higher

Customer Reviews

My favorite book!!

I have read this book four times. It is one of my favorites. The ending is SO satisfying.

This book actually changed my view on life!

Madness has had a hold on me this last month and when I say it's taught me a lot I mean it. It really shows that someone can be going through so many things, horrible things and mask it perfectly. Until they don't. Everyone has a breaking point and this book showcased that amazingly! 10/10 would recommend!

By far one of the best psychological thrillers I have read! Really captures the characters mindset.

I absolutely loved this book! It was enticing and thrilling. Great in every sense of the word. It was graphic and made you feel what the character felt, be in her mind. Not only did it show great imagery but it stuck to the timeline perfectly! Showing what institutions of that time would be really like not holding anything back. Very well done! Not for the faint of heart I'd say but if you have the gumption you SHOULD read this book!! HIGHLY RECOMMEND!!!