Miracle Creek

von Angie Kim

'That wonderful, brilliant sort of book you want to shove at people as soon as you've finished so they can experience it for themselves' Erin Morgenstern

WINNER OF THE EDGAR AWARD FOR BEST FIRST NOVEL BY AN AMERICAN AUTHORA thrilling debut novel for fans of Liane Moriarty and Celeste Ng about how far we'll go to protect our families - and our deepest secrets.

'A tense, addictive and brilliantly written story of small-town secrets' Stylist

'[A] thought-provoking journey of ideas . . . Miracle Creek is a brave novel that challenges assumptions of reality' The New York Times Book Review

In rural Virginia, Young and Pak Yoo run an experimental medical treatment device known as the Miracle Submarine - a pressurised oxygen chamber that patients enter for "dives", used as an alternative therapy for conditions including autism and infertility. But when the Miracle Submarine mysteriously explodes, killing two people, a dramatic murder trial upends the Yoos' small community.

Who or what caused the explosion? The ensuing trial uncovers unimaginable secrets from that night: trysts in the woods, mysterious notes, child-abuse charges, as well as tense rivalries and alliances among a group of people driven to extraordinary degrees of desperation and sacrifice.

Praise for Miracle Creek

'Pacey and thought-provoking' Sunday Express

'With twists and turns at every chapter, this will leave you gripped - especially with its didn't-see-that-coming ending' Heat

'Turns a courtroom murder trial into a page-turning exploration of parenting, experimental therapies, and the emotional toil of immigration' Elle

'A powerful and intriguing courtroom drama' Irish Times

'One of the best mysteries I've read in a really, really long time.' Téa Obreht

'Deeply moving . . . a stunning debut about parents, children and the unwavering hope of a better life, even when all hope seems lost.' The Washington Post

'[A] mesmerizing debut . . . [Angie Kim] shows an enormous amount of empathy for her characters, infusing them with such intense humanity that I sat weeping for them in an airplane middle seat, between two strangers, for several minutes after I finished the book' Los Angeles Times

'Gripping . . . Although the plot of Miracle Creek is propelled by a murder trial . . . Kim makes a case for compassion that surpasses the suspense of her page-turner.' Annabel Gutterman, Time Magazine

'Take the taut pace of a police procedural drama and infuse it with the deftly wrought relationships of a Celeste Ng novel, and you'll get Miracle Creek . . . A page-turner backed up by big ideas about family and what we'd do for them.' Refinery29