Learning to Swim: a novel - first in a series
December 2011 Emerging Authors pick at Target. Featured alternate of Doubleday Book Club, Literary Guild, Book of the Month Club, Mystery Guild and Doubleday Large Print. On Boston Globe's top crime books of 2011 list. Nominated for the Barry award for best first novel and the Mary Higgins Clark award.
What Other Authors Say
Emotional, intense, and engrossing, LEARNING TO SWIM is a terrific debut. The talented Sara J. Henry introduces a thoroughly modern heroine with an independent spirit and a tender heart. Readers will be cheering for Troy Chance as she deftly navigates the treacherous waters of betrayal and loss, and they'll be looking forward to seeing her again when the book is closed. - Lisa Unger, New York Times bestselling author of FRAGILE
Learning To Swim is a gut-wrenching, heart-thumping twist of the knife. A compelling tale of mystery’s holy trinity: love, loss, and betrayal. Take the plunge. - Reed Farrel Coleman, three-time Shamus Award-winning author of the Moe Prager series, co-author of TOWER and author of INNOCENT MONSTER
From the opening page, LEARNING TO SWIM is a terrific debut. This moving and insightful psychological thriller features the inspiring Troy Chance – an everywoman hero who women will admire and men will want to meet. I can’t wait for her next adventure. - Michael Robotham, bestselling author of SHATTER and BLEED FOR ME
From the grabber beginning to the heartfelt conclusion, LEARNING TO SWIM is an auspicious debut. Fresh setting, well-realized characters, cleanly written, with a mysterious and suspenseful story - just what I was looking for. - Daniel Woodrell, award-winning author of THE DEATH OF SWEET MISTER and WINTER'S BONE
A mesmerizing confluence of mystery, intrigue, and suspense, with undercurrents of deep personal drama, Sara J. Henry’s LEARNING TO SWIM will hook you from the first page. - Jamie Ford, author of the bestselling HOTEL ON THE CORNER OF BITTER AND SWEET
Learning to Swim is a thriller of the most thrilling kind, a smart and crafty story with whiffs of Rebecca that insists from the first sentence that you sit down and not stand up again until you've read the last word. Tell your loved ones to take care of themselves. - Quinn Cummings, author of NOTES FROM THE UNDERWIRE and Academy Award-nominated actress (yes, she was the cute kid in THE GOODBYE GIRL)
From its shocking opening to its stunning conclusion, LEARNING TO SWIM is a frightening ride. Sara J. Henry will quite literally take your breath away. - J.T. Ellison, author of THE IMMORTALS and THE COLD ROOM
If THE USUAL SUSPECTS and a Jodi Picoult novel had a lovechild, it would be LEARNING TO SWIM - a thought-provoking, evocative, and thrilling read. - Steph Bowe, author of GIRL SAVES BOY
A book that does not disappoint. With a strong believable cast of characters and a breathtaking plot, it's a non-stop thrilling ride that’s impossible to put down. It’s a book full of characters that stay with you and make you want more. - Cat Connor, author of KILLERBYTE and TERRORBYTE
Readers will root for Troy Chance from the dramatic opening of Learning to Swim right through to its surprising close. Move over, Kinsey Millhone! - Meg Waite Clayton, author of THE WEDNESDAY SISTERS and THE FOUR MS. BRADWELLS