The Drowning Game: A Novel

LS Hawker

Sep 2015 · HarperCollins

About this ebook

They said she was armed.
They said she was dangerous.
They were right.

Petty Moshen spent eighteen years of her life as a prisoner in her own home, training with military precision for everything, ready for anything. She can disarm, dismember, and kill—and now, for the first time ever, she is free.

Her paranoid father is dead, his extreme dominance and rules a thing of the past, but his influence remains as strong as ever. When his final will reveals a future more terrible than her captive past, Petty knows she must escape—by whatever means necessary.

But when Petty learns the truth behind her father's madness—and her own family—the reality is worse than anything she could have imagined. On the road and in over her head, Petty's fight for her life has just begun.

Fans of female-powered thrillers will love debut author LS Hawker and her suspenseful tale of a young woman on the run for her future…and from the nightmares of her past.

Ratings and reviews

Worst book I have ever read, and considering how much I read that's saying a lot. If I could burn it, I would. Angry I wasted $2.00...was not even worth that much especially since I did not even make it 30 pages.

Balanced story, strong female role. Only could wish for a bit more of a conclusive ending for some lose strings. Started off slow, but morphed into a good read.

This book was the perfect book for my 3 day Christmas weekend. An easy read that drew me in and kept me interested. The author doesn't waste your time with endless details. The book was right to the point and captivating.

About the author

LS Hawker grew up in suburban Denver, indulging her worrisome obsession with true-crime books, and writing stories about anthropomorphic fruit and juvenile delinquents. She wrote her first novel at 14.

Armed with a B.S. in journalism from the University of Kansas, she had a radio show called “People Are So Stupid,” edited a trade magazine and worked as a traveling Kmart portrait photographer, but never lost her passion for fiction writing.

She’s got a hilarious, supportive husband, two brilliant daughters, and a massive music collection. She lives in Colorado but considers Kansas her spiritual homeland. She is the author of The Drowning Game, a USA Today Bestseller, and Body and Bone. Visit her website at LSHawker.com.