The Old Lady

By Kristopher Triana,

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She never wanted to come home.. After the death of her estranged father, Tracey returns to the remote cabin she grew up in. As a traumatized veteran of the Vietnam War, Tracey’s father subjected her to rigorous survival training under brutal conditions, believing it was for her own good. She…

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1 author picked The Old Lady as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

While I love GONE TO SEE THE RIVER MAN, which seems to be Kristopher Triana’s most popular work to date, THE OLD LADY puts Triana on a different level. It’s got the brutal violence that many of his fans will expect, but what really makes it such a great read are its immersive descriptions of an antagonistic setting and its masterful development of characters, good guys and bad guys, but especially the titular lady, Tracey, who doesn’t fit easily into good or bad molds but is likely to have you cheering for her anyway. I often found myself wishing I…

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