Jodi Picoult tells the kind of suspenseful, morally complex stories that touch us deeply and stay with us always. People magazine has praised her "remarkable ability to make us share her characters" feelings. Now, on the heels of last year's nationwide success, Plain Truth, Picoult captures our hearts and imaginations more thoroughly than ever with Salem Falls, a skillfully sustained work of deep emotion and innovative plotting. Affording the same kind of engaging reading that fans have come to expect, this new novel, an ingenious and richly atmospheric reworking of Arthur Miller's The Crucible, also marks a huge step forward for Picoult. Tall, blond and handsome, Jack St. Bride was once a beloved teacher and soccer coach at a girl's prep school -- until a student's crush sparked a powder keg of accusation and robbed him of his career and reputation. Now after a devastatingly public ordeal that left him with an eight-month jail sentence and no job, Jack resolves to pick up the pieces of his life; taking a job washing dishes at Addie Peabody's diner, and slowly forming a relationship with her. But just when it seems like his life is back on track, Jack finds himself the object of fresh accusations of rape brought on by a coven of bewitching teenage girls from Salem Falls, and history repeats itself as Jack's hidden past catches up with him. In a sleepy hamlet haunted by enduring love and wicked deceit. Picoult masterfully leads readers toward a truly shocking finale.
