Orient: A Novel

"If your previous acquaintance combining Long Island and thrillers is limited to the novels of Nelson DeMille, prepare for something completely different, and much more complex. In the slow-to-gentrify North Fork town of Orient, a series of deaths and disturbing events unites the community against a troubled young loner named Mills Chevern, who has been taken in by architect Paul Benchley. Benchley and a local real estate agent named Beth Shepherd try to fend off nasty accusations against Chevern, while Shepherd’s disturbing sculptor husband, Gavril, hosts soirees for his high-end artist pals, giving Christopher Bolen (an editor at Interview magazine) plenty of spicy sauce for his rich and suspenseful stew."