LUCIEN

J.R. THORNTON

Lucien by J. R. Thornton is a thrilling combination of academically based mysteries with a sprinkling of Patricia Highsmith. How can a book set at Harvard and its surroundings be anything but intriguing? And Lucien is all of that and much more.

Atlas arrives at Harvard as an innocent, wanting to take advantage of all that the university has to offer. Intellectual stimulation, culture, and making a friend or two. Fortunately or otherwise, he intersects with Lucien, whose personality is out of proportion to that of Atlas. Atlas is drawn to Lucien, and untoward events unfold, producing less-than-favorable results.

J.R. Thorton’s Lucien is as unpredictable as life itself. The reader is drawn into an unbecoming environment where anything goes as long as everyone gets what they want. Lucien is a superior story that readers will tear through, anticipating a denouement but not believing their eyes when the final page is turned.