*Update – Here is my spoiler-free review. I’m intrigued about Alice and Lucy’s prior relationship, the accident that broke their friendship and what happens to John? Check back soon for my review! Tangerine, by Christine Mangan (Ecco) One of the year’s most memorable and enticing covers, an image you think you’ve seen a hundred times before, on a hundred different thriller covers, and yet totally new. Being a woman in the ’50s is quite different than 2018. Ripley vibe to Tangerine.īesides the novel taking place in Tangier, the year is 1956, which adds plenty of extra layers to the story. I seldom give much credence to author recommendations, having learned a long time ago, that they are mostly meaningless. Then Alice’s husband, John, goes missing, and Alice starts to question everything around her: her relationship with her enigmatic friend, her decision to ever come to Tangier, and her very own state of mind. Tangerine by Christine Mangan is a 2018 Ecco publication. Tangerine is not a book about real people and how they feel or behave but a book about other books, and a few old movies, a concoction of familiar yet also. The author also holds a Masters in Fine Arts from the University of Southern Maine. degree in English from the University College Dublin where the major topic of her thesis focused on 18th-century Gothic literature. Alice Shipley has moved to Tangier with her. Lucy-always fearless and independent-helps Alice emerge from her flat and explore the country.īut soon a familiar feeling starts to overtake Alice-she feels controlled and stifled by Lucy at every turn. Christine Mangan is an author of crime novel famously known for her debut novel Tangerine published in 2018. Tangerine by Christine Mangan is a recommended historical fiction suspense novel set in Tangier, Morocco, in 1956. She has not adjusted to life in Morocco, too afraid to venture out into the bustling medinas and oppressive heat. But there Lucy was, trying to make things right and return to their old rhythms. After the accident at Bennington, the two friends-once inseparable roommates-haven’t spoken in over a year. The last person Alice Shipley expected to see since arriving in Tangier with her new husband was Lucy Mason.