Nothing Can Hurt You

By: Nicola Maye Goldberg

Narrated by: Kate Handford, Lance Fuller, Jennifer Woodward, Laurence Bouvard, Patricia Rodriguez, Deborah McBride, Lexie McDougall, Madeleine Rose

Bloomsbury presents Nothing Can Hurt You by Nicola Maye Goldberg, read by Deborah McBride, Jennifer Woodward, Kate Handford, Lance C Fuller, Laurence Bouvard, Lexie McDougall, Madeleine Rose and Patricia Rodriguez.

'Gripping, sharp and sultry' PANDORA SYKES

'Superbly unsettling' GUARDIAN

‘A gothic Olive Kitteridge mixed with Gillian Flynn’ VOGUE

On a cold day in 1997, student Sara Morgan was killed in the woods surrounding her liberal arts college in upstate New York. When suspicion falls on the person closest to her – her boyfriend, Blake – the case comes to haunt the friends, family and acquaintances of the couple in strange and unexpected ways. Some look for answers, while others are set on retribution; from the young woman who discovers the body to Sara’s half-sister who, years later, seeks out her own form of justice.

A propulsive, taut tale of obsession and voyeurism, Nothing Can Hurt You pieces together a chorus of unforgettable voices to explore the far-reaching consequences of one single act of violence.©2020 Nicola Maye Goldberg (P)2020 Bloomsbury Publishing Plc

Critic reviews

Captivating, serpentine and affecting, Nicola Maye Goldberg’s Nothing Can Hurt You subverts the tropes of the “dead girl” genre in ways that impart its female characters with a dark majesty and mystery all their own (Megan Abbott)

A superbly unsettling account of the aftermath of a murder ... For a perceptive and moving account of people trying to process a senseless act, look no further (Books of the Month)

I read this in one sitting. Fascinating and unique (Bella Mackie, author of 'Jog On')

I can't think of another book with such unique storytelling ... So adept and intricate I devoured it in two sittings, then went back to revisit all the subtle character links (Nina Pottell)

Fascinating, intimate and clever; it reminded me of Three Women. Reading it was like playing with Russian dolls, but in reverse (Tomasz Jedrowski, author of 'Swimming in the Dark')

I read the first page and couldn’t stop. So original (Julie Mayhew, author of 'Impossible Causes')

Tender, brutal, beautiful. This book haunts me (Kirsty Logan, author of 'The Gracekeepers')

A melancholy thing about the stories and images and people that haunt, rather than another post-mortem on a pretty dead girl. I loved it (Hayley Campbell)

Nothing Can Hurt You is smart and human and true, simultaneously frightening and tender. Goldberg has written a gripping and tremendously searing book, one that will stay with me for a long time in ways I can't yet entirely imagine (Leslie Jamison)

A different kind of crime novel: instead of trying to spot the killer we strive to make sense of something so needless and tragic. A powerful depiction of loss and a thoughtful meditation on violence (Alex Pavesi, author of 'Eight Detectives')