--- title: "2 David J. Bell Quotes" description: "California politician and mayor... | David J. Bell is an American writer and university professor of English. His most recent novel is She's Gone, his ..." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/07e/david-j-bell-106560_beach-read_taut-intelligent-and-intense-suspense-th_1802211.jpg" --- # David J. Bell (1944–2006) **2** quotes in **12** categories Rate this collection: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ No ratings yet California politician and mayor... \| David J. Bell is an American writer and university professor of English. His most recent novel is She's Gone, his first young adult novel and a New York Times bestseller. Bell's next adult novel, Try Not To Breathe, will be published in June 2023. ## Quick Facts About David J. Bell Born May 1, 1944 Died June 29, 2006 ## Quotes by David J. Bell > [“Taut, intelligent, and intense suspense that is deeply human.”—Mark Greaney, New York Times Bestselling Author of Gunmetal Gray “Exciting and well-layered…David Bell…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-j-bell/taut-intelligent-and-intense-suspense-that-is-deeply-human-mark/) David J. Bell [Beach-read](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/beach-read/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/07e/david-j-bell-106560_beach-read_taut-intelligent-and-intense-suspense-th_1802211.jpg) > [“Decadence is an elusive concept, resistant to concise definition. In the broadest sense one might explain it as a delight in or…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-j-bell/decadence-is-an-elusive-concept-resistant-to-concise-definition-in/) David J. Bell [Decadence](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/decadence/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/364/david-j-bell-106560_decadence_decadence-is-an-elusive-concept-resistan_2968900.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-j-bell/#itemlist", "name": "David J. Bell Quotes", "numberOfItems": 2, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“Taut, intelligent, and intense suspense that is deeply human.”—Mark Greaney, New York Times Bestselling Author of Gunmetal Gray “Exciting and well-layered…David Bell is a master storyteller with a sure hand at crafting characters you feel for and stories you relish.”—Allen Eskens, USA Today Bestselling Author of The Life We Bury “A tense and twisty suspense novel about the dark secrets that lie buried within a community and a father who can save his daughter only by uncovering them. Will leave parents wondering just how well they truly know their children.”—Hester Young, author of The Gates of Evangeline and The Shimmering Road “A gripping, immersive tour-de-force full of twists and turns. BRING HER HOME kept me flipping the pages late into the night. Don’t expect to sleep until you’ve finished reading this book. I could not put it down!”—A. J. Banner, bestselling author of The Good Neighbor and The Twilight Wife “In David Bell’s riveting BRING HER HOME, the unthinkable is only the beginning. From there, the story races through stunning twists all the way to its revelation, without letting its heart fall away in the action. Intense, emotional, and deeply satisfying. This one will keep you up late into the night. Don't miss it!”—Jamie Mason, author of Three Graves Full and Monday’s Lie “Spellbinding and pulse-raising, BRING HER HOME hooked me from the first sentence and surprised me until the final pages. Sharply written and richly observed, this book is about the secrets we keep, the mysteries that keep us, and the lengths a father will go to for the daughter he loves. David Bell is a masterful storyteller who has perfected the art of suspense in BRING HER HOME.”—Sarah Domet, author of The Guineveres”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "David J. 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