bAN APPLE BEST BOOK OF FEBRUARY p It is almost impossible to find the words for a truly original novel such as iBad Habitsi, a primal scream of a book that could be written only by this author at this time. Amy Gentry is in utter control of this anaconda of a story as it twists, squeezes and lashes out at the reader. And all the reader can do is stare helplessly back, mesmerized. In case it's not clear, I loved it. br --Laura Lippman, iNew York Timesi bestselling author of iThe Sunburni and iLady of the Lakei p A whip-smart psychological thriller from the author of bibGood as Gonebib a bibNew York Timesbib Notable Book, in which a grad student becomes embroiled in a deadly rivalry that changes her into someone unrecognizable to her struggling family, her ambitious academic friends, and even herselfb p Claire Mac Woods--a professor enjoying her newfound hotshot status at an academic conference--finally has the acceptance and admiration she has long craved. But at the conference's hotel