5/10/2023 0 Comments Bonfire ritterAs a teen, Abby was the target of a mean-girls clique that constantly and, at times, sadistically, bullied her. Since then, her only contact with the town has been her sporadic calls to her abusive, reclusive father. One could easily see Ritter playing the part of her heroine, Chicago lawyer Abby Williams, whose return to Barrens, Ind., brings back the bad memories and fears she had growing up there.Ībby left Barrens a decade ago, right after high school graduation. As an actress, Krysten Ritter has been building a solid career playing characters on the edge - the doomed Jane in “Breaking Bad,” the lead in “Don’t Trust the B- in Apartment 23” and especially her role in “Jessica Jones” and the same role in “The Defenders.”Īs an author, Ritter brings that same unconventional, edgy approach to her engrossing suspense novel, “Bonfire.” Deliciously moody with a noirish undertone, “Bonfire” ignites a first-rate mystery resplendent with shadowy scenery, a tight plot and a lead character who is both fragile and strong.
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