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Michael Marshall
ISBN: 9780007210039
Format: Paperback
Publisher:HarperCollins Publishers
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When ex-LAPD patrol cop Jack Whalen's wife goes missing on a routine business trip to Seattle, his world is shaken. Meanwhile, a ten-year-old girl vanishes from a beach in Oregon after an encounter with a sinister stranger - but it gradually becomes clear that she's very far from defenceless. Searching for answers in the shadowy secrets of a past that still haunts him, Jack discovers that the truth has roots deeper and darker than he ever feared.
Taut, menacing, sinister, gripping, intelligent, action-packed -- everything you could want from a thriller. Jack Whalen was an LAPD patrol cop for twelve years. He left under a cloud and now he's not really sure what he is. One thing he does know is that he loves his wife, Amy. So when she goes missing on a routine business trip to Seattle his world is shaken. Jack sets out to search for her, only to discover that there is something far more mysterious going on than her disappearance. Then Jack is contacted by a childhood acquaintance, Gary Fisher. Fisher, now a lawyer, wants Jack's help in solving a puzzle thrown up by businessman's will. It's a puzzle that involves some unsolved slayings: could there be more to Gary's sudden reappearance in Jack's life than he's letting on? Meanwhile, a ten-year-old girl goes missing after an encounter with a sinister stranger. It gradually becomes clear, however, that she's very far from defenceless! Searching for answers in the dark secrets of a past that still haunts him, Jack discovers that the truth has roots deeper and darker than he ever feared.
| ISBN | 0007210035 | | DEWEY edition | DC22 | | ISBN13 | 9780007210039
(What's this?) | | Pages | 496 | | Publisher | HarperCollins Publishers | | Weight (grammes) | 259 | | Imprint | Harper | | Published in | London | | Format | Paperback | | Height (mm) | 178 | | Publication date | 04 Feb 2008 | | Width (mm) | 111 | | DEWEY | 823.914 | | Academic level | General |
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'A nerve-wracking story, full of twists' New York Times 'A jaw-dropping mystery that makes a hairpin turn on nearly every page' Entertainment Weekly 'A good, taut thriller, with lots of action and a very gripping ending' Guardian 'Devilishly clever ! a tautly crafted page-turner of the highest order ' Bookpage 'Bestseller Marshall outdoes his own high standards with this potent blend of suspense, paranoia and just plain creepiness ! a provocative and supremely intelligent thriller' Publishers Weekly 'Sinister' Mirror 'Marshall ratchets up the paranoia' New York Daily News 'Captures a sense of the menacing inevitable' Time Out 'Subtle, satisfying -- and really scary ' Kirkus Reviews Praise for Michael Marshall: 'A definite page-turner -- and a terrifying discourse on the nature of human evil and the darkness among us ! this is as fierce as thriller writing can get.' Guardian 'Brilliantly written and scary as hell. Be the first on your block to stay up all night with this one; it's a masterpiece, reminding us that even paranoids really do have enemies.' Stephen King 'The taut pace, crisp style and ever-present sense of menace are those of a top-drawer thriller.' Telegraph 'Marshall is a cracker at writing tense, rich scenes.' Observer  Be the first to write a customer review
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