Storm - Couverture souple

Starling, Boris

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0006512054 ISBN 13 : 9780006512059

Editeur : HarperCollins Publishers Ltd, 2000

Synopsis

Elemental rage, bloody Greek myth, man's greed and capacity for cruelty, the insane imaginings of a killer, all intermingle in this stunning new thriller from the bestselling author of Messiah to create a novel of stunning ferocity. A storm-tossed crossing on the North Sea; a catastrophic ferry accident; hundreds dead. Detective Chief Inspector Kate Beauchamp is one of the survivors but her ferocious fight to stay alive brings with it a high cost: a burden of guilt that she should live while some of her friends died; a terror of water; a frozen inner core that never seems to melt. When the body of a young female journalist is found in Aberdeen soon after the disaster, Kate insists on conducting the investigation -- partly to exorcize her own demons, partly because she feels a strange affinity with the victim. The killing is peculiarly brutal and the murderer has left a unique calling card: attached to the woman's neck is a poisonous snake. Into this emotional cauldron steps the last man on earth Kate wants to see -- her estranged father, Frank, in Aberdeen to conduct the marine inquiry into the sinking. Was the disaster the result of a bomb, as claimed by the ferry-line's chairman, or is he trying to hide something? In a sweltering heatwave, Kate and Frank conduct their highly pressured investigations. But for both of them, danger is approaching fast -- a vortex of violence which will sweep them up and endanger their very lives.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Boris Starling graduated with a First from Cambridge and went on to be a journalist before turning to fiction writing full-time. An avid triathelete, Boris was the youngest ever participant to reach the semi-finals of Mastermind. He lives in London.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: HarperCollins Publishers Ltd
• Date d'édition: 2000
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0006512054
• ISBN 13: 9780006512059
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 480
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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