Killing Hour - Couverture souple

Gross, Andrew

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0007296878 ISBN 13 : 9780007296873

Editeur : HarperCollins, 2011

Synopsis

Killing Hour A jaw-dropping thriller from the co-author of five No. 1 James Patterson bestsellers including Judge and Jury and Lifeguard, and the hit thrillers The Blue Zone and Reckless. Full description

A propos du livre

Revue de presse :

“An emotional, frightening study of evil with believable characters and a relentless pace. Readers who wear pacemakers will want to check their batteries before they open the book.” (Kirkus Reviews (starred review))

“Gross’s suspenseful second stand-alone thriller (after The Blue Zone) raises chills and strains credulity in almost equal measure.” (Publishers Weekly)

“A chilling page-turner drawn from the author’s life.” (People)

“An energetic story with brisk action and a personal tale about a family gone awry .. vivid story-telling makes each aspect of EYES WIDE OPEN creepily realistic, including the chilling ending. ” (Miami Herald)

“Gross is a master of 3-dimensional characters... compelling with its intensity.” (abcnews.go.com)

“A good read... an eye-opener... a dramatic story.” (St. Augustine Record)

“A dark psychological thriller that moves at a fast pace... totally engrossing and one book you do not want to pass on.” (Bestsellersworld.com)

“Each and every page of this thriller makes the goosebumps stand up as high as they will go... a superb novel full of fear, chills and mind-games that are truly unforgetable!” (Feathered Quill Book Reviews)

“Gross offers dysfunction galore in this psychological thriller.” (The Oklahoman)

“Gross is a master of 3-D characters....Compelling with its intensity....Gross has written his best book to date.” (Associated Press)

Quatrième de couverture :

A horrible family tragedy that may not be what it seems . . .

A past encounter with an infamous killer turns deadly today . . .

An ordinary man must risk his own family to find the truth.

Jay Erlich's nephew has been found at the bottom of a cliff at Morrow Bay. It's all just a tragic suicide, until secrets from the past begin to rear up again. Did a notorious killer, jailed for many decades, have his hand in this?

Years ago, Jay Erlich's older brother, Charlie, a wayward child of the sixties, set out for California, where he fell under the sway of a charismatic but deeply disturbed cultlike figure. Tragedy ensued and lives were destroyed, but as the decades passed, Charlie married and raised a family and lived a quiet, secluded life under the radar. Yet the demons that nearly destroyed him never completely disappeared.

When Jay heads out west to help his grieving brother, he is pulled back into Charlie's past—and begins to suspect that his nephew's suicide may not have been that at all. With eyes wide open, Jay puts his own life at risk to uncover the truth, a quest that goes beyond the edge of madness and a family haunted by a secret past . . . and into the depths of evil.

Drawing on two real-life experiences from his own past, Gross has crafted a richly personal, yet utterly terrifying tale of two brothers, one successful, one wayward, trying to bridge the gap of what tore them apart.

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: HarperCollins
• Date d'édition: 2011
• ISBN 10: 0007296878
• ISBN 13: 9780007296873
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 528