The Lock Artist - Couverture rigide

Hamilton, Steve

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0312380429 ISBN 13 : 9780312380427

Editeur : Minotaur Books, 2010

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur :

Michael hit the headlines once before, a seven-year-old kid the papers called The Miracle Boy on account of how he survived the terrible incident that took his parents. But although his escape was miraculous, it left him unable to speak. Taunted as a freak, school becomes a fresh nightmare, until Michael discovers he has a special talent that makes people sit up and take notice: he can open locks. But a teenage prank burglarizing the house of a rival school's quarterback lands him in hot water, and despite his best intentions, Michael soon finds himself on a downward slope that ends with expert instruction on how to open safes. And unless he agrees to put his newfound skills to use, the mob are going to kill the father of the girl he now loves. So begins an extraordinary life of crime - at once terrifying and exhilarating - while all the while, Michael plots how to turn the tables on his employer, win back Amelia, and find the key to unlocking his traumatic childhood memories.

Revue de presse :

'Never has a narrator been more eloquent, more heart breaking and more moving - and all without speaking a word... An utterly absorbing tale.9/10' (PETERBOROUGH EVENING TELEGRAPH )

'The talent that Steve Hamilton has developed over the course of the Alex McKnight series is in full bloom here in this daring and deeply satisfying novel.' (REVIEWING THE EVIDENCE )

'This reluctant safecracker is one of the most attractive, original and complete protagonists I've encountered in a lond while, in one of the most consistenly enjoyable and moving novels of the year.' (MORNING STAR )

'Steve Hamilton knows how to build tension - it is slow, but inexorable. The reader is given an indication of how things will shape up from the outset, but this in no way spoils the narrative - the sequence of events is compelling. (LEICESTERSHIRE LIFE ) --Morning Star

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Minotaur Books
• Date d'édition: 2010
• ISBN 10: 0312380429
• ISBN 13: 9780312380427
• Reliure: Relié
• Numéro d'édition: 1
• Nombre de pages: 304