Undertow - Couverture rigide

Grant-Adamson, Lesley

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0340748079 ISBN 13 : 9780340748077

Editeur : Hodder & Stoughton Ltd, 1999

A propos du livre

Revue de presse :

The atmosphere of menace builds to a terrifyingly believable climax...well-crafted, low-key and very scary (Cosmopolitan (THE GIRL IN THE CASE))

Generic reviews
'One of the classiest thriller writers around' Sunday Times
'The British writer who has set new standards in crime writing' London Evening Standard
'She is turning the genre into an art form' Cosmopolitan
'With finely crafted plots and colourful characterisation, Lesley Grant-Adamson has brought the detective novel into the Eighties. Gossip columnist Rain Morgan of the Daily Post is her latter-day Miss Marple, lending style, glamour and a hint of romance to the books.' Times Educational Supplement
'She knows how to create an atmosphere of unease and incipient horror' PD James
'She succeeds in finding new avenues among the well-trodden paths of the crime story' The Independent
'Her pace never flags. Her novels are constantly diverting' The Times Literary Supplement
'Her work has shades of John Buchan, even Domford Yates. Her stories rattle along' Daily Telegraph
'Grant-Adamson excels at creating a sinister atmosphere and she can take the simplest of plots and produce a dramatic climax' Sunday Telegraph
'Lesley Grant-Adamson can conjure up a sense of everyday reality tinged with frightening potential more deftly than anybody else in the business' Hampstead and Highgate Express
'She has a talent for poking her finger through the barrier between the everyday world and sheer horror' The Times
'The thriller queen' Ms London
'An outstanding writer' Woman
'Few are as adept as Grant-Adamson at keeping the readers on the edge of their seats' Yorkshire Post
'Grant-Adamson is certainly among the top crime writers of our younger generation' Marcel Berlins, The Times
'Anyone who enjoys thrillers will not be disappointed by Lesley Grant-Adamson's masterly novels.' Cosmopolitan
'Lesley Grant-Adamson is a crime writer who doesn't steer clear of life's rough edges. Her crime novels are not set in a fantasy world of clean corpses and rational motives' William Leith, Sunday Telegraph
'Her insights into the causes of criminal behaviour coupled with her elegant yet menacing prose, mark Lesley Grant-Adamson out as one of the most remarkable crime writing talents of her generation; one senses too, that for all her achievements so far, the best is probably yet to come.' Martin Edwards, Twentieth Century Crime and Mystery Writers

Grant-Adamson excels at creating a sinister atmosphere and she can take the simplest of plots and produce a dramatic climax (Sunday Telegraph (THE GIRL IN THE CASE))

Reviews of individual titles
The following titles were published by Faber and Faber:
Patterns in the Dust
'Excellent mood of lurking evil beneath the placidity of English village life' Marcel Berlins, The Times
'I wish all authors would write them as urbanely as Lesley Grant-Adamson does' Christopher Pym, Punch
'Murder and motives are believable, as is the horror of being trapped with a killer. I believed and enjoyed it.' Daily Telegraph
'Written with cinematic clarity, Patterns in the Dust combines an unpredictable and exciting plot with a colourful array of charismatic characters.' Times Educational Supplement
'Good stylish story, a fast moving plot in an enjoyable setting.... a writer with a keen eye for character' Mail on Sunday
'Tense, quietly sinister' Country Living
'A well crafted tale' Sunday Express

THE FACE TO DEATH
'A superb psychological thriller' She
'The gradual disintegration of the facade and the woman's growing realization of the truth are handled with tension and intelligence' The Times
'She sustains a tense sense of something nasty' City Limits
Even better than PATTERNS IN THE DUST' Daily Telegraph
'This psychological drama of horror on a housing estate is an appealing successor to the author's first thriller' Mail on Sunday
'A chilling psychological thriller' Weekend
'A very creepy crime story indeed, full of interesting characters and situations' Manchester Evening News
'The pace never flags' - Times Literary Supplement
'Like PATTERNS IN THE DUST it would adapt brilliantly for the screen. It has the kind of macabre appeal of the more sensational stories in the tabloid press.' Times Educational Supplement
'A chilling experience for the reaGeneric reviews
'One of the classiest thriller writers around' Sunday Times
'The British writer who has set new standards in crime writing' London Evening Standard
'She is turning the genre into an art form' Cosmopolitan
'With finely crafted plots and colourful characterisation, Lesley Grant-Adamson has brought the detective novel into the Eighties. Gossip columnist Rain Morgan of the Daily Post is her latter-day Miss Marple, lending style, glamour and a hint of romance to the books.' Times Educational Supplement
'She knows how to create an atmosphere of unease and incipient horror' PD James
'She succeeds in finding new avenues among the well-trodden paths of the crime story' The Independent
'Her pace never flags. Her novels are constantly diverting' The Times Literary Supplement
'Her work has shades of John Buchan, even Domford Yates. Her stories rattle along' Daily Telegraph
'Grant-Adamson excels at creating a sinister atmosphere and she can take the simplest of plots and produce a dramatic climax' Sunday Telegraph
'Lesley Grant-Adamson can conjure up a sense of everyday reality tinged with frightening potential more deftly than anybody else in the business' Hampstead and Highgate Express
'She has a talent for poking her finger through the barrier between the everyday world and sheer horror' The Times
'The thriller queen' Ms London
'An outstanding writer' Woman
'Few are as adept as Grant-Adamson at keeping the readers on the edge of their seats' Yorkshire Post
'Grant-Adamson is certainly among the top crime writers of our younger generation' Marcel Berlins, The Times
'Anyone who enjoys thrillers will not be disappointed by Lesley Grant-Adamson's masterly novels.' Cosmopolitan
'Lesley Grant-Adamson is a crime writer who doesn't steer clear of life's rough edges. Her crime novels are not set in a fantasy world of clean corpses and rational motives' William Leith, Sunday Telegraph
'Her insights into the causes of criminal behaviour coupled with her elegant yet menacing prose, mark Lesley Grant-Adamson out as one of the most remarkable crime writing talents of her generation; one senses too, that for all her achievements so far, the best is probably yet to come.' Martin Edwards, Twentieth Century Crime and Mystery Writers

Convincing psychological insight and a high frisson count (Marcel Berlins, The Sunday Times (EVIL ACTS))

She knows how to create an atmosphere of unease and incipient horror (P D James (PATTERNS IN THE DUST))

THE FACE TO DEATH
'A superb psychological thriller' She
'The gradual disintegration of the facade and the woman's growing realization of the truth are handled with tension and intelligence' The Times
'She sustains a tense sense of something nasty' City Limits
Even better than PATTERNS IN THE DUST' Daily Telegraph
'This psychological drama of horror on a housing estate is an appealing successor to the author's first thriller' Mail on Sunday
'A chilling psychological thriller' Weekend
'A very creepy crime story indeed, full of interesting characters and situations' Manchester Evening News
'The pace never flags' - Times Literary Supplement
'Like PATTERNS IN THE DUST it would adapt brilliantly for the screen. It has the kind of macabre appeal of the more sensational stories in the tabloid press.' Times Educational Supplement
'A chilling experience for the reaGeneric reviews
'One of the classiest thriller writers around' Sunday Times
'The British writer who has set new standards in crime writing' London Evening Standard
'She is turning the genre into an art form' Cosmopolitan
'With finely crafted plots and colourful characterisation, Lesley Grant-Adamson has brought the detective novel into the Eighties. Gossip columnist Rain Morgan of the Daily Post is her latter-day Miss Marple, lending style, glamour and a hint of romance to the books.' Times Educational Supplement

Présentation de l'éditeur :

Alice tells herself that Stark Point is quaint and charming - just the place to revive her relationship with boyfriend Charles. But deep in her heart, she knows he hates the bleak Somerset Levels which fascinate her so much. But things change dramatically when her not-quite-divorced husband turns up and drags her into the forty-year-old mystery of the disappearance of a local couple. Suddenly Alice finds herself the sole defender of Joe Keenthorne, shunned because the whole rural community thinks he got away with murder all those years ago. Then someone starts to vandalize her picture-perfect cottage . . .

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Hodder & Stoughton Ltd
• Date d'édition: 1999
• ISBN 10: 0340748079
• ISBN 13: 9780340748077
• Reliure: Relié
• Numéro d'édition: 1
• Nombre de pages: 320