Kisscut: A Novel - Couverture rigide

Slaughter, Karin

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0688174590 ISBN 13 : 9780688174590

Editeur : William Morrow, 2002

Synopsis

Book by Slaughter Karin

A propos du livre

Quatrième de couverture :

'With Blindsighted, Karin Slaughter left a great many thriller writers looking anxiously over their shoulders. WIth Kisscut, she leaves most of them behind' John Connolly

When a teenage quarrel in the small town of Heartsdale explodes into a deadly shoot-out, Sara Linton - paediatrician and medical examiner - finds herself entangled in a horrific tragedy. And what seems at first to be a terrible but individual catastrophe proves to have wider implications when the autopsy reveals evidence of long-term abuse and ritualistic self-mutilation.

Sara and police chief Jeffrey Tolliver start to investigate, but the children surrounding the victim close ranks. The families turn their backs. Then a young girl is abducted, and it becomes clear that the first death is linked to an even more brutal crime. And unless Sara and Jeffrey can uncover the deadly secrets the children hide, it's going to happen again ...

'Slaughter's plotting is relentless, pilling on the surprises and twists ... [Kisscut] should come with a psychological health warning' Guardian

'Fast-paced and unsettling ... A compelling and fluid read' Daily Telegraph

'A complex and confident thriller in which character goes deep' Daily Mirror

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Présentation de l'éditeur :

Saturday night dates at the skating rink have been a tradition in the small southern town of Heartsdale for as long as anyone can remember, but when a teenage quarrel explodes into a deadly shoot-out, Sara Linton -- the town's pediatrician and medical examiner -- finds herself entangled in a terrible tragedy.

What seemed at first to be a horrific but individual catastrophe proves to have wider implications. The autopsy reveals evidence of long-term abuse, of ritualistic self -mutilation, but when Sara and police chief Jeffrey Tolliver start to investigate, they are frustrated at every turn.

The children surrounding the victim close ranks. The families turn their backs. Then a young girl is abducted, and it becomes clear that the first death is linked to an even more brutal crime, one far more shocking than anyone could have imagined. Meanwhile, detective Lena Adams, still recovering from her sister's death and her own brutal attack, finds herself drawn to a young man who might hold the answers. But unless Lena, Sara, and Jeffrey can uncover the deadly secrets the children hide, it's going to happen again...

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: William Morrow
• Date d'édition: 2002
• ISBN 10: 0688174590
• ISBN 13: 9780688174590
• Reliure: Relié
• Numéro d'édition: 1
• Nombre de pages: 352