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Sweetheart (Gretchen Lowell 2)

Sweetheart (Gretchen Lowell 2)

by Chelsea Cain (Author)

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    Hardcover 2008

    $3.27

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    Paperback 2008

    $3.27
Synopsis

'Turn yourself in,' Archie said. He pressed the fingers of one hand into his right temple, trying to slow the pulse of blood that beat against his skin. Susan was taking notes, recording everything. He didn't care. 'I'll do anything you want,' he said. 'You know what I want.' She let that linger in the air between them. 'Tell me,' he said. 'I want you,' Gretchen said. 'I've always wanted you.' Investigative journalist Susan Ward is about to print the story of her career proving long-rumoured allegations about a respected senator's affair with a young girl. But the day before her story is published, the senator is killed in a car crash. Detective Archie Sheridan is trying to rebuild a life with his family. But he remains haunted by beautiful, ruthless serial killer Gretchen Lowell the woman who tortured him then saved his life. Now she is safely behind bars, Archie is determined to stay away from her. And when a mysterious child leads him to two bodies in Forest Park, Archie must focus his attention on the case. But then the unthinkable happens: Gretchen escapes. The only thing this gorgeous psychopath cares about is Archie and with her on the loose, everyone he loves has become a target ...

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Format: Hardcover
 Pages: 368
 Edition: Main Market
 Publisher: Macmillan
Published: 18 Jul 2008
ISBN 10: 0230015905
ISBN 13: 9780230015906

Media Reviews
Praise for Heartsick and Chelsea Cain
A dizzying novel. Lurid and suspenseful with well-drawn characters, plenty of grisly surprises and tart dialogue, it delivers.
-- The New York Times Book Review
Highly flawed but intelligent characters, a unique killer and a setting that complements a grizzly story line make this a novel mystery lovers can't afford to miss.
-- USA Today
In her dynamite first thriller, Cain introduces one of the most seductive and original psychopaths since Hannibal Lecter.
-- Entertainment Weekly
Heartsick is worth all the hype... brilliant.
-- New York Post
A vivid literary style lifts this well above the usual run of suspense novels.... Outstanding.
-- Publishers Weekly (starred review)
With Gretchen Lowell, Chelsea Cain gives us the most compelling, most original serial killer since Hannibal Lecter.
--Chuck Palahniuk
Heartsick has it all: a tortured cop, a fearless and quirky heroine, and what may be the creepiest serial killer ever created. This is an addictive read!
--Tess Gerritsen
From Publishers Weekly
Starred Review, In Cain's superb follow-up to Heartsick, damaged detective Archie Sheridan is back home in Portland, Ore., trying to resume a normal life. Archie's ties to serial killer Gretchen Lowell still run deep, even if he's stopped their weekly visits in prison. Meanwhile, reporter Susan Ward is finishing an article accusing a beloved U.S. senator of seducing his children's 14-year-old babysitter a decade earlier. When three bodies are discovered in a local park where Archie's team found Gretchen's first victim 12 years earlier Archie worries another serial killer is at large. After the senator's unexpected death, Susan discovers links between the sex scandal and the bodies in the park. When Gretchen escapes from prison, Archie knows he's the only one who can stop her from killing. In Cain's capable hands, Gretchen is both a monster and the only person who truly understands Archie's pain. With its brisk pacing, carefully metered violence and tortured hero, Cain's sophomore effort will leave readers desperate for more. (Sept.)
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Praise for Heartsick and Chelsea Cain
A dizzying novel. Lurid and suspenseful with well-drawn characters, plenty of grisly surprises and tart dialogue, it delivers.
-- The New York Times Book Review
Highly flawed but intelligent characters, a unique killer and a setting that complements a grizzly story line make this a novel mystery lovers can't afford to miss.
-- USA Today
In her dynamite first thriller, Cain introduces one of the most seductive and original psychopaths since HannibalLecter.
-- Entertainment Weekly
Heartsick is worth all the hype... brilliant.
-- New York Post
A vivid literary style lifts this well above the usual run of suspense novels.... Outstanding.
-- Publishers Weekly (starred review)
With Gretchen Lowell, Chelsea Cain gives us the most compelling, most original serial killer since Hannibal Lecter.
--Chuck Palahniuk
Heartsick has it all: a tortured cop, a fearless and quirky heroine, and what may be the creepiest serial killer ever created. This is an addictive read!
--Tess Gerritsen
Author Bio
CHELSEA CAIN'S first four novels featuring Archie Sheridan have all been New York Times bestsellers. The first two, Heartsick and Sweetheart, were listed in Stephen King's Top Ten Books of the Year in Entertainment Weekly. Also the author of Confessions of a Teen Sleuth, a parody based on the life of Nancy Drew, and several nonfiction titles, she was born in Iowa, raised in Bellingham, Washington, and now lives with her family in Portland, Oregon.