by TamiHoag (Author)
Deer Lake is a small Minnesota town where people know their neighbours and crime is something that happens on the evening news. But the illusion of safety is shattered when eight-year-old Josh Kirkwood disappears. All the police find is his duffel bag with a note stuffed inside, 'Ignorance is not innocence but SIN'. With each passing hour the search for Josh takes on a more ominous intensity. For Megan O'Malley, the new regional officer of the state criminal investigative unit, it is a test of whether she can cut it in the all-male world of local cops. And for police chief Mitch Holt, it is a frightening reminder of the big city crime that devastated his life before he fled to Deer Lake ...
Format: Paperback
Pages: 576
Edition: New e.
Publisher: Orion
Published: 07 Oct 1996
ISBN 10: 0752803530
ISBN 13: 9780752803531
Book Overview: Reissued in the stunning new cover style behind Dead Sky Tami Hoag is the author of seven consecutive NEW YORK TIMES top 10 bestsellers Tami Hoag has won numerous awards for her writing, including a Lifetime Achievement Award, and received excellent reviews for all her novels: 'A taut, intelligent thriller, which is genuinely scary, with a strong sense of place' SUNDAY TIMES 'Confirms that she can turn out a police procedural as gritty, grimy and engrossing as the best of them ... the quality of the writing make [it] a standout novel' OBSERVER 'Tami Hoag demonstrates just why she has become one of the hottest names in the suspense game... bottom line: leaves the competition in the dust' PEOPLE 'Hoag has the bestselling writer's way with a punchy sentence, and keeps the surprises coming right up to the very last page' THE TIMES