by JennySiler (Author)
When journalist Kevin Burns gets a call from former schoolmate Carl Greene, he's surprised. They weren't that close at school and the temperature cooled when Carl married Kevin's girl, Lucy. Carl, a scientist, sounds anxious, afraid. They arrange to meet at the baseball game in Denver but Carl never makes it. Someone kills him first. Soon after, Lucy surprises a masked figure prowling Carl's study. Whatever her husband was working on, a lot of people want to get their hands on it. Some are clearly prepared to kill for it - though not the prowler who, it turns out, is a woman with a quite different agenda ...
Format: Paperback
Pages: 256
Edition: New Ed
Publisher: Orion
Published: 01 May 2003
ISBN 10: 0752849662
ISBN 13: 9780752849669
Book Overview: A terrifically vivid and powerful thriller from the highly acclaimed author of EASY MONEY and ICED Both Jenny Siler's previous novels received widespread critical acclaim: 'A major talent is now in place. Welcome to the top table' LITERARY REVIEW 'Haunting and claustrophobic, this is a thriller that chills to the bone' DAILY EXPRESS 'Siler's first novel, EASY MONEY, was an important debut and her second confirms that she is a major talent' INDEPENDENT ON SUNDAY 'A stunning crime debut' DAILY TELEGRAPH 'Once in a blue moon, a new writer speaks up in a voice that gets your attention like a rifle shot. Jenny Siler has that kind of voice: clean, direct and a little dangerous' NEW YORK TIMES