by JonathonKing (Author)
Max Freeman's old life ended on a night that will haunt him for ever. The night he killed a twelve-year-old child in self-defence in a Philadelphia shootout. The night he stopped being a cop. Now he lives a solitary existence on the edge of the Florida Everglades. Then he finds the corpse of a child beside an ancient river, and Freeman's past explodes into the present. He is thrust into the centre of the search for a serial killer, distrusted as an outsider by the long-time residents of the Glades and considered a suspect by the police. And when another child goes missing, all eyes turn to Freeman, and the ex-cop, driven by his old habits and the memories of that long-ago Philadelphia midnight, knows that he has no choice but to hunt down the murderer himself.
Format: Paperback
Pages: 288
Edition: New edition
Publisher: Orion
Published: 05 Jun 2003
ISBN 10: 0752849670
ISBN 13: 9780752849676
Book Overview: With a powerful sense of place and a strong central character, THE BLUE EDGE OF MIDNIGHT heralds the start of a terrific new talent in crime writing Winner of the Edgar Award for Best First Novel 'THE BLUE EDGE OF MIDNIGHTis a terrific book that begins the run of a great new talent in Jonathon King. From start to finish it is full of true character and jagged surprises. King adds new dimensions of depth and substance to the modern crime novel' Michael Connelly 'The strange, haunting Florida Everglades are the setting for this taut thriller by first-time writer Jonathon King ... He is a crime writer to watch and his story is a real sizzler, guaranteed to keep you hooked to the last page' New Books Magazine 'A remarkable debut. Whether taking us to the dark corners of the Everglades or the hard streets of Philadelphia, King's writing is gritty, vivid, and suspenseful. Jonathon King is a natural storyteller, and THE BLUE EDGE OF MIDNIGHTis the beginning of an exciting new series' Harlan Coben