Shot

Shot

by JennySiler (Author)

Synopsis

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 ...

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 256
Publisher: Orion
Published: 17 Oct 2002

ISBN 10: 0752853287
ISBN 13: 9780752853284
Book Overview: Third novel by a wonderful new talent among hardboiled American thriller writers EASY MONEY and ICED both received rapturous reviews: 'A dark star is born' Val McDermid; 'Siler takes the reader for a seriously fast and scary ride. You'll end up checking your reading chair for a seatbelt' Ian Rankin; 'Unrelenting pace ... complex, rugged and entertaining' Guardian; 'A major talent ... violent, scary and cold as a Montana winter' Independent on Sunday

Media Reviews
'This is hard as nails writing, and delivers big style when corruption and murder collide in Denver... Siler is hotter than a two dollar pistol. Don't miss this one.' MARK TIMLIN, THE INDEPENDENT ON SUNDAY 'Gripping and skilfully composed thriller.' LITERARY REVIEW 'a first rate thriller writer' TIME OUT 'This fast paced thriller moves swiftly with terrifying scene after scene.' GOOD BOOK GUIDE
Author Bio
Jenny Siler grew up in Missoula, Montana. She has travelled widely and worked her way around the world, starting as a prep-cook in a men's soup kitchen, through working in a fish cannery in Alaska, to being a nude sketch model in Germany. Her work, she says, has defined her and her writing. Recently she married, and returned to her roots in Montana.