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
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