A Killing Night

A Killing Night

by JonathonKing (Author)

Synopsis

Max Freeman has been working more or less officially as a private investigator in South Florida when he gets a call from Detective Sherry Richards, who was once his lover. Three female bartenders have gone missing and Sherry thinks that there may be a serial killer out there working the bars, targeting potential victims. A former cop buddy of Max's called O'Shea has become the prime suspect and Sherry asks Max to check him out. Colin O' Shea has a history of violence, rule-breaking and alcoholism. The man has a reckless side to his character, an angry and unpredictable nature kept just under control. Colin and Max grew up together on the streets of Philadelphia. Both third generation cops, in O' Shea, Max sees a younger, edgier version of himself. Max wants to believe in his innocence, but when it emerges that O' Shea previously dated two of the missing women, he's not so sure. Torn between the evidence and his gut instinct, Max decides to back O' Shea. Could he be taking the side of a killer? As Max delves into O'Shea's past, he finds himself pulled back into some history of his own. Back to Philadelphia, to a rookie cop with a boiling temper and his fingers round the handle of a gun. Who exactly is Max trying to save? Meanwhile, the killer's victims are somewhere out there, waiting at the dark edge of the glades...

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Format: Hardcover
Pages: 320
Publisher: Orion
Published: 09 Jun 2005

ISBN 10: 0752869361
ISBN 13: 9780752869360
Book Overview: THE BLUE EDGE OF MIDNIGHT won the Edgar Award for Best First Novel and was nominated for the Anthony Award THE BLUE EDGE OF MIDNIGHT was a Los Angeles Times bestseller and attracted high praise from top US crime writers and critics: 'A terrific book that begins the run of a great new talent in Jonathon King. He adds new dimensions of depth and substance to the modern crime novel' Michael Connelly 'In SHADOW MEN, Jonathon King captures the intrigue, lyrical beauty, and darkness of the Florida Everglades better than any other writer I know of. His account of corporate greed in the midst of an Edenic paradise is a warning for our times' James Lee Burke

Media Reviews
'a good balance of suspence and atmosphere, and its steady pace makes for effortless reading.' IRELAND ON SUNDAY 'Another absorbing mystery - and arguable his most thrilling to date.' BELFAST TELEGRAPH 'I'm hooked on Mr King's hard-boiled American thrillers in the same way as I'm now addicted to Michael Connelly, Robert Crais and another newcomer Jeff Abbott.' PETERBOROUGH EVENING TELEGRAPH
Author Bio
Jonathon King was a journalist for over twenty years. He covered crime and then became an award-winning news feature writer for the Florida Sun-Sentinel. In 2004 he gave up journalism to write fiction full time. He is married with two children and lives in Florida.