by Lisa Gardner (Author)
For ex-FBI profiler Pierce Quincy, it's the beginning of his worst nightmare: a car abandoned on a desolate stretch of Oregon highway, engine running, purse on the driver's seat. And his estranged wife, Rainie Conner, gone, leaving no clue to her fate. Did one of the ghosts from her troubled past finally catch up with Rainie? Or could her disappearance be the result of one of the cases they'd been working - a particularly vicious double homicide or the possible abuse of a deeply disturbed child Rainie took too close to heart? Together with his daughter, FBI agent Kimberly Quincy, Pierce is battling the local authorities, racing against time and frantically searching for answers to all the questions he's been afraid to ask. One man knows what happened that night. Adopting the moniker from an eighty-year old murder, he has already contacted the press. His terms are clear: he wants money, he wants power, he wants celebrity. And if he doesn't get what he wants, Rainie will be gone for good.As the clock winds down on a terrifying deadline, Pierce plunges headlong into the most desperate hunt of his life, into the shattering search for a killer, a lethal truth, and for the love of his life who may forever be gone.
Format: Paperback
Pages: 384
Edition: Open Market Ed
Publisher: Orion
Published: 03 Aug 2006
ISBN 10: 0752880780
ISBN 13: 9780752880785
Book Overview: Stunning novel from the bestselling author of ALONE. With ALONE, Lisa Gardner moved into the major league of thriller writers. She has received excellent reviews: 'This is a terrific psychological thriller - and another novel with a clever final twist to send the reader away happy' Observer. 'Ingenious, inventive ... Lisa Gardner delivers strong, sexy fiction' Literary Review. 'Gardner has written a fine novel full of twists and it could go all the way for her' Independent on Sunday. 'This fast-moving thriller ... makes her a match for many of her best-selling male compatriots' Telegraph. 'A high-octane, nerve-jangling tale of suspense' Harlan Coben. 'An unforgettably evil villain and a throat-gripping climax ... a real page turner!' Tess Gerritsen.