Kisscut: Grant County Series, Book 2: 02 - Softcover

Slaughter, Karin

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0099553066 ISBN 13: 9780099553069

Verlag: Arrow, 2011

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The second Grant County novel, from the No. 1 Bestseller. When a teenage quarrel in the small town of Heartsdale explodes into a deadly shoot-out, Sara Linton - paediatrician and medical examiner - finds herself entangled in a horrific tragedy., And what seems at first to be a terrible but individual catastrophe proves to have wider implications when the autopsy reveals evidence of long-term abuse and ritualistic self-mutilation. Sara and police chief Jeffrey Tolliver start to investigate, but the children surrounding the victim close ranks. The families turn their backs., Then a young girl is abducted, and it becomes clear that the first death is linked to an even more brutal crime. And unless Sara and Jeffrey can uncover the deadly secrets the children hide, it's going to happen again...

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Críticas:

"A great read ... crime fiction at its finest" (Michael Connelly)

"A complex and confident thriller in which character goes deep" (Daily Mirror)

"With Blindsighted, Karin Slaughter left a great many thriller writers looking anxiously over their shoulders. With Kisscut, she leaves most of them behind" (John Connolly)

"Slaughter's plotting is relentless, piling on surprises and twists ... [Kisscut] should come with a psychological health warning" (Guardian)

"Fast-paced and unsettling ... A compelling and fluid read" (Daily Telegraph)

Contraportada:

'With Blindsighted, Karin Slaughter left a great many thriller writers looking anxiously over their shoulders. WIth Kisscut, she leaves most of them behind' John Connolly

When a teenage quarrel in the small town of Heartsdale explodes into a deadly shoot-out, Sara Linton - paediatrician and medical examiner - finds herself entangled in a horrific tragedy. And what seems at first to be a terrible but individual catastrophe proves to have wider implications when the autopsy reveals evidence of long-term abuse and ritualistic self-mutilation.

Sara and police chief Jeffrey Tolliver start to investigate, but the children surrounding the victim close ranks. The families turn their backs. Then a young girl is abducted, and it becomes clear that the first death is linked to an even more brutal crime. And unless Sara and Jeffrey can uncover the deadly secrets the children hide, it's going to happen again ...

'Slaughter's plotting is relentless, pilling on the surprises and twists ... [Kisscut] should come with a psychological health warning' Guardian

'Fast-paced and unsettling ... A compelling and fluid read' Daily Telegraph

'A complex and confident thriller in which character goes deep' Daily Mirror

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• Verlag: Arrow
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2011
• ISBN 10: 0099553066
• ISBN 13: 9780099553069
• Einband: Tapa blanda
• Anzahl der Seiten: 448