Murder Book (eBook)

Thomas Perry (Autor)

eBook Download: EPUB

2023
278 Seiten
Penzler Publishers (Verlag)
978-1-61316-387-0 (ISBN)

Infos

A Macavity Award NomineeAn ex-cop takes on a widespread criminal organization targeting Midwestern towns in this "e;master class in the craft of suspense"e; (New York Times) from the author of The Old Man.When a sudden crime wave hits several small midwestern towns, the U.S. Attorney for the region calls on Harry Duncan to investigate. An ex-cop known for his unorthodox methods, Duncan is reluctant to go up against a widespread criminal organizationbut the attorney in question is Ellen Leicester, the wife who left him fifteen years earlier, and to her, he cant say no.Initially brought in as a consultant to determine if the racketeering is severe enough to require an all-out investigation by the FBI, Duncan quickly finds himself in conflict with a syndicate far more violent than first suspected. As the investigation develops, he begins compiling a murder book, the notebook in which a detective keeps records, interviews, photoseverything he needs to build his case. But his scrutiny of the gang soon makes Duncan a target. And Ellen, too.A thrilling and suspenseful tour of crime-addled midwestern towns, Murder Book is signature Thomas Perry, with characters you wont soon forget, crisply-described action sequences, and breathlessly-tense plotting that will keep you racing through the pages.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 17.1.2023
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Literatur
• Schlagworte: action • Breakup • CIA • crime syndicate • Death • FBI • former lovers • Gangster • investigation • Midwest • private investigator • racketeering • Robbery • Romantic History • Small Town • terrorism • The Old Man • Thriller
• ISBN-10: 1-61316-387-8 / 1613163878
• ISBN-13: 978-1-61316-387-0 / 9781613163870